May 1, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU has approved without modification new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, to be effective May 1, 2025, at National Grid and Nstar (Eversource)
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May 1, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved the initial discount rates for the new electric purchase of receivables (POR) program at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource)
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April 24, 2025
Includes Potential "Interim" Reforms -- Waiver Of Termination Fees, Increased Bonding For Suppliers, Ban On Low-Income Customer Shopping
Two hearing examiners of the Massachusetts DPU have released a schedule for working sub-groups to address a DPU Staff proposal to mandate that all retail energy enrollments occur through the state's Energy Switch MA website
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April 23, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC has approved the initial purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities)
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April 22, 2025
The Connecticut PURA has further extended the deadline for PURA's Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) to propose recommended language changes to retail electric supplier contracts in light of statutory authority under which PURA may determine the "appropriate limitations" with which…
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April 21, 2025
Unitil in New Hampshire has filed with the New Hampshire PUC its proposed initial discount rates for its new purchase of receivables (POR) program
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April 17, 2025
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has informed the New Hampshire PUC that the start of its new electricity purchase of receivables (POR) program will be June 5, 2025, as all retail suppliers have signed updated supplier agreements to allow for a June 5 start
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April 16, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved without modification Public Service of New Hampshire's (Eversource) proposal to serve 50% of its small customer group default service load from ISO New England market purchases, on a self-serve basis, for the August 2025 to January 2026 period
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April 16, 2025
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) filed a further update concerning implementation of its new purchase of receivables (POR) program
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April 16, 2025
About $6.5 million in under-recovered default service costs for the large customer class at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource or the "Company"), the growth of which helped jump start consideration of changes to default service reconciliations, including making such reconciliations…
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April 15, 2025
Suggests Higher Security Requirements For Suppliers Using Door-to-Door & Telesales Suggests "Advanced Tech" Requirement For Suppliers
In a powerpoint presentation posted in advance of an April 16 working group meeting in the Massachusetts DPU's retail energy review proceeding, NRG Energy has suggested for consideration, among other things, requiring that customers must affirmatively consent at the time of enrollment for…
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April 11, 2025
At Unitil, the New Hampshire PUC approved increasing the amount of default service electricity supplies self-served from the ISO New England real-time market to 50% for Non-G1 (mass market) customers, for the period August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026
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April 11, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved a revised tariff from the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative implementing NHEC's new purchase of receivables (POR) program, with a tariff effective date of June 1, 2025
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April 2, 2025
Two Massachusetts DPU Hearing Officers have issued a memo identifying the stakeholders wishing to present at an upcoming working group meeting in the DPU's newly revived review of the retail energy market
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April 2, 2025
Several New Hampshire electric utilities have filed their initial purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates for their new POR programs which are being implemented
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March 31, 2025
The Connecticut PURA adopted, without substantive modification from an earlier draft, an annual report to lawmakers concerning the state of electric competition
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March 24, 2025
The New York PSC approved a modification to the effective date for the changes in the electricity Market Supply Charge Adjustment Factors (“MSC Adjustors”), Monthly Adjustment Clause Adjustment Factor (“MAC Adjustor”), Ancillary Service Charges, NTAC, and NYISO Transmission Charges at Consolidated…
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March 21, 2025
75% Of Residential Shoppers -- & 90% Of Small C&I (!) Shoppers -- Paid More Than Default Service In 2H 2024 Complaints Against Retail Suppliers Fall To Only 38 For Entire Year
A draft Connecticut PURA annual report to lawmakers concerning the state of electric competition is proposed to once again include a comparison of retail supplier rates and default service rates -- after omitting the customary data in last year's report
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March 19, 2025
Commercial Discount To More Than Double, Industrial Discount Jumps From Current 0% Nstar Also Proposes Change In Development Of Payment Date Used To Establish When Receivables Are Paid To Suppliers Under POR
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2025
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March 18, 2025
PUC Addresses Call For Disqualification Of All 3 Commissioners, Recusal Of Hearing Examiner
The New Hampshire PUC will not consider potential hedging of default service electricity supplies in an upcoming adjudication of default service issues at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) for the six-month delivery period beginning August 1, 2025, as the PUC will instead defer…
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March 18, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a revised tariff and Electric Supplier Trading Partner Agreement at Unitil to implement a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
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March 14, 2025
Proposal Includes Requiring That All Enrollments With A Retail Supplier Must Occur Through State-Run Energy Shopping Site
The Massachusetts DPU scheduled for April 16, 2025 a further workgroup meeting in the DPU's recently restarted retail energy market review proceeding, in which, as previously reported, DPU Staff has called for a market "reset"
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March 14, 2025
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2025
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March 11, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved without modification an updated tariff and associated master supplier agreement from Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) to implement a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
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March 7, 2025
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has provided an update on its planned date for implementing a new purchase of receivables program in New Hampshire
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