July 20, 2012
License Briefs
FTR Energy Services, a Regional Energy Holdings Subsidiary, Seeks License in New State
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July 19, 2012
Connecticut Approves United Illuminating Ownership of Renewable Generation, Nonbypassable Recovery
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has adopted an order allowing United Illuminating to construct and own three small renewable generation facilities, with nonbypassable cost recovery.
July 18, 2012
FERC Issues Show Cause Order to End User Over Alleged "Fraud"
FERC yesterday issued a show cause order to Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC, directing the company to show cause why its should not be subject to a civil penalty and disgorgement for what FERC Staff alleged was a violation of the ISO New England Day-Ahead Load Response Program (DALRP).
July 18, 2012
FERC Issues Show Cause Order to Retail Energy Company Over Alleged "Fraud"
FERC yesterday issued show cause orders to a retail energy consultant, one of its employees, and one of its customers, directing the entities to show cause why they should not be subject to a civil penalty and disgorgement for what FERC Staff alleged was a violation of the ISO New England Day-Ahead…
July 17, 2012
Connecticut Light & Power Posts June Migration Data
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics as of June 30, 2012
July 16, 2012
Briefly
Unopposed Proposed Order Filed to Transition Sharyland's Former Cap Rock Territories to Retail Choice
July 16, 2012
United Illuminating Posts June Migration Data
United Illuminating has posted electric migration statistics as of June 30, 2012.
July 16, 2012
License Briefs
Option Energy, LLC Seeks Supplier License in New State
July 11, 2012
Massachusetts DPU Offers to "Facilitate" Purchase of Receivables Settlement
The Massachusetts DPU has informed stakeholders that it would like to "facilitate" settlement negotiations regarding (what are hoped to be) the final outstanding issues regarding the electric distribution companies' purchase of receivables (POR) programs.
July 10, 2012
NEM Urges Connecticut to Examine Further Delivery Rate Unbundling
Connecticut should examine, "whether additional unbundling is necessary to separate out the full retail costs to the utility of providing 24/7 no-notice, last resort [electric] standard service," the National Energy Marketers Association said in comments to PURA (12-05-04).
July 9, 2012
License Briefs
Direct Energy Business Seeks to Serve Gas Customers in New State
July 9, 2012
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Seeks Change in Default Service Tariff, Allocation of Costs
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has filed at the Massachusetts DPU to implement a change to its default service tariff regarding costs included in the default service reconciliation (Docket 12-42).
July 6, 2012
Retail Supplier to Launch New Brands "Charity Electric" and "Consumers Green Power"
Discount Power, a retail electric supplier active in Connecticut, has notified the Connecticut PURA of its intent to use two trade names to market new, distinct products.
June 29, 2012
PURA Prosecutorial Staff Recommend Settlement with Retail Supplier Regarding Undocumented Switches
The Prosecutorial Unit of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has recommended that Public Power, LLC make a charitable contribution of $6,000 as part of a settlement into an investigation of certain customer complaints and alleged unauthorized switches.
June 29, 2012
License Briefs
Aequitas Energy Seeks Retail Supplier License
June 29, 2012
May Residential Migration Growth at Massachusetts Electric Nearly Triples April Growth
National Grid's Massachusetts Electric territory saw the monthly growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply triple during May, versus the growth recorded in April, according to the May DPU electric migration stats which have just been made available.
June 28, 2012
New Hampshire Cuts Default Service Rate at PSNH
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a reduction in Public Service of New Hampshire's energy service rate applicable to all default service customers, establishing a rate lower than that sought by PSNH.
June 27, 2012
New Hampshire Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Granite State Electric for large and medium commercial and industrial customers (Large Customer Group) for the period from August 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012.
June 27, 2012
Nstar Boston Edison Territory Sees Slower Growth in Residential Shopping
After seeing a large jump in migration of residential electric customers to competitive supply during March, Nstar's Boston Edison saw more measured growth in residential shopping during April, according to the latest DPU stats.
June 26, 2012
Connecticut Opens Docket to Examine Expansion of Municipal Electric Utilities
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has opened a docket (12-06-14) to examine the procedures for creating and expanding municipal electric utilities.
June 22, 2012
New Hampshire Purchase of Receivables, Retail Enhancements Proceeding to Exclude Natural Gas
A New Hampshire proceeding examining various retail market enhancements, including Purchase of Receivables, will not include the natural gas market as previously directed, parties have agreed.
June 21, 2012
Briefly
United Illuminating Revises Migration Data
June 20, 2012
Maine PUC Sets New Default Services Rates
The Maine PUC has set the energy component for large non-residential Standard Offer rates at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of July.
June 20, 2012
License Briefs
The Maryland PSC granted Maid to Perfection Global, Inc. a provider of house and office cleaning services, an electric broker license to serve all customer classes at BGE, Pepco, and Potomac Edison.
June 20, 2012
Aequitas Energy, Inc., Affiliate of Broker Globelé Energy, to Become Retail Supplier
Aequitas Energy, Inc. has applied for market-based rate authority at FERC as part of its establishment of a retail energy supply operation.