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December 18, 2020
Updated: PUC Authorizes Sharing Of Customer Phone Number, Email Address Of PPL Customer Referral Program Customers With Selected Retail Supplier, With Customer Consent
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a written order in a proceeding addressing PPL Electric's default service proceeding for the period June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2025
May 24, 2013
Pennsylvania PUC Drops Customer Education Mailing for 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has officially dropped a customer education mailing about electric choice, consisting of a postcard regarding the PA Power Switch website, for 2013.
February 14, 2013
Update: Pennsylvania Commissioners Chide Retail Suppliers for Over-priced Offerings As State Retains Utility-Provided Default Service Model
UPDATE , 10:45 am 2/15: The PUC's final order has been released, and it is even worse than predicted. The PUC is not even going to implement the 90-day auctions for mass market default supply unless the legislature approves such construct. See other breaking story today for further details
February 14, 2013
Update: Pennsylvania Commissioners Chide Retail Suppliers for Over-priced Offerings As State Retains Utility-Provided Default Service Model
PUC Chairman Robert F. Powelson and Vice Chairman John F. Coleman chided retail suppliers for offers "significantly" higher than wholesale prices, and for a lack of "innovative" products, as the PUC adopted an "end-state" market design that changes little in default service structure.
December 12, 2012
Pennsylvania Retail Market Changes, "More Likely To Set Competition Back Than To Move It Forward," Retail Suppliers Say
The end-state retail market design proposed in a Pennsylvania PUC tentative order, because it retains subsidized default service offered by a single, utility provider granted automatic cost recovery, "are more likely to set competition back than to move it forward," several retail suppliers said in…
December 6, 2012
Rate Stability Replacing Market-Based Rates as Chief Concern for Pennsylvania PUC, as Citizens'/Wellsboro Default Service Plan Approved
On the basis of rate stability, the Pennsylvania PUC approved the continuation of a "stratified" procurement of default service at Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg, PA and Wellsboro Electric Company, for the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.
September 27, 2012
No Surprise: Despite Sound & Fury, Pennsylvania PUC Won't Change Default Supplier Role, Structure
In what had been the expected outcome of the Pennsylvania PUC's investigation of the retail electric market design, despite much hot air to the contrary, the PUC has stopped short of a shift in the default service supplier role, declining to place retail suppliers in that role or otherwise conduct…
March 22, 2012
Strong Case Lacking for Substantial Changes to Pennsylvania Default Service Under Current Statute
No strong case is apparent for the Pennsylvania PUC's legal authority to substantially modify Pennsylvania's current default service model without legislative action, at least in the manner contained in two Staff discussion options, based on comments at a hearing on the end-state default service…
December 19, 2011
Pennsylvania Orders Utilities to Consider Use of Annual Default Service Reconciliations
Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) will be required to "contemplate" the use of semi-annual or annual reconciliations of default service costs under their next default service plans, in addition to the current quarterly reconciliations, the Pennsylvania PUC directed in a final order…
December 16, 2011
Pa. PUC Issues Proposed Intermediate Work Plan for Retail Market Development
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) yesterday issued a proposed intermediate work plan as part of its Retail Electricity Markets Investigation designed to improve the state's retail electricity market.
December 16, 2011
Pa. PUC Adopts Final Recommendations on Interim Default Service Plans with Eye Toward Retail Markets Investigation
The Pennsylvania PUC yesterday voted to issue final recommendations to electric distribution companies (EDCs) concerning the structure of their next default service plan filings, such that the filings, to the extent possible, do not preclude any market design changes that the PUC may ultimately…
December 16, 2011
Pa. PUC Orders Utilities to Send Postcard Encouraging Customers to Shop
The Pennsylvania PUC, via Secretarial Letter, ordered eight of the state's electric distribution companies (EDCs) to mail a postcard promoting electric shopping to small volume customers.
November 8, 2011
Hard End Date to Pa. Default Service Contracts Risks Repeat of Pike County Experience, OCA Says
Requiring all short-term default service contracts in Pennsylvania to have an end date on or before May 31, 2015, "would not adequately protect default service customers from the risk of purchasing under adverse market conditions," the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in response to a…
November 8, 2011
OSBA: Retail Opt-In Auction Unlawful Under Pennsylvania Law
A retail opt-in auction in Pennsylvania would be "unlawful" because it would prevent the offering of default service at the, "least cost to customers over time," as required by statute, the Office of Small Business Advocate said in comments to the PUC (I-2011-2237952).
November 8, 2011
FirstEnergy Utilities Intend to Propose Opt-In Retail Auction in Next Default Service Plan
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power, "anticipate proposing an opt-in offering for non-shopping residential customers," in their upcoming default service plan petition, which will likely cover the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015 (I-2011-2237952).
November 3, 2011
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D.C. Orders Base Rate Investigation at WGL
October 17, 2011
Pennsylvania PUC to Order Utilities to Consider Longer-Term Fixed Price
The Pennsylvania PUC has tentatively ordered the electric distribution companies (EDCs) to consider semi-annual electric default service rate adjustments for mass market customers rather than the current quarterly adjustments (I-2011-2237952).
October 14, 2011
Pa. PUC to Release Intermediate OCMO Recommendations for Interaction of New Default Service Plans, Retail Market Investigation
The Pennsylvania PUC will issue for comment intermediate recommendations from the PUC's Office of Competitive Markets Oversight (OCMO) that are intended to serve as guidance to the electric distribution companies (EDCs) in developing the format and structure of their upcoming default service plans.
October 10, 2011
Pa. PUC Sets Hearing on "Intermediate" Retail Competition Work Plan
The Pennsylvania PUC has scheduled an en banc hearing on November 10 regarding its Investigation of Pennsylvania's Retail Electricity Markets, specifically to inform its consideration of the "intermediate" work plan to promote competition (I-2011-2237952).
July 28, 2011
Pennsylvania PUC Concludes Default Service Is Barrier to Electric Choice, Changes to be Investigated in Phase II
The "inescapable conclusion" from the Pennsylvania PUC's first phase of its investigation of the retail electric market is that, "Pennsylvania's current retail market requires changes in order to bring about the robust competitive market envisioned by the General Assembly when it passed the…
June 6, 2011
Retail Suppliers Seek Alternative Default Service in Pa. By June 2013
"[A] properly functioning and workably competitive retail electric generation market does not exist in Pennsylvania," Direct Energy Services said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC, arguing that the retail markets are progressing only as far as the current default service structure will allow…
June 6, 2011
Significant Pennsylvania Migration Shows Few Barriers from Default Service, Consumer Advocates Say
The significant customer migration to competitive suppliers at several Pennsylvania electric distribution companies (EDCs) in just a short period since the expiration of rate caps should counsel the PUC against any significant changes to the default service model at this time, several consumer…
June 3, 2011
PennFuture Seeks to Mandate Net Metering Compensation Paid by Electric Suppliers; Alternative AEPS Mechanism
If the Pennsylvania PUC removes the default service role from the electric distribution utilities, it must require, "that any default service provider(s) and all EGSs [electric generation suppliers] offer full net metering compensation to their customers," PennFuture said in comments to the PUC…
April 28, 2011
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Investigation of Competitiveness of Retail Electric Markets
The Pennsylvania PUC today directed that an order be prepared to officially launch its statewide investigation into the state's competitive retail electric market, which the PUC had said that it would undertake as part of approving the FirstEnergy-Allegheny Energy merger.