October 5, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC ALJ Recommends Limit On Purchase Of Receivables At Another Utility (Maybe)
An ALJ appears to recommend that a limit be placed on the retail supplier plans eligible for purchase of receivables at…
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August 28, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility Says "Not Clear" That POR, With "Unrestricted" Retail Supplier Pricing, Has Benefited Customers
Addressing a consumer advocate proposal to cap retail supplier rates in order for supplier receivables to be included in the purchase of receivables program, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC in a rate case brief at the Pennsylvania PUC stated, "it is not clear that the POR program, when coupled with…
August 26, 2026
Consumer Advocates Seek Cap On Retail Supplier Rates Under POR At Another Utility
In a rate case at Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC in Pennsylvania, the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania (CAUSE-PA) has recommended that the PUC impose a rate cap on retail supplier plans in order for the receivables from such plans to be eligible for…
June 18, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC Chair Seeks Clarity On If Utility Will Obtain "Affirmative Consent" To Transition Currently Shopping, CAP-Eligible Customers To Default Service, Also Concerned That Customers Auto-Enrolled Into CAP May Not Be Aware Of Protections Against Retail Supplier Fees
In a statement concerning the PUC's decision to defer action on a proposal from Duquesne Light to implement the automatic enrollment of certain customers into the Customer Assistance Program (CAP) based on the customer's LIHEAP status, PUC Chair Stephen DeFrank expressed concern with various…
May 28, 2026
Spark Energy Receives Authority To Serve New Service Areas & Customer Classes, Including Residential (& License Briefs, 5/28/26)
Spark Energy Receives Authority To Serve New Service Areas, Customer Classes (Including Residential)
March 31, 2026
Utility Files Changes To POR Discount Rates, Increase In Billing Fee For Retail Suppliers
As part of a newly filed rate case in Pennsylvania, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC has filed updates to its purchase of receivables discount rates and has proposed an increase in the billing fee charged to retail suppliers
March 4, 2026
Spark Energy Entity Seeks To Serve New Service Areas, Customer Classes (& License Briefs, 3/4/26)
Spark Energy Entity Seeks To Serve New Service Areas, Customer Classes (Including Residential)
July 7, 2025
National Gas & Electric Seeks To Serve New Service Areas
National Gas & Electric applied for an amended Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to include additional territories.
April 24, 2025
Pa. PUC Denies Utility's Proposal For Automatic CAP Enrollment, Citing Impact To Shopping Customers, Among Other Concerns
The Pennsylvania PUC denied a proposal from Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC to automatically enroll customers into Peoples' Customer Assistance Program (CAP) if the customer has an account balance exceeding $300 and Peoples received a Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) grant for the…
April 11, 2025
BP Energy Retail Company Receives Pennsylvania Retail Gas Supplier License
BP Energy Retail Company LLC was granted a Pennsylvania retail natural gas supplier license to serve large commercial (6,000 Mcf or more annually), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas
April 1, 2025
Pa. Utility Files To Change Language Regarding Assignment Of Gas Supplies To Retail Suppliers, Following Capacity Assignment, From "Shall" To "May"
In an annual 1307(f) application, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (the "Company") has filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to change tariff language concerning the utility's obligation to provide retail suppliers, who are assigned certain capacity, with the option to purchase gas supplies associated with…
March 31, 2025
Pennsylvania Utility Sees Residential Default Service Rate Increase Another 14%, After Recent 40% Interim Hike
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC has filed in Pennsylvania its customary quarterly adjustment to the natural gas commodity supply cost, which also results in a higher merchant function charge, given the operation of how the MFC is calculated
February 28, 2025
Pennsylvania Utility Files Interim 40% Increase In Default Service Rate
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC has filed in Pennsylvania an interim increase in its natural gas commodity supply cost, which also results in a higher merchant function charge, given the operation of how the MFC is calculated
January 16, 2025
BP Energy Retail Company Applies For Pennsylvania Retail Gas Supplier License
BP Energy Retail Company LLC applied for a Pennsylvania retail natural gas supplier license to serve…
December 5, 2024
Mercury Energy Marketing Receives Supplier License In New State
Mercury Energy Marketing, LLC has received…
October 28, 2024
Update On Recent Customer Book Acquisition By Retail Supplier
A retail energy supplier has filed…
September 13, 2024
Pa. PUC Rejects On-Bill Comparison Of Retail Supplier, Default Service Costs (As Proposal At Another Utility Is Pending)
The Pennsylvania PUC has resolved a rate case proceeding without adopting a proposed on-bill comparison of retail supplier costs and shadow-billed default service costs for shopping customers on utility consolidated billing
June 21, 2024
Update On Retail Supplier's Recent Customer Book Acquisition
The book includes…
November 15, 2023
Some Utility Prices To Compare In Pennsylvania Increasing 150%
The Pennsylvania PUC alerted consumers to updates to the prices to compare at EDCs and NGDCs effective December 1, with…
October 19, 2023
Pennsylvania PUC Withdraws Rulemaking On Capacity Assignment, Other Retail Gas Market Changes
The Pennsylvania PUC has withdrawn a proposed rulemaking regarding…
July 25, 2023
Refund Of Supply Overcharges To Default Service Customers To Be Excluded From Price To Compare, Under Settlement
Utility Agrees To Propose Supply Hedging Program If Price Trigger Met
A settlement in the 1307(f) rate proceeding of Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (Peoples or the Company) in Pennsylvania would accelerate the refund of over-collections under the Peoples gas supply rate to default service customers, and would exclude such refunds from the price to compare
July 11, 2023
WGL Energy Enters New Service Areas
WGL Energy Services, Inc. (WGL Energy) is expanding its natural gas services to several service areas in western Pennsylvania where it previously only provided electricity.
May 18, 2023
Approved Energy Receives Gas Supplier License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Approved Energy II LLC d/b/a Approved Energy a natural gas supplier license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually), industrial, and governmental customers in the natural gas distribution company…
May 18, 2023
Retail Supplier Owned By Energy Capital Partners Receives License In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve residential, small commercial (under 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more annually), industrial, and governmental customers in the natural gas distribution company service…
June 23, 2022
Utility With Choice Program Agrees To Withdraw Proposed Carbon Offset Program
As part of a settlement in an annual 1307(f) purchased gas cost (PGC) proceeding in Pennsylvania, Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC (the Company) has agreed to withdraw its proposal to offer carbon offsets to customers