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November 7, 2014
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested that the District of Columbia PSC establish a working group of interested stakeholders to hold a series of meetings to discuss modifications to the customer protection rules proposed by the PSC.
October 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC should, "license or register," the, "independent representatives" of retail energy suppliers, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments to the Maryland PSC.
September 16, 2014
A partial settlement in PPL Electric Utilities' default service proceeding for the period beginning June 1, 2015 would depart from the current quarterly price changes for residential and small commercial default service, in favor of six-month fixed pricing.
September 3, 2014
Santanna Energy Services has joined the American Coalition of Competitive Energy Suppliers as an affiliate member.
August 26, 2014
Maryland should consider implementing pro-rata utility consolidated billing, instead of purchase of receivables, to address the variable rate pricing issues which were revealed during this year's polar vortex, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel said in comments on a working group report.
August 7, 2014
The District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel has filed a complaint against Washington Gas Light alleging that WGL engaged in, "unauthorized and unlawful cash compensation of Competitive Service Providers (CSP) who over-delivered natural gas supplies to WGL's city gate during the 2008-2009…
August 1, 2014
A Maryland Public Utility Law Judge would approve, without modification, a contested settlement which would establish adders to the Standard Offer Service rates at Pepco and Delmarva.
July 28, 2014
Starion Energy and the District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel have filed a status report with the D.C. PSC regarding an earlier settlement addressing Starion complaints and marketing practices.
July 22, 2014
In comments to FERC, the Office of the People's Counsel for the District of Columbia has raised concerns, "about the influence that a company of the size of the proposed post-merger," Exelon-Pepco Holdings company, "would be able to exert on the PJM Interconnection, LLC ('PJM') stakeholder process."
July 18, 2014
The Office of People's Counsel should have access, subject to a confidentiality agreement, to confidential materials submitted by Maryland retail energy suppliers as part of a generic PSC investigation into marketing practices and customer protections (PC 35), Maryland PSC Staff have recommended
July 14, 2014
Starion Energy provided the following statement to our July 11 story concerning a District of Columbia PSC order directing Starion and the People's Counsel to provide a status report on a prior settlement between the parties, given that the PSC has recorded 83 complaints against Starion since the…
July 11, 2014
Update 11:15 am: Starion provided the following statement to Matters:
May 29, 2014
The Maryland PSC granted Discount Power, Inc. an electric supplier license, but limited the authority granted under the license to serving commercial and industrial customers.
May 23, 2014
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC will pay $4.5 million to the State of Connecticut, which will be used for retail market enforcement and education activities, to resolve an investigation into its rates and marketing practices sought by the Connecticut Attorney General and Consumer Counsel, under a…
April 23, 2014
The Maryland PSC issued a notice of opportunity to respond to a rehearing request from the Office of People's Counsel, which in part addresses the requirement for electric suppliers to provide pricing information to the PSC for public posting.
April 14, 2014
The Maryland PSC has accelerated the switching timeline for customers with advanced meters, while also encouraging stakeholders to consider service quality standards for retail suppliers
March 25, 2014
Pennsylvania retail electric suppliers should be required to disclose to customers the highest electric rate they have charged in the past 60 months, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in comments to the PUC.
March 20, 2014
In keeping with its long-standing disdain regarding the needs of retail electric suppliers and the foundation necessary for a properly functioning retail electric market, FERC has not seen fit to include any companies which are exclusively focused on supplying competitive retail energy on the…
February 7, 2014
The District of Columbia PSC approved a settlement between Starion Energy PA, Inc. and the D.C. Office of People's Counsel under which Starion Energy will make a donation of $100,000 to a utility assistance program, as well as provide remediation to customers which had complained, to settle an…
February 5, 2014
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has requested information from the Maryland PSC's Office of External Relations concerning complaints filed against Starion Energy.
January 17, 2014
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would continue the spot-market-based default service mechanism at Pike County Light & Power for two additional years.
January 13, 2014
The bonding required of electric generation suppliers must reflect contractual guarantees and incentives provided to customers, in case the supplier defaults and cannot perform on such obligations, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in comments to the PUC.
December 10, 2013
Starion Energy PA, Inc. would make a donation of $100,000 to a utility assistance program, as well as provide remediation to customers which had complained, to settle an investigation into the supplier by the District of Columbia PSC.
November 7, 2013
Starion Energy PA. Inc. and the District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel said that they have reached a settlement in principle regarding a PSC investigation into Starion's business and solicitation practices, and asked that a hearing be suspended to allow the settlement to be finalized.
September 19, 2013
Retail energy suppliers should expect to see more "enforcement actions" imposed on them, Tanya McCloskey, Pennsylvania Acting Consumer Advocate, told the Retail Energy Supply Association's Energy Competition Symposium.
