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November 1, 2012
FERC dismissed, as unsupported, a complaint brought against the California ISO by Shell Energy North America regarding the definition of "complete and accurate" meter data, as Shell had said that the lack of a clear definition had led to a breakdown in the integrity of the grid-wide settlement…
November 1, 2012
FERC yesterday issued a show cause order and notice of proposed penalty against Barclays Bank PLC and individual traders Daniel Brin, Scott Connelly, Karen Levine, and Ryan Smith, as FERC alleged that they manipulated the electricity markets in and around California from November 2006 to December…
October 31, 2012
A California PUC proposed decision would order that mandatory dynamic pricing for small non-residential bundled service customers at San Diego Gas & Electric shall begin on November 1, 2013.
October 29, 2012
FERC granted Exelon and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. a limited, one-time waiver of section 37.11.1 of the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) tariff that was in effect prior to October 1, 2011, to avoid a penalty of $282,000 for untimely submission of settlement meter data.
October 29, 2012
FERC has approved tariff revisions from the California ISO which grant additional mitigation authority related to exceptional dispatch, and FERC also referred behavior intended to be curbed by the tariff revisions to its Office of Enforcement for formal investigation.
September 27, 2012
Crius Energy Trust yesterday filed a preliminary prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada in connection with a proposed initial public offering of its trust units.
September 21, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated a proceeding into whether J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corp., "submitted misleading information and omitted material facts in communications with the Commission, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) and the ISO’s Department…
September 19, 2012
San Francisco Board Moves Forward with Community Choice Aggregation
September 14, 2012
New City Joins Texas Coalition for Affordable Power
September 7, 2012
Ambit Energy has announced launch dates for its entry into several new electric and natural gas markets.
September 6, 2012
FERC yesterday directed Deutsche Bank Energy Trading, LLC to show cause why it should not be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of $1.5 million for alleged violation of the Commission's anti-manipulation rules.
August 30, 2012
Several retail suppliers have recently been licensed as electric service providers in California.
August 29, 2012
The California ISO has filed tariff changes at FERC, "to build upon and enhance the existing provisions of the ISO tariff that prevent exposure to excessive payments that can be caused by the exercise of market power."
August 21, 2012
Exelon Corporation today announced that it has closed on the sale of its ownership share of five California power plants -- a total of 70 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity - to Tokyo-based IHI Corporation.
August 14, 2012
Despite the mandatory capacity obligations and purchases required of California load serving entities, including competitive retail electric suppliers, the California ISO has been forced to call a "Flex Alert" -- an early warning of potential emergency conditions -- twice over the past three…
August 2, 2012
Wholesale power and gas marketer Diversified Energy Supply is launching a new retail energy supplier to market natural gas and electricity
July 31, 2012
BMW and Green Mountain Energy Company on July 31 announced a partnership to offer drivers of the BMW ActiveE electric vehicle the opportunity to purchase either RECs, or load-following electric supply, from Green Mountain Energy.
July 26, 2012
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. has filed a complaint at FERC asking the Commission to, among other things, institute an investigation into the integrity of the settlement process administered by the California ISO.
July 25, 2012
A California PUC draft decision (R. 08-12-009) would extend the advanced metering customer privacy protections previously adopted in D.11-07-056 for investor-owned electric utilities to the residential and small commercial customers of electric service providers (ESPs), and to the customers of…
July 17, 2012
Retail suppliers, end users, and California utilities have jointly proposed a lottery process to assign any space which becomes available under the current direct access cap, such as from a current direct access customer leaving direct access service (R. 07-05-025).
July 13, 2012
Texas to Hold Workshop on Smart Meter Opt-Out
July 5, 2012
A California PUC proposed decision would deny Pacific Gas & Electric's request to provide certain small non-residential customer classes with the ability to opt for a flat rate in lieu of mandatory Time of Use (TOU) rates (A. 09-02-022).
June 22, 2012
The California PUC adopted a final order implementing additional revisions to the RPS program as a result of Senate Bill 2 (1X).
June 5, 2012
Pacific Gas & Electric has filed with the California PUC its 2013 Energy Resource Recovery Account (ERRA) and generation non-bypassable charges Forecast Application, which includes, among other things, sought revenue requirements for the Power Charge Indifference Amount (PCIA).
June 1, 2012
In its report on ERCOT resource adequacy (see related story) , The Brattle Group urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to, "revisit provisions to ensure that retail electric providers (REPs) can cover their positions as reserve margins tighten and price caps increase."
