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July 11, 2018
Washington Gas Light has asked the District of Columbia PSC to delay the start of its new purchase of receivables program pending further discussions regarding the discount rate calculation and, if the discount rates are changed due to ongoing discussions concerning the discount rate methodology…
June 8, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association asked the District of Columbia PSC to extend the implementation date of Washington Gas Light Company’s new Purchase of Receivables (POR) program, by six weeks, to August 27, 2018, to continue discussions concerning the discount rate which, as currently calculated…
May 18, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement agreement among several parties that would implement a revision to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
May 17, 2018
The Connecticut PURA issued a notice that it will not consider a proposal from the Office of Consumer Counsel to ban electricity shopping for hardship customers as part of a docket investigating measures to manage uncollectibles (Docket 18-04-25)
May 16, 2018
Emphasizes Statutory Obligation For PUC To Ensure Electricity Provided On "Reasonable" Terms
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has recommended that Customer Assistance Program (CAP, or PCAP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs be prohibited from shopping for electricity rates that exceed the EDCs' Price to Compare, "at any time."
April 18, 2018
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision that would adopt, without modification, a settlement concerning revisions to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities, to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
March 23, 2018
The Maryland PSC granted Deca Energy Inc.'s petition to utilize supplier consolidated billing at Washington Gas Light
March 15, 2018
Connecticut Light and Power in comments to PURA suggested two options to be explored to address ongoing inaccuracies appearing on the next rate information section of utility consolidated bills for customers of retail suppliers
March 14, 2018
PPL Electric Utilities has filed for approval of a settlement agreement with several parties that would implement a revision to its time of use generation rate program to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to customers.
December 11, 2017
In comments on a tentative order from the Pennsylvania PUC which sought to clarify when retail electric suppliers must drop Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric to default service, now that CAP customers may only shop through a CAP-specific standard offer program, the…
September 11, 2017
A scrivener’s error led to the erroneous inclusion of language in proposed changes to the retail electric market rules that would include distributed generation provider under the definition of, "energy supplier," the District of Columbia PSC said in an order last week
August 14, 2017
New Draft Clarifies Sales Agents Subject To Photo ID Requirement
The District of Columbia PSC has issued a further revised draft of proposed changes to the electric supplier licensing rules, and one notable change is that the draft no longer proposes that supplier licenses expire after five years.
August 8, 2017
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has recommended that the Maryland PSC convene a rulemaking process to develop natural gas supplier consolidated billing regulations to address billing requirements and any associated consumer protection issues.
July 11, 2017
The District of Columbia PSC has issued an order in its investigation into the current structure of electricity SOS, and essentially rejected all proposed changes from retail suppliers, while removing the current bypassable adder to SOS rates.
June 15, 2017
PUC Accepts Withdrawal of PPL's Prior Proposal To Change Implementation Date
The Pennsylvania PUC accepted a motion from Vice Chair Andrew Place which directs PPL Electric Utilities to meet with retail electric suppliers concerning operational issues related to the new Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which is the only vehicle for CAP customer…
June 9, 2017
The District of Columbia PSC issued an order concerning retail electric contract authorizations which, "clarifies that only in written contracts between customers and suppliers are written signatures required from customers."
May 11, 2017
In addressing customer complaints, the District of Columbia Office of People's Counsel has interpreted the District's regulations as requiring a signature for telephonic retail electric sales, prompting Clearview Electric to file a petition with the D.C. PSC to clarify whether a written signature is…
March 17, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC, granting in part a rehearing request from low-income customer advocates, has assigned the issue of Customer Assistance Program (CAP) electricity customer shopping at PECO to an ALJ for further proceedings.
February 22, 2017
The Connecticut PURA has sought further comment on proposed marketing standards for electricity supply service.
February 22, 2017
The District of Columbia Office of People's Counsel has submitted a petition to the PSC to initiate a rulemaking to modify the utility consumer bills of rights (CBOR)
January 25, 2017
The Maryland PSC has issued an order denying rehearing or clarification of its recent order modifying the bypassable electric SOS Administrative Charge at Baltimore Gas & Electric affirming the new amounts for various components of the SOS adder as set in a November order
January 23, 2017
The Maryland PSC should gather data on the electric rates paid by low-income customers to determine if a prohibition or other restrictions should be placed on shopping for an electricity supplier by low-income customers, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel said in comments filed with the PSC
December 7, 2016
Affirms $40,000 Fine on Retail Supplier But Finds No Misrepresentation Over Polar Vortex Rates
The Maryland PSC largely affirmed a proposed order requiring Xoom Energy Maryland, LLC to pay a civil penalty of $40,000 due to Xoom's automatic renewal of fixed price customers onto variable rates in what is found to be in violation of the original contracts, but found that Xoom did not engage in…
November 18, 2016
PSC Lowers Other Bypassable Adders Included in Default Service Rates
The Maryland PSC has ordered that, while a bypassable Administrative Adjustment added to Baltimore Gas & Electric SOS electric rates is appropriate, until such time as actual costs for the Administrative Adjustment are determined in a rate case, the Administrative Adjustment shall be set at zero.
September 14, 2016
The Public Service Commission of Maryland has scheduled its 2016 Electric and Gas Supplier Conference for September 29, 2016 in Baltimore
