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November 10, 2010
FirstEnergy Solutions Not Signing Opt-Out Aggregation Agreements Until PUC Matter Resolved FirstEnergy Solutions confirmed this morning that it is not signing any opt-out municipal aggregation contracts with Pennsylvania home rule municipalities until the PUC resolves the legal questions of such…
November 2, 2010
MXenergy Submits Statement of Intent to Offer Prepaid Service Using CPDS in ERCOT
October 28, 2010
A coalition called Energy Consumers First has been formed which, "seeks to give Pennsylvania's energy consumers a stronger voice in utility issues, including how the upcoming expiration of rate caps is handled in Western Pennsylvania for customers of Allegheny Power, Met-Ed and Penelec."
October 26, 2010
The Ontario Energy Board denied the relief requested by several competitive energy suppliers regarding the treatment of renewals during the period in which the Board has yet to finalize new disclosure statements required to be provided to customers in order to perform automatic renewals.
October 26, 2010
FirstEnergy Corp., Allegheny Energy, and a total of 18 parties have filed a non-unanimous stipulation that would resolve the companies' merger proceeding before the Pennsylvania PUC (A-2010-2176520). Signatories include the Office of Trial Staff, Office of Consumer Advocate, three industrial…
October 25, 2010
Several retail energy suppliers have informed the Ontario Energy Board that their renewal activities will be constrained by the lack of new final regulations governing the renewal process.
October 20, 2010
Direct Energy's retail auction proposal to serve mass market customers at what would be the combined FirstEnergy Corp.-Allegheny Energy distribution companies in Pennsylvania should be considered "carefully," Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell said in a keynote to a National Energy Marketers…
October 19, 2010
Md. Staff Recommend Commission Note IGS Filing to Use Columbia Retail Energy Trade Name
October 19, 2010
Constellation Energy has protested the Seams Elimination Charge Adjustment compliance filing (ER10-2283 et. al.) of the PJM transmission owners due to establishment in the compliance filing of SECA sub-zones in the AEP-East zone for "Wolfhills" and "Bristol, Wolfhills" that, "neither appear to have…
October 15, 2010
The Pennsylvania PUC denied, 4-1, the Office of Small Business Advocate's request for rehearing of the PUC's decision allowing Direct Energy to retain, without affirmative action by the customer, the customers it currently serves under the aggregation program at Pike County Light & Power if those…
October 13, 2010
FirstEnergy Solutions has signed a contract to supply electricity to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field for a five-year term beginning April 2011, and is offering residential electric supply under what it labeled as "Steelers Offers" to customers in three western Pennsylvania territories.
October 5, 2010
The FirstEnergy Corp.-Allegheny Energy merger, "will reduce retail competition, not enhance it, and may lead to higher competitive prices for electricity, directly harming PEC [Potomac Edison] ratepayers," Maryland PSC Staff said in testimony in the FirstEnergy-Allegheny merger proceeding (Case 9233…
October 5, 2010
Only 7.5% of Standard Choice Offer (SCO) customers at Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio have moved to a non-SCO product since being assigned to an SCO supplier on April 1, 2010, a report from the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio found. Staff had been directed to examine migration among…
October 4, 2010
CenterPoint Energy does not believe that the disconnect and reconnect discretionary charges for customers with provisioned advanced meters should be reduced to zero prior to the reduction of other discretionary charges, as suggested by PUCT Staff and some REPs, but has alternatively suggested that…
October 4, 2010
Some 84% of Pennsylvania electric customers support, "allowing a company other than the utility company," to provide default electricity supply if all of the current consumer protections remain in place, according to a poll by Zogby International commissioned by Direct Energy Services and included…
September 30, 2010
Two Pennsylvania ALJs have denied West Penn Power and FirstEnergy Corp.'s joint motion in limine to exclude from the record in their merger proceeding before the PUC certain expert testimony filed on behalf of Direct Energy Services.
September 29, 2010
Maine PUC Finds Large Customers Not Subject to Fee for Ocean-based Long-Term Supply Contracts
September 28, 2010
Direct Energy Services has expanded its residential electric marketing to the Duquesne Light area.
