June 18, 2025
The District of Columbia PSC has formally initiated, "an inquiry into the adequacy of the," purchases of receivables programs at Pepco and Washington Gas Light
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June 18, 2025
Staff of the Maryland PSC reported that Potomac Edison (PE) has informed Staff that Potomac Edison intends to cease providing to retail suppliers an "interested customer" by the end of 2025
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June 13, 2025
The Maryland PSC issued letter orders today approving 100-200% increases in purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, and addressed any reconciliations after the end of residential POR in a two-step process.
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June 4, 2025
At the June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, during consideration of changes to the purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities (see related story today) , PSC Staff said that Staff has received "a lot" of "complaints" from residential customers concerning the unavailability of…
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April 30, 2025
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC updated purchase of receivables discount rates which BGE said are designed to account for the end of residential POR on December 31, 2025, with BGE also filing a proposal on how to address any unrecovered balances under POR
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April 15, 2025
Washington Gas Light in the District of Columbia has filed updates to its purchase of receivables discount rates
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March 20, 2025
Judge Says Utilities Can't Have, "Unchecked Ability To Provide Potentially Inaccurate ... Information" Utilities Must Provide Accurate & Not Misleading Information, Judge Says
The Chief Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) of the Maryland PSC has issued a ruling, on motions for summary judgment, finding that a bill message from the utility Washington Gas Light (WGL) which addressed the cleanliness and environmental benefits of natural gas was, "misleading based upon the lack…
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March 17, 2025
Pepco in the District of Columbia has filed its latest revision to the residential purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate, using the latest methodology directed by the D.C. PSC
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March 13, 2025
The Maryland PSC today issued an order on the application and related issues concerning the new residential retail energy price caps. All provisions in this story apply to residential service only.
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February 28, 2025
WGL Energy Services, Inc. (WGL Energy) announced that it will begin serving the state of New Jersey for the first time, in what the company said, "mark[s] a strategic expansion in the retail energy market."
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January 27, 2025
Suppliers Seek Stay Of Dual Billing Requirement, Attendant Drop Of Customers To SOS If Supplier Can't Dual Bill
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) and CleanChoice Energy Inc. (the supplier coalition) have proposed at the Maryland PSC a mechanism under which utility consolidated billing could continue for new and renewed customers, while also ensuring that receivables for such customers are not…
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January 27, 2025
Washington Gas Light in Maryland reported that, since December 2024, it received drop notifications for about 25% of its residential choice customers
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January 20, 2025
Several Maryland utilities have recommended that the Maryland PSC require only weekly, not daily, updates to the list of customers who do not wish to be contacted by, or switched to, a retail energy supplier
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December 11, 2024
An Office of People's Counsel has withdrawn, without prejudice, claims in a complaint filed against…
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December 11, 2024
PSC Takes Under Advisement (No Decision) Three Retail Market Questions, Including Green Power Price Cap
Retail energy suppliers need to be "a little patient" as the PSC works to implement…
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December 6, 2024
PSC Staff Propose More Restrictive Price Cap For Retail Supplier Green Power
An inconsistency in Maryland's SB1 may be read as prohibiting retail electric suppliers from offering green power sourced from any state other than Maryland
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September 13, 2024
Mandatory Dual Billing For Other Contracts
Retail energy suppliers would be permitted to continue using utility consolidated billing with purchase of receivables until…
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August 30, 2024
Utility Says Further Decisions Required From PSC On Next Steps In Light Of Order Ending POR
A 12% residential purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate would be needed…
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August 15, 2024
A utility is seeking to cease the provision of customer lists to retail energy suppliers
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August 12, 2024
Utilities Seek Imposition Of Deadline For Retail Suppliers To Declare Intent To Use SCB Utility: Dec. 2024 Start For SCB Not Possible Due Lack Of Supplier Testing
In separate comments, several utilities and an Office of People's Counsel have raised…
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August 7, 2024
PSC Concerned These Filed POR Discounts Could Make It "Impossible" For Retail Suppliers To Compete Goal Of POR Is To Encourage Competition, PSC Says
Concerned about the potential "anti-competitive" impacts from two proposals from…
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August 6, 2024
An LDC proposed to a Public Service Commission that…
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July 29, 2024
The residential purchase of receivables discount at…
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July 10, 2024
The Executive Secretary of…
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June 12, 2024
PSC Approves Large POR Increases At Several Utilities
A PSC has directed…
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