June 11, 2019
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel has proposed that United Illuminating compensate retail electric suppliers for any costs not covered by a capped early termination fee for customers who decide to leave the supplier after receiving written notice from UI that an earlier posting of standard…
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June 11, 2019
PUC Establishes Default Service Rate Until Any Further Price Adjustment Warranted Utility Had Sought To Recover Administrative Default Service Costs In Stranded Cost Rate
The Maine PUC has set the standard offer prices for the Emera Maine-Maine Public District (EME-MPD, formerly Maine Public Service) large commercial and industrial customer class for retail standard offer service until such time as the Commission determines any further price adjustment is warranted.
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June 11, 2019
Utility Suggests Provider Be Subject To Data Security Rider, Obligations For Receipt Of Customer Information
The Maine PUC declined to include all of the sought expanded information that 3Degrees Group, Inc., which is the designated supplier for the Maine Green Power Program, which is a REC add-on program for Standard Offer customers and other customers, had requested to be included in customer lists…
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June 10, 2019
In a letter to the Connecticut PURA concerning a proposed process to inform recently switched customers of incorrect standard service rates that had been posted in May, United Illuminating said that it is, "open to developing a customer notice and outreach plan that is acceptable to the Authority…
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June 7, 2019
Alpha Gas & Electric, LLC applied for a Connecticut electric supplier license to serve all customer classes
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June 7, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has issued a temporary emergency stay and has instructed The United Illuminating Company not to issue customer letters intended to inform recently switched customers of incorrect standard service rates for the upcoming period beginning July 1 that had been previously posted
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June 6, 2019
Letter Encourages Recently Switched Customers To Review Their Supplier Choice
United Illuminating informed the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that it will conduct an outreach campaign to inform recently switched customers of erroneous standard service (SS) rates that had been publicly posted, and will compensate customers for any early termination fees…
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June 5, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has ruled on a motion from Liberty Power Holdings, LLC for PURA to recognize for RPS compliance RECs that Liberty had inadvertently-retired, with PURA giving the company the option to pay a penalty of 12.5% of the full ACP in order to use the inadvertently-retired RECs
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June 5, 2019
Revere Power, LLC has filed a registration as a natural gas seller in Connecticut.
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June 4, 2019
In comments on a proposed rule, WGL Energy Services, Inc. asked the District of Columbia PSC to clarify proposed new RPS reporting requirements for retail electric suppliers
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June 4, 2019
Surplus Generation Purchases To Be Recovered Through Default Service Rates; Other Costs Via Distribution Rates
Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy petitioned the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission for approval of a proposed "Clean Innovation Community Solar" pilot program for low and moderate income ("LMI") customers.
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June 4, 2019
Addresses "Do Not Switch" Mechanism
In advance of a June 6 technical session, Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have proposed a tiered approach to addressing issues raised in the DPU's wide ranging investigation of the retail electric market (Docket 19-07)
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June 3, 2019
National Grid has filed a petition with the Massachusetts DPU requesting authorization to complete a legal merger of the corporate entities now known as Boston Gas and Colonial Gas.
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May 31, 2019
Makes Recommendation On Disposition Of RECs Recommends Consideration of Storage Procurement
An offshore wind study from the Massachusetts DOER recommends that the electric distribution companies, "should proceed with additional offshore wind solicitations for up to 1,600 MW of offshore wind and only enter into contracts if found to be cost-effective."
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May 30, 2019
Supplier Would Be Prohibited From Residential Marketing, Enrollment For Six Months, Except For Online Enrollments Draft Would Set Standard Under Which TPVs Are Invalid
A draft decision from the Connecticut PURA would impose a $1.5 million fine on Liberty Holdings, LLC [sic] ("Liberty" or "Company") and prohibit Liberty from accepting new residential customers and/or marketing to residential customers via any means other than online enrollments for six months, as…
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May 30, 2019
The New Hampshire PUC will accept stakeholder proposals, and directed the utilities to submit proposals, on several grid modernization issues that have been raised in an ongoing grid modernization investigation
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May 28, 2019
Regulator Concerned Public May Have Switched To Retail Suppliers Based On Erroneous Rates Considers Requiring EDC To Contact All Recently Switched Customers To Inform Customers Of Lower Default Service Rate
United Illuminating informed the Connecticut PURA on May 24 that its previous submission of default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2019 were incorrect
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May 22, 2019
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (CNE) asked the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for an extension of time for the electric distribution companies to comply with Order 7 of the Authority’s December 19, 2018 Next Cycle Rate information decision ('Decision') and for the electric…
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May 22, 2019
The Connecticut PURA granted MP2 Energy NE LLC an electric supplier license to serve non-residential customers
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May 21, 2019
RESA Says Weighted Average Retail Supplier Prices From Study Period Are Up To ~10% Below Higher Current Standard Service Rates
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding examining whether all hardship customers should be placed on Standard Service, the Retail Energy Supply Association proffered several alternatives to the extent PURA reaches a conclusion that hardship customers are not sufficiently benefiting from competitive retail…
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May 21, 2019
Nstar has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning July 1, 2019.
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May 14, 2019
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning July 1, 2019
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May 9, 2019
Connecticut Light & Power reported that the following companies will serve Standard Service load for the second half of 2019:
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May 9, 2019
Small C&I Rate To Decrease 16%
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2019
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May 9, 2019
South Jersey Industries (SJI) reported earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019
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