November 1, 2023
PUC Approves Stipulation That Removes Switching Fee
Settlement Maintains Surcredit For Shopping Customers (Back-out Credit)
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October 31, 2023
Utility With High Migration Choice Program Proposes Reduced Tolerances For Imbalance Penalties
As part of a newly filed rate case…
October 17, 2023
Consumers Counsel Seeks "Enhanced" Price To Compare Message On Bills
A Consumers' Counsel has requested that…
October 2, 2023
Consumer's Counsel Seeks Rate Cap Applicable To Retail Supplier Prices Listed On PUC's Shopping Site
Sought Supplier Rate Cap Could Actually Be LOWER Than Default Service Rates, As Consumer Counsel Says SOS Rates Currently An "Anomaly", Not True Market Benchmark A Consumers' Counsel has recommended that a PUC…
September 6, 2023
Proposed Government Aggregation Standby Rider Removed, Capacity Proxy Price Added As Part Of Default Service Plan Settlement
Major parties to the electric security plan (ESP) proceeding of AEP Ohio have entered into a stipulation would approve an ESP (ESP V) for a term of June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028…
August 25, 2023
Retail Suppliers Suggest To PUC Allowing Retail Suppliers To Adjust Fixed Rates In Future Periods When PJM Capacity Price Not Known At Time Of Contracting
In comments to the PUC of Ohio concerning a proposed use of a capacity proxy price in electricity default service procurements, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) has suggested that PUCO should authorize retail electric providers, "to offer fixed price contracts that contain provisions…
April 28, 2023
Settlement Addresses Proposed Elimination Of Surcredit To Shopping Customers (Back-out Credit)
Stipulation Would Eliminate Switching Fee
Several parties have filed a stipulation in Duke Energy Ohio's current base rate case
April 11, 2023
Default Service Stipulation Maintains Bypassable Rate Components Originally Proposed For Removal
A stipulation among major parties to the electric security plan proceeding (ESP 4) of Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) would maintain a bypassable rate component of the standard service offer (SSO) that AES Ohio had originally proposed to make nonbypassable, with the stipulation also scaling back AES…
March 23, 2023
Consumers Counsel Seeks Investigation Of Vistra's Acquisition of Energy Harbor
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has requested that that Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "should open an investigation and require Vistra/Dynegy to show cause why its acquisition of Energy Harbor will not adversely affect the Ohio retail electric market, especially including the governmental…
January 26, 2023
PUC Adopts Settlement Under Which Utility Will Convene Taskforce To Examine Potential Exit From Merchant Function For Non-Residential Customers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted, without modification to various retail market provisions, a non-unanimous stipulation in a Columbia Gas of Ohio distribution rate case under which Columbia will convene a collaborative to discuss a potential exit from the merchant function for…
January 26, 2023
PUC: "Time To Look To Competitive Markets" (& Retail Suppliers) To Play More Significant Role In Providing Energy Efficiency
In adopting a stipulation in Columbia Gas of Ohio's distribution rate case, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio stated, "It is time to look to competitive markets to play a more significant role in the provision of energy efficiency services in this state."
January 17, 2023
Retail Supplier Agrees To Not Advise Customers That The Utility Rate "Fluctuates", As Part Of $92,500 Settlement
Great American Power, LLC ('GAP' or 'Company') would pay $92,500, and has agreed to a one-year moratorium of telemarketing through third-party vendors, under a settlement with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s ('Commission') Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') to resolve…
January 11, 2023
PUC To Publicly Post Aggregated Revenue, Usage Data From Retail Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that it will make public aggregated data from competitive retail electric suppliers.
December 30, 2022
Consumers' Counsel Seeks Postponement Of Default Service Auction, Alleging Risk Of Higher Prices
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has petitioned the PUC of Ohio to postpone the January 10, 2023 standard service offer auction for the FirstEnergy electric distribution utilities, as OCC said that unresolved matters concerning the certification of the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council…
December 14, 2022
PUC Adopts Rate Case Settlement That Includes Supplier Consolidated Billing Collaborative
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation among certain parties in Duke Energy Ohio's electric rate case that includes provisions for a supplier consolidated billing collaborative, elimination of the switching fee and other retail supplier tariff changes, and changes to the…
December 14, 2022
PUC Issues Order On Fees Charged By EDC To Retail Suppliers; Bypassability Of Certain Default Service-Related Costs
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order in the current rate case of Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio)
December 14, 2022
PUC Issues Order In Rulemaking In Which Consumers' Counsel Had Sought To Require Switch Block, Shadow Billing
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued a final order in a statutorily required review of the natural gas utility rules under Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-13, relating to utility billing, including utility consolidated billing, utility-supplier coordination, and related retail market…
November 16, 2022
Utility Would Convene Taskforce To Examine Potential Exit From Merchant Function For Non-Residential Customers, Under Rate Case Settlement
Utility Withdraws Proposed Carbon Offset Offering
Columbia Gas of Ohio has agreed to convene a collaborative to discuss a potential exit from the merchant function for non-residential customers, as part of a non-unanimous stipulation in a rate case
November 9, 2022
Consumers Counsel Seeks To Implement Switch Block
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has proposed that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopt rules allowing natural gas customers to place a "switch block" on their accounts, and to require natural gas utilities to include shadow billed default service amounts on shopping customers'…
September 19, 2022
Rate Case Settlement Includes Supplier Consolidated Billing Collaborative
Revised Terms For Brokers Eliminates Switching Fee
A stipulation among certain parties in Duke Energy Ohio's electric rate case includes provisions for a supplier consolidated billing collaborative, elimination of the switching fee and other retail supplier tariff changes, and changes to the supplier tariff provisions applicable to brokers
September 14, 2022
OCC Says PIPP Non-shopping Customer Carve-out Auction Resulting In Customers Paying 45% More Than Standard Default Service Rate
Seeks To Merge PIPP Load Back Into Default Service Auctions
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel sought to re-introduce Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer electricity load back into the default service auctions for Standard Service Offer (SSO) customers, stating the current approach to PIPP load has resulted in customers paying nearly 5 cents per kWh…
September 8, 2022
Witness Alleges Former Supplier Employer Decided Company Could "Ignore" Do Not Call Registry For Customers Served Under Default Service Retail Auction Process
A witness for the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, who formerly worked for several retail energy suppliers, alleged in testimony before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that a former supplier employer had decided that it could "ignore" the national do-not-call registry for those customers the…
August 31, 2022
SSO Supplier Files Complaint Against "Rotten" NOPEC & The Aggregation's Plans To Drop 550,000 Customers To SSO, As SSO Supplier Alleges "Gaming" By NOPEC
SSO Supplier Alleges NOPEC Charged Rates Consistently Higher Than SSO Despite Terms Used In Marketing, Cites Alleged "Grant" Payments To NOPEC, Inc. Totaling Almost 40% Of Revenue
June 8, 2022
PUC Staff Would Grant Retail Supplier's Requested Waiver Related To TPVs
Staff of a Public Utilities Commission would grant…
May 23, 2022
PUC Staff Opposes Rider Meant To "Unbundle" Generation Service Costs From Distribution Rates
Staff of a Public Utilities Commission have recommended that the Commission not adopt a rider meant to unbundle certain costs related to generation service from delivery rates