March 30, 2023
Aggregators May Not Be Compensated By Suppliers; Any Entity Receiving Compensation From Supplier May Only Enroll Customers When Acting As Supplier's Legal Agent, And Thus Must Be Trained, Monitored By Supplier
Click for More
February 25, 2021
Recommends Requiring Aggregators To Certify They Are Not Compensated By Suppliers; Have No Agency Relationship With Suppliers
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA said in a letter to PURA's Chairman that EOE is concerned that new market entrants are not aware of PURA's long-standing determination that an electric aggregator may only represent a customer, and may not represent a…
Click for More
December 6, 2011
HOP Energy, LLC yesterday filed an application for a Maryland electric supplier license. A copy of the application was not immediately available. HOP Energy is licensed in several Northeast states, and typically markets electricity in conjunction with its heating/fuel oil businesses.
Click for More
October 13, 2011
As expected, the CT Energy Info electric rate board website has been updated with new product categories, as well as a refreshed design.
Click for More
October 12, 2011
PUCT Audit Finds Texpo Power Appropriately Implementing Lite-Up Discount
Click for More
October 11, 2011
The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Connecticut PURA to reopen the record in Docket 10-06-24, regarding the definition of "agent" and supplier responsibility for agents, claiming that PURA, "did not provide an opportunity for a full and fair hearing on the issues involving all…
Click for More
September 30, 2011
A draft Connecticut PURA decision (10-06-24) would prohibit the use "Automatic Invalidation Clauses" in electric supplier contracts with customers.
Click for More
September 30, 2011
A draft Connecticut PURA decision (10-06-24) would conclude that a person is a "legal agent" of an electric supplier if such person "contracts with" or "is compensated by" the electric supplier to sell electric generation services, even if common-law factors, such as the person's authority to act on…
Click for More
August 12, 2011
A draft Connecticut PURA decision would require Connecticut Light and Power to modify the method for calculating the generation rates that are assessed under the optional Variable Peak Pricing (VPP) tariff, since the current method has resulted in on-peak rates below standard rates as well as…
Click for More
July 13, 2011
Connecticut is "very close" to implementing significant changes to the electric rate board , and the PURA will also accept comments on changes to the referral program to drive customers to the rate board.
Click for More
July 13, 2011
The Connecticut PURA has established a briefing schedule for several issues related to electric customer protection rules under Docket No. 10-06-24 and changes under recent statute (Public Act 11-80).
Click for More
July 12, 2011
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (formerly the DPUC) is holding a working group meeting today on Docket No. 10-06-24, regarding electric consumer protection measures, and incorporation of recent legislation into the standards.
Click for More
April 13, 2011
In a notice (10-06-24) issued yesterday, the Connecticut DPUC clarified one of the ordering paragraphs in its March order regarding the relationship between electric suppliers and aggregators.
Click for More
March 30, 2011
The Connecticut DPUC has stayed two ordering paragraphs relating to aggregators and supplier enrollments in its recent order on electric supplier marketing practices (Docket 10-06-24, see 3/17 ).
Click for More
March 17, 2011
The Connecticut DPUC issued this morning a final written order concerning several supplier marketing issues in Docket 10-06-24, under which the voluntary guidelines will be limited to small volume customers, and issues related to the cost of utility consolidated billing and the use of mid-cycle…
Click for More
March 3, 2011
United Illuminating and Connecticut Light & Power said that they cannot accommodate mid-cycle supplier enrollments, contrary to the findings contained in a Connecticut DPUC draft decision concerning supplier marketing (10-06-24).
Click for More
February 21, 2011
A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would require electric distribution companies (EDCs) to list the applicable Standard Service rate on all utility bills, even utility consolidated bills with supplier charges, and would also require EDCs and suppliers to complete customer enrollments and pricing…
Click for More
October 28, 2010
The Connecticut Post has reported that a sales agent marketing energy supplies door to door in Bridgeport has been charged with sexually assaulting a potential customer after a sales call. The charges come as the DPUC considers restrictions on door-to-door marketing in Docket 10-06-24 ( 9/8 ).
Click for More
October 7, 2010
The term "agent" as used in proposed Connecticut electric marketing standards should be defined to include multi-level marketers, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel said in an initial brief (Docket 10-06-24).
Click for More
September 29, 2010
Positive Energy Electric Supply, LLC, which is a registered Connecticut electric aggregator that markets on behalf of ResCom Energy, has asked the Connecticut DPUC for guidance on whether it should relinquish its aggregator certificate due to its function as a marketing agent for ResCom.
Click for More