May 18, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association said that a May 16 letter from PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) regarding the new Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which will be the only vehicle for CAP customer shopping at PPL starting June 1, shows that there is uncertainty concerning…
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May 17, 2017
PPL: "Unequivocal" That CAP-SOP Order Provides That "All" Existing CAP Customer Contracts Remain In Place
Dismissing operational concerns raised by the Retail Energy Supply Association, PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC that "multiple" retail suppliers "intend" to participate in the Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which will be the only…
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May 15, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association opposed PPL Electric Utilities' motion to withdraw PPL's earlier request to delay the start date for the CAP-SOP program from June 1, 2017 to September 1, 2017, as RESA raised more concerns about implementation of the program
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May 15, 2017
PECO, the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement, and several low-income consumer advocates proposed that the PUC abate consideration of issues related to the eligibility of Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers to shop for an electric supplier, pending resolution of an…
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May 9, 2017
PPL Electric Utilities has filed to withdraw its petition for a delay in the start date of the new Standard Offer Referral Program for Customer Assistance Program customers (CAP-SOP), stating that it can fully complete the necessary system changes in time for the original June 1 start.
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May 5, 2017
PECO Sees First Net Decline In Residential Shopping Since 2014
In April, Pennsylvania recorded its first monthly net decline in the number of residential customers on competitive supply during 2017, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
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May 2, 2017
PPL Electric Utilities has posted electric prices to compare for the period June 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017
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April 19, 2017
Cirro Energy has begun offering on PA Power Switch electricity service to residential customers in Pennsylvania
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April 12, 2017
During March, the net monthly growth in Pennsylvania residential electricity shopping increased 75% from the February growth, according to the latest stats from the Pennsylvania PUC
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April 7, 2017
In a secretarial letter, the Pennsylvania PUC has proposed a mechanism for PPL Electricity Utilities to comply with its obligation as a default service supplier to offer a Time of Use rate option to customers
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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.
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March 17, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday approved a motion introduced by Vice Chairman Andrew Place and Commissioner David Sweet to initiate a study regarding affordable home energy burdens for low-income Pennsylvanians.
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March 13, 2017
Citing required IT changes, PPL Electric Utilities has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for a three-month delay in the implementation date of the Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which, as previously reported, would be the only mechanism under which CAP customers may take…
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March 8, 2017
Pennsylvania's net increase in the aggregate number of residential electric customers on competitive supply was nearly identical to January's growth.
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February 28, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association has appealed to the Commonwealth Court a Pennsylvania PUC decision which provides that Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric can only take competitive electric supply through a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (SOP), which mandates that…
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February 7, 2017
Pennsylvania saw a return to statewide residential electric shopping growth in January, after a statewide decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply during December 2016
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January 27, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Freepoint Energy Solutions, LLC an electric supplier license to serve large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in the electric distribution company service territories of Duquesne Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, PECO Energy…
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January 27, 2017
Rate Cap, "Will Likely Force All CAP Customers To Return To Default Service," PUC Vice Chair Had Previously Said PUC Commissioner: Shopping Restrictions On CAP Customers Is Like Telling Certain Customers They Can't Buy An iPhone
Commissioner Asks "Where Will It End?" In Regards To Shopping Restrictions
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January 25, 2017
PPL Electric Initially Made Disclosure In Saying SCB Could Result In "Destructive" Competition In Retail Market
In its initially filed comments opposing NRG Energy's petition for electricity supplier consolidated billing in Pennsylvania, PPL Electric Utilities ("PPL Electric" or "PPL") disclosed the aggregate customer count of several NRG Energy retail supplier affiliates in PPL Electric's service area.
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January 24, 2017
A provision proposed by NRG Energy as part of its request to institute supplier consolidated billing for electricity in Pennsylvania could "trap" customers on higher retail supplier rates, PPL Electric said in comments to the PUC
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January 5, 2017
While November saw Pennsylvania mark its highest monthly growth in residential electric shopping since February 2014, December saw residential electric shopping decline on a statewide basis
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January 4, 2017
NEM Meeting Will Include Strategy To Preserve NY Retail Choice, All ESCOs Welcome
Due to the gravity of the current state of affairs in New York, the National Energy Marketers Association has opened its annual winter executive committee and policy development meeting to all members and prospective members, and all ESCOs are invited to attend.
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December 28, 2016
The Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority has requested that the Pennsylvania PUC implement PPL's prior Time of Use default service program, which relied on administratively determined rates, given a court order finding that reliance on retail suppliers to fulfill PPL's TOU obligation did…
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December 21, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) has filed a complaint against Plymouth Rock Energy LLC in which I&E is seeking a $330,000 civil penalty against the supplier, alleging that, for certain months in 2014, the rates charged by Plymouth Rock Energy to hundreds of…
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December 13, 2016
During November, Pennsylvania saw its largest net growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply since February 2014.
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