January 28, 2011
Pa. PUC Approves West Penn Power POR, Supplier Tariff The Pennsylvania PUC approved West Penn Power's (Allegheny) updated supplier coordination tariff, which includes a new POR program. Specific details of the POR program and other revisions under the approved supplier tariff may be found in our…
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January 27, 2011
Stream Energy Receives Maryland Electric License The Maryland PSC granted Stream Energy an electric supplier license. Chairman Douglas Nazarian continued to express concern with the network marketing model in general, though such concerns were not specific to Stream. Commissioner Lawrence Brenner…
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January 27, 2011
The Maryland PSC yesterday heard from Staff and North American Power and Gas LLC regarding Staff's complaint against North American Power (see 1/10) , and took the matter under advisement after several hours of testimony.
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January 26, 2011
Pepco, Delmarva Ask to Withdraw SOS CWC Tariffs from Admin Meeting Pepco and Delmarva Power filed formal requests with the Maryland PSC to withdraw their January 18, 2011 tariff filings, under which SOS rates would be increased next month to reflect higher cash working capital costs, from today's…
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January 26, 2011
TES Energy Services Seeks Maryland Broker License TES Energy Services, LP has applied for a Maryland electric broker license. A copy of TES Energy Services' application was not available.
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January 24, 2011
Patch Energy Services Seeks Pa. Broker License Patch Energy Services, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker/marketer license to serve commercial customers over 25 kW, industrial customers, and governmental customers at PECO and PPL.
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January 24, 2011
The Maine PUC approved new Standard Offer rates for medium and large commercial customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric, for the six-month period beginning March 1, 2011.
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January 24, 2011
As expected, the Connecticut legislature's joint Energy & Technology Committee has voted to draft Senate Bill 1, An Act Concerning Energy Policy and Finance, which will serve as the vehicle to re-introduce last year's failed energy bill which would have erected several barriers to retail choice.
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January 21, 2011
N.Y. PSC Approves Monthly Balancing at KEDLI The New York PSC approved KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island's tariff (06-G-1186) to implement an Interim Monthly Balancing Transportation Program for its non-firm transportation customers receiving service under Service Classification No. 7…
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January 20, 2011
Delaware PSC Approves Recovery of Long-Term RFP Administrative Costs in Base Rates The Delaware PSC issued an order in Delmarva Power's rate case, under which Delmarva will be permitted to recover from distribution customers about $4 million in administrative costs related to conducting an…
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January 19, 2011
Several Texas retail electric providers and Transmission and Distribution Service Providers have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to address the REPs' concerns of waiting until the next cycle billing date to receive meter tampering discretionary charges and rebills.
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January 19, 2011
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of December 2010. The growth in migration from November to December was 15,438 accounts, versus growth of 14,004 from October to November.
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January 18, 2011
FirstEnergy Solutions Revises Residential Pricing FirstEnergy Solutions has revised its residential electric pricing in several areas. FirstEnergy Solutions' new residential pricing is as follows:
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January 14, 2011
The Maine PUC approved new supply rates for electric customers at Maine Public Service, with the rates fixed for three years, rather than 12 months, for small and medium customers.
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January 12, 2011
Champion Energy, MXenergy Join RESA Champion Energy Services, LLC and MXenergy have joined the Retail Energy Supply Association, according RESA's FERC filing in ER11-2427 which lists both as members. No formal announcement of the new members has yet been issued.
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January 12, 2011
New England generators, with the support of ISO New England, are seeking to implement "knee jerk" changes to the Peak Energy Rent mechanism of the Forward Capacity Market which would retroactively cost load in excess of $100 million, retail and load suppliers said in protests at FERC (ER11-2427).
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January 11, 2011
Start-up Veteran Energy Seeks Texas REP Certificate Veteran Energy LLC applied for a Texas REP certificate. Veteran Energy, a start-up, was founded by Kevin Barber, a 17-year gas and power industry veteran who was most recently a regional trading team leader at Integrys Energy Services for wholesale…
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January 10, 2011
FERC Denies Rehearing on Elimination of Corporate Guarantees in ISO New England FERC denied rehearing of its July order which eliminated corporate guarantees as a form of credit in ISO New England (ER10-942). Several competitive retail and wholesale suppliers had sought rehearing, arguing that the…
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January 10, 2011
The Connecticut DPUC has denied United Illuminating's request to move certain costs from the bypassable Generation Services Charge to the nonbypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (FMCC), in a final order in a reconciliation proceeding (10-08-01).
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January 7, 2011
Commerce Energy Still Anticipates Georgia Market Re-entry by End of February Commerce Energy said that it still expects to restart its Georgia natural gas marketing efforts by February 28, 2010, it reported in its latest update to the Georgia PSC. Commerce, owned by Just Energy, is still awaiting re…
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January 7, 2011
A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would establish alternative compliance payment amounts to be paid by Dominion Retail, Glacial Energy, Integrys Energy Services, MXenergy, Public Power LLC, and TransCanada Power Marketing in connection with a shortfall in RECs used to meet the RPS requirements for…
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January 7, 2011
United Illuminating posted migration data for the month of December 2010.
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January 6, 2011
The New England Power Generators Association, Inc. alleged that the merger of Nstar and Northeast Utilities will harm competitive energy markets, in a motion for intervention at the Massachusetts DPU (Docket 10-170).
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January 6, 2011
The Maine PUC has directed Central Maine Power to enter into a long-term contract for the capacity value and renewable energy credits associated with Verso Bucksport LLC's 40 MW Renewable Capacity Project (2010-66).
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January 5, 2011
Cross Plains Natural Gas Seeks Illinois Gas License Cross Plains Natural Gas LLC applied for an Illinois natural gas supplier license to serve residential and small commercial customers in all areas with small volume choice programs. The start-up's principals include Byron Biggs, owner at Glenwood…
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