September 9, 2021
Duke Energy Ohio has scheduled the first stakeholder session (virtual) in connection with a proposed migration to a standard service offer auction (SSO) to serve non-shopping natural gas customers, instead of the current GCR mechanism
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August 31, 2021
Settlement Would Require Price To Compare To Be Listed On Shopping Customers' Bills
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., on August 31 gave notice to the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (Commission) of its intent to file an application pursuant to Section 4929.04 of the Ohio Revised Code under which Duke Energy Ohio will request that the Commission approve Duke Energy Ohio's…
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February 28, 2021
Retail Supplier Defaults At PJM, Customers Returned To Default Service
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that Entrust Energy East, Inc. had been serving 877 customers (65 residential, 757 commercial, and 55 industrial) in its service area at the time of default. These customers are being moved to the Standard Service Offer
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February 28, 2021
Retail Supplier Defaults At PJM, Customers Returned To Default Service
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that Entrust Energy East, Inc. had been serving 877 customers (65 residential, 757 commercial, and 55 industrial) in its service area at the time of default. These customers are being moved to the Standard Service Offer
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February 25, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of a February auction to procure a portion of Standard Service Offer supplies at Duke Energy Ohio for the period June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
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January 27, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order on rehearing in a rulemaking concerning minimum requirements for utility bills.
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November 25, 2020
PJM said in a market notice that, "It has come to our attention that certain Load Serving Entities may have been charged and credited based on incorrect peak load contribution values supplied by Duke going back to January 2019."
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November 10, 2020
Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. ("DES") provided to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio notice of the transfer of its Ohio residential, small commercial, and government aggregation customer contracts to Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. ("IGS").
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October 12, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
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October 9, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
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September 24, 2020
A September auction for 17 tranches of Standard Service Offer (SSO) electricity supplies for the term June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 at Duke Energy Ohio resulted in a tranche-weighted average price of winning bids of $45.85 per MWh
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August 18, 2020
Various parties filed for rehearing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's recent order requiring the utilities to submit plans to conduct simultaneous dual auctions for Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies.
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July 9, 2020
Duke Energy Ohio has withdrawn an application before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which the utility had been seeking approval of a battery storage pilot project to install a lithium ion battery, rated for approximately 3.95MW/8.9MWH, adjacent to the existing McMann substation in…
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June 17, 2020
PUC Maintains Rule Obligating Utilities To Report "Unreasonable Sales Practices"
As part of a periodic review, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio re-adopted, without substantive changes, certain rules relating to utility corporate separation (Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-37)
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May 20, 2020
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed comments on a battery storage project proposed by Duke Energy Ohio, and said that, if the Commission authorizes the project to participate in the wholesale market, such authority be limited to the 'Regulation D' frequency market, and any…
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May 14, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning retail suppliers selected to serve Percentage of Income Payment Plan customers at the four utilities with electric choice
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May 4, 2020
PUC Staff Recommend That Muni Aggregation Customers Not Be Eligible For Seamless Moves Consumer Advocate Seeks To Shelve Work On Seamless Moves, Calling Mechanism A Costly "Non-Essential" Service During COVID Pandemic
In comments on the seamless move implementation plans of the four investor-owned electric distribution companies, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio proposed that retail suppliers be responsible for 100% of the costs of seamless moves
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April 17, 2020
Alternatively Suggests Five-Year Full Requirements Default Service Product Retail Suppliers Oppose Capacity-Price Pass-Through For Default Service As Undue Preference
Retail Suppliers Suggest PUC Embrace Secondary Market For Capacity -- Encourage Transactions Between "Willing Buyers And Sellers", Rather Than Relying Entirely On The PJM RPM
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April 16, 2020
Retail energy supplier New Wave Energy Corp. announced a further expansion in the Pennsylvania and Ohio territories
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March 19, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning suppliers from a February 25 auction for a portion of Duke Energy Ohio's electricity standard service offer load for the period starting June 1, 2020
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March 16, 2020
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended that the Commission direct the electric utilities and their auction administrators, in consultation with the Commission’s consultant, to modify the Standard Service Offer (SSO) auction products such that the capacity obligation is…
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March 11, 2020
Duke Energy Ohio petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for authority to enter into an agreement with LE Energy LLC d/b/a Utility Gas and Power (UGP) to provide competitive natural gas supply to Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers.
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February 27, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of a February 25 auction for a portion of Duke Energy Ohio's electricity standard service offer load for the period starting June 1, 2020
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February 26, 2020
Supplier Continues Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted a settlement between Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy and PUCO Staff under which Verde is to pay a forfeiture of $675,000, and withdraw from Dominion East Ohio’s Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program (see explanation at bottom of story) for…
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February 14, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a modification to the Standard Service Offer (SSO) procurement at Dayton Power & Light, but further ordered that PUCO Staff propose a new SSO product with capacity flow-through provision that would enable the utility to lock-in favorable rates for a…
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