October 20, 2011
Energy Plus Offering Residential Natural Gas in Ohio
Energy Plus Natural Gas LP has begun offering residential natural gas service in Ohio.
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October 12, 2011
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PUCT Audit Finds Texpo Power Appropriately Implementing Lite-Up Discount
October 4, 2011
PUCO Strikes POLR Charges at AEP Ohio, Retains Bypassable Environmental Costs
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will allow Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to continue charging bypassable costs of certain environmental investments, but ruled that the AEP Ohio utilities have not justified recovery of POLR charges at the level reflected in their existing rates.
September 23, 2011
Stand Energy Corporation Seeks to Add Columbia Gas, NiSource Corporate Services to Complaint Over IGS Use of Columbia Retail Energy Name
Stand Energy Corporation has sought to amend a complaint originally filed against Interstate Gas Supply, regarding the use of its trade name Columbia Retail Energy, naming Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. and NiSource Corporate Services as additional parties to the complaint (10-2395-GA-CSS).
September 22, 2011
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Retail Gas Suppliers Seek 30 More Days to Conclude PGW Default Service Negotiations
September 8, 2011
PUCO Allows Columbia Gas to Proceed with Transition to SCO Auction in 2012
Columbia Gas of Ohio shall proceed with the transition to a Standard Choice Offer (SCO) auction for default service under an order issued yesterday by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (08-1344-GA-EXM).
September 7, 2011
Stipulation at AEP Ohio Would Separate Generation, Institute Auction for SSO in 2015
A non-unanimous stipulation in AEP Ohio's electric security plan proceeding contemplates that, starting June 1, 2015, AEP Ohio would source power for Standard Service Offer load through competitive auctions (11-346-EL-SSO et. al.)
August 31, 2011
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PUCO Defers Consideration of Columbia SCO Transition
July 13, 2011
Final Ohio Budget Softens Language Regarding OCC Advocacy on Merchant Function Exit
A final budget bill passed and signed in Ohio eliminated prescriptive language regarding the Ohio Consumers' Counsel's advocacy regarding the merchant function of the natural gas utilities.
June 29, 2011
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Integrys Energy Services Seeks FERC Action on SECA Rehearing, Compliance Filings
May 26, 2011
PUCO Approves Removal of Network Integration Transmission Services As Bypassable Rate Component at Duke Energy Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved, without modification, a settlement which, among other things, transfers the obligation for Network Integration Transmission Services (NITS) to Duke Energy Ohio for itself as well all competitive retail suppliers in its service area (11-2641-EL-RDR).
May 20, 2011
AEP Ohio Companies' Tariffs Still Include POLR Charges
Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power have filed tariffs to continue to charge customers nonbypassable Provider of Last Resort charges, though not at the rates set in their electricity security plan (ESP), but at rates based on the prior Rate Stabilization Plan.
May 11, 2011
Ohio Gas Marketers Seek Use of Financial Instruments for Columbia SCO Cross Collateral
Several Ohio retail gas suppliers have requested that PUCO require Columbia Gas to allow the use of financial instruments for the required "cross collateral" which winning suppliers must post under Columbia's proposed Standard Choice Offer (08-1344-GA-EXM).
April 28, 2011
Ohio Customers Seek Stay of POLR Charges at AEP Ohio
Several load interests, including the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and the Ohio Energy Group, have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to stay the collection of POLR charges and carrying charges on past environmental investment at the AEP Ohio companies, or otherwise provide…
April 27, 2011
Duke Energy Ohio Agrees to Not Seek FRR Capacity Compensation Rate at FERC; Retail Transmission Rates Adjusted
Duke Energy Ohio has agreed to not seek FERC approval of a wholesale capacity charge applicable to competitive retail suppliers receiving capacity under the utility's Fixed Resource Requirement, under a stipulation which will alter how retail transmission costs are charged to customers at the…
April 18, 2011
Columbia Gas Files Revised Program for Standard Choice Offer Auction
Columbia Gas of Ohio has sought approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a revised program outline under which it would implement a Standard Choice Offer (SCO) auction for default service, effective April 1, 2012.
April 14, 2011
PUCO Rejects OCC Complaint Regarding Dominion East Ohio Storage Lease
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied a complaint from the Office of Consumer Counsel regarding the application of Dominion East Ohio at FERC to lease approximately 3-5 Bcf of excess on-system storage to its affiliate Dominion Transmission (PUCO Docket 07-1224-GA-EXM).
April 4, 2011
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Hudson Energy officially began marketing in Canada under the Hudson brand on April 4 in Ontario. Hudson Energy, a unit of Just Energy, currently supplies over 7,500 GWh of power across its electricity markets and close to 160 million therms (or 16 million GJ) of natural gas.
March 18, 2011
FERC Mandates Use of Conservative Resource Adequacy Standard Which Will Raise Retail Rates
In another order which will eventually raise retail electric rates, FERC mandated the use of a using a "one day in ten year" loss of load criterion in resource adequacy studies in the ReliabilityFirst region (RM10-10).
February 8, 2011
Duke Energy Ohio Agrees to Electric POR with Zero Discount in Pending MRO Application
Duke Energy Ohio has agreed, as part of its market rate offer (MRO) application, to institute an electric Purchase of Receivables program, should the MRO application be approved (10-2586-EL-SSO).
January 6, 2011
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Major Energy Receives Maryland Electric License The Maryland PSC granted Major Energy Electric Services, LLC an electric supplier license to serve residential, commercial and industrial customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric ( 11/2 ).
January 3, 2011
OCC Says Dayton Power & Light Market Price Tariff Inconsistent with Stipulation
Dayton Power & Light's proposal to charge certain governmental aggregation customers returning to bundled service the higher of a market-based rate and the Standard Service Offer rate is contrary to DP&L's authorized electric security plan, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel said in comments to the Public…
December 28, 2010
FERC Lacks Jurisdiction to Set Resource Adequacy Reliability Standard, PUCO Says
FERC's proposal to adopt an electric reliability standard requiring planning coordinators within ReliabilityFirst Corporation to analyze, assess, and document resource adequacy annually using a "one day in ten year" loss of load criterion exceeds FERC's authority under the Federal Power Act and…
December 17, 2010
AEP Ohio Withdraws SEET Settlement Relating to CSP Rate Hike, Merger
AEP Ohio has withdrawn a stipulation governing its Significantly Excessive Earnings Test which also would have impacted rates at Columbus Southern Power and committed signatories to supporting the pending merger of Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power into a single operating company.
December 13, 2010
PUCO Seeks Dismissal of AEP Ohio Capacity Cost Application at FERC
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has asked FERC to dismiss the application of Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to institute a formula rate for capacity compensation from retail suppliers, given that PUCO action has made the issue moot (FERC Docket ER11-2183).