January 23, 2020
87% Of State's Voters Ages 50+ Oppose Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation
A survey of Connecticut voters ages 50 and older conducted for AARP found that nearly nine in ten voters oppose opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity
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January 23, 2020
Start-up Broker Led By Retail Energy Vet Formed
New electricity broker TransAtlantic Energy Group, LLC, a start-up formed in 2020 and organized as a Texas LLC, has been formed
January 23, 2020
Bill Banning Door-to-Door Retail Electric Sales Offered As Alternative To Prohibition On Residential Electric Choice
A bill prohibiting residential door-to-door electricity sales in Maine has been offered as an alternative to a complete end of retail electric choice for residential customers
January 22, 2020
Regulator Issues Final Interim Decision On Retail Supplier Amnesty Plan Refund Mechanism
The Connecticut PURA issued a final interim order concerning the retail electric supplier amnesty program and how refunds shall be provided to customers (Docket 18-12-22)
January 22, 2020
Retail Supplier To Pay $21,000 Under Settlement With Regulator's Staff
Prosecutorial Staff of the Connecticut PURA, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, and Think Energy have entered into a settlement agreement under which Think Energy would pay a civil penalty of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) to resolve alleged violations related to Historical Variable…
January 22, 2020
Energy Marketer Chosen As Consultant For New Hampshire Municipal Opt-out Aggregation
Freedom Energy Logistics has been hired as the official Community Choice Aggregation consultant for the town of Londonderry, New Hampshire
January 22, 2020
Regulator Issues Revised Proposal That Would Continue To Allow Retail Suppliers To Use Utility Consolidated Billing For Bundled Renewable Energy Plans
The Connecticut PURA has issued for comment a revised proposal addressing generation supply offers that are marketed as exceeding the then current minimum renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement (i.e., a voluntary renewable offer or VRO), with the revised proposal allowing the continued…
January 22, 2020
Retail Energy Supply Association Announces Election Of 2020 Executive Committee And State Chairs
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) announced the election of its new officers and state chairs for 2020.
January 22, 2020
Regulator To Hold Hearing On Proposed New Retail Supplier Marketing Rules, Draft Order
The Connecticut PURA will hold a hearing on its previously reported proposed decision concerning new retail electric supplier marketing rules in Docket 14-07-20RE01
January 22, 2020
Here's How Many Residential Customers Are Still Served Under a Variable Rate In Connecticut
Consumer Counsel Issues Discovery For Utilities To Report Suppliers' Specific Variable Rates
The Connecticut utilities has responded to a PURA interrogatory and have reported the number of residential customers still served under a variable rate
January 22, 2020
Regulator Approves Settlement With Retail Supplier
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority approved a Settlement Agreement among PURA's Prosecutorial Unit, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and Clearview Electric, Inc. under which Clearview will pay a civil penalty of $9,000 to resolve alleged deficiencies in historical variable rate…
January 22, 2020
Regulator Questions Retail Supplier Over Using Phrase "One Of [The] Top Suppliers" In Marketing Materials
The Connecticut PURA has issued a series of interrogatories to Town Square Energy, LLC, one of which directs the supplier to explain its description of itself as, "One of Connecticut’s Top Suppliers," on its website
January 22, 2020
New Retail Supplier Formed, Affiliated With Clean Energy Company
A new retail electric supplier, Hampshire Power Corporation, has applied for market-based rate authority at FERC
January 21, 2020
Regulator Seeks Comment On New Alternative To Accelerate Retail Suppliers' RPS Compliance Showing, Based On Stakeholder Feedback
The Connecticut PURA has requested additional comments concerning changes in the RPS compliance regulations to accelerate retail supplier and LSE showings of compliance
January 17, 2020
Regulator Provisionally Orders Earlier Utility Provision Of Sync Lists Of Hardship Customers, Who May No Longer Be Served, To Retail Suppliers
The Connecticut PURA denied reconsideration of its previously reported decision which requires all hardship electricity customers to be returned to Standard Service no later than July 1, 2020, including those on existing contracts with retail suppliers, but did provisionally modify a schedule…
January 17, 2020
Update: More Retail Energy Vets Among Leadership At Start-up Retail Supplier, Initial Licenses Sought
A retail energy veteran is the CFO at start-up retail energy supplier Actual Energy, Inc., whose creation had exclusively been first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com earlier this month
January 15, 2020
Regulator Directs Utilities To Report Number Of Residential Customers Served Under Variable Rates, By Supplier, In Uncollectibles Investigation
The Connecticut PURA has issued interrogatories to Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating directing the utilities to, "Provide a list of suppliers and the number of residential accounts currently identified as being served under a variable rate for each supplier."
January 13, 2020
Draft Order Would Terminate RPS Fifth Quarter Make-up Period
A proposed decision from the Connecticut PURA would terminate the ability for retail electric suppliers and EDCs to use a fifth quarter "make up" period for RPS compliance
January 13, 2020
Regulator Opens Review Of Changes To Purchase Of Receivables Program, Will Examine Costs/Benefits, Alternative Methods
Supplier-Specific Discounts, With True-ups, Have Been Suggested To Regulator
The Connecticut PURA has assigned docket 20-01-33 for a proceeding entitled, "PURA Review of Electric Distribution Companies’ Method of Payment to Licensed Electric Suppliers for Uncollectible Customer Accounts".
January 9, 2020
Energy Marketing Vet Forms New Retail Supplier
A start-up retail energy supplier, Actual Energy, Inc., has been formed
January 8, 2020
Parents Of Retail Suppliers To Exchange Ownership Of Generation Assets
Vistra Energy Corp. and NextEra Energy, Inc. have applied at FERC for a series of transactions that will ultimately result in two generating assets currently co-owned by the companies to each becoming solely owned by one of the respective companies
January 7, 2020
Draft Order Would Require Retail Suppliers To Record Entirety Of All Door-to-Door, Telemarketing Sales
Suppliers Would Be Required To Disclose Default Service Rate In Sales Process & TPV
Suppliers Would Be Required To Seek Regulator's Approval For Contract Assignments (Book Sales, etc.)
January 3, 2020
Regulator Proposes To Assign Costs Of Utility Implementation Of Retail Supplier Amnesty, Refund Plans To Suppliers
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision in Docket 18-12-22 to further modify how retail electric suppliers are to provide refunds to customers under an amnesty program, with the draft now also addressing cost recovery for EDC implementation costs to accommodate the plans
December 30, 2019
Retail Supplier To Pay Up To $10 Million Under Settlement With Attorney General, Change Marketing, Pricing Practices
Starion Energy, Inc., certain of its principals, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (AGO) have entered into a settlement agreement, based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which Starion would pay up to $10 million and undertake various changes to its marketing and pricing…
December 26, 2019
PUC Considers Adjusting Retail Suppliers' Obligation In Certain RPS Tier Downward Due To Lack Of RECs
The New Hampshire PUC said that it, "has determined that New Hampshire electricity providers may not be able to procure sufficient renewable energy certificates (RECs) to comply with New Hampshire's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirements under RSA 362-F."