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February 16, 2011
Md. PSC Sets Hearing on Price to Compare Calculation The Maryland PSC has scheduled a hearing for March 29 on the Office of People's Counsel petition for modifications to the utility SOS Price to Compare calculation process (Case 9228). OPC's petition was exclusively reported by Matters ( 2/11 ). In…
February 11, 2011
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has petitioned the Maryland PSC for an order clarifying the PSC's earlier order on the Price to Compare, and directing the Pepco, Delmarva, and Allegheny Power to correct what OPC alleged is "erroneous" SOS information on each utility's website (Case 9228).
February 7, 2011
A proposed order from a Maryland hearing examiner would completely eliminate the administrative charge which comprises part of the bypassable SOS rates at Pepco and Delmarva, finding that the charge is no longer justifiable given the maturity of the retail market (Cases 9226 & 9232).
January 25, 2011
Shahid Malik Joins South Jersey Industries Board South Jersey Industries, whose South Jersey Energy Co. subsidiary continues to expand its retail supply operations (see 11/9 and 8/6 ), has elected former Strategic Energy CEO Shahid Malik to the board of directors of SJI and South Jersey Energy Co.…
January 25, 2011
Maryland PSC Staff have recommended that increased SOS rates at Pepco and Delmarva, to reflect higher cash working capital costs, be allowed to take effect February 1, 2011, provided that the utilities keep a detailed and accurate account of all amounts received under the rate increase to facilitate…
January 19, 2011
Pepco and Delmarva Power plan to increase Maryland SOS rates effective February 1, 2011 under their proposed rates for higher cash working capital cost recovery as originally filed in March 2010, arguing that the tariffs may take effect by operation of law (Cases 9226 & 9232).
January 6, 2011
The Maryland PSC granted Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas and Electric an electric supplier license on the condition that its contracts identify the supplier as Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas and Electric, rather than just listing the trade name, which is shared…
January 5, 2011
OPC Withdraws Opposition to Maryland Gas & Electric Trade Name The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has withdrawn opposition to the electric supplier license application of Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric, after parent U.S. Gas & Electric Inc. answered OPC's concerns…
December 21, 2010
RetailOPCO of Texas to Change Name to Entrust Energy RetailOPCO of Texas, Inc., the newly certified retail electric provider led by several principals of Australian Power & Gas ( 12/2 ), has filed at the PUCT to change its certified name to Entrust Energy, Inc.
December 13, 2010
Individuals selling either electricity or gas supply pursuant to multi-level marketing should be individually licensed by the Commission, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments in Case 9245, the Maryland PSC’s investigation of licensing requirements for agents and other non-traditional…
December 7, 2010
Several REPs currently offering prepaid service in ERCOT without the use of a customer prepayment device or system (defined here as advanced pay, also known as financial prepaid service) urged the PUCT to not eliminate the ability of REPs to offer prepaid service based on estimated usage for those…
December 2, 2010
FirstEnergy Corp., Allegheny Energy, and several intervenors have filed a non-unanimous stipulation in Maryland that would provide for the approval of the merger of FirstEnergy and Allegheny with several conditions (Case 9133).
December 2, 2010
The Maryland PSC is likely to open additional proceedings regarding rules governing the marketing of electric and natural gas suppliers and associated consumer protections, PSC Chairman Douglas Nazarian said during yesterday's administrative meeting.
November 24, 2010
PPL Electric Utilities, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate and several other parties have submitted a settlement that resolves all but one issue regarding changes to the procurement of solar RECs (SRECs) for PPL's residential default service customers…
November 24, 2010
Opt-out municipal aggregation programs, regardless of whether they are run by home rule municipalities, "operate in contravention to 66 Pa. C.S. § 2807(d)(1) and 52 Pa. Code § 57.173, thereby making them impermissible," the Pennsylvania PUC Office of Trial Staff said in supporting petitions for a…
November 9, 2010
TXU Energy and the Office of Public Utility Counsel separately opposed Texas-New Mexico Power's proposal to cover 50% of the revenue requirement for residential and Secondary < 5 kW customers through a fixed customer charge (38480).
October 11, 2010
The Maryland PSC issued letter orders finding that the Commission requires additional information to rule on the pending electric and natural gas broker applications of Utility Choice International, LLC, and directed the company to answer several questions.
October 11, 2010
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate posted electric migration statistics as of October 1, 2010. Residential migration at PPL Electric Utilities has increased to 411,760 accounts (includes pending enrollments as of October 2, 2010).
October 6, 2010
Arguing that PJM's Reliability Pricing Model is causing "harm" to Maryland ratepayers, several Maryland consumer advocates and state agencies have urged the PSC to implement a managed portfolio process for ensuring adequate electric supplies for ratepayers, with provisions for long-term contracting…
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…
September 30, 2010
The Maryland PSC deferred action on the electricity and natural gas broker applications of Utility Choice International, LLC, which the Commission considered at yesterday's administrative meeting. Chairman Douglas Nazarian said that the Commission would issue an order as quickly as it can.
September 28, 2010
PUCT Staff Seeks Revocation of TexRep6, Vantage Power Services Certificates
September 28, 2010
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel recommended that the Maryland PSC, "open a generic inquiry into the question [of] whether independent representatives require separate broker licenses," due to the rise of network marketing and similar models by competitive energy suppliers and brokers. OPC's…
