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December 6, 2016
Apparently addressing a dispute concerning whether alleged misrepresentations by a retail supplier to informal inquires from Illinois Commerce Commission Staff violated statute, the enrolled version of the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814) provides that any response to the ICC, including Staff…
December 6, 2016
The enrolled text of the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill has been posted, which confirms that, as expected, the enrolled version of the bill requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to consider imposing a new tax on retail electric and gas suppliers, in the form of an assessment to contribute to the…
December 5, 2016
M. Howard Petricoff has resigned as Chair of Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, effective December 31, 2016, after his nomination was rejected by a Senate committee.
December 2, 2016
A final version of Exelon's nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814), passed by both the Illinois House and Illinois Senate, apparently includes a mandate that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall consider whether to subject retail electric and natural gas suppliers to an assessment to contribute to the…
December 2, 2016
Crius Energy announced its first cross-brand promotion, designed to celebrate the company's one millionth customer milestone.
December 2, 2016
Oeste Energy has expanded its services and announced that it has secured its first agreement with a retail electricity provider to provide commercial brokerage to clients in the state of Texas.
December 1, 2016
A late amendment offered to the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814) would direct the Illinois Commerce Commission to consider making alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers subject to assessments under the Public Utility Fund
November 30, 2016
FERC has approved a temporary waiver sought by the Midcontinent ISO to allow resources with incremental energy costs above the current $1,000/MWh offer cap to include those costs in the No Load component of their supply offers during the December 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017 period
November 28, 2016
Energy Deals LLC is launching a new energy shopping and price comparison website: energypricechoice.com
November 23, 2016
The Michigan PSC, in an order concerning changes to the natural gas reservation charge at DTE Gas (see related story today here) has ruled on whether retail supplier volumes and average customer rate data is entitled to trade secret status
November 23, 2016
The Michigan PSC has adopted dual natural gas pipeline reservation charges at DTE Gas, with a unique (reduced) reservation charge applicable to gas customer choice (GCC) customers of retail suppliers, and another reservation charge amount applicable to default service (GCR) customers.
November 22, 2016
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and affiliate Texas Retail Energy (TRE), LLC moved to intervene in a CCN proceeding before the Texas PUC concerning Entergy Texas' sought approval for a new 1,000 MW ratebased power plant, the Montgomery County Power Station
November 18, 2016
FERC has adopted a hard cap of $2,000/MWh for the energy markets in all the FERC-jurisdictional RTOs, with offers up to $2,000/MWh permitted to set LMP, and offers in excess of $2,000/MWh also permitted but with offers in excess of $2,000/MWh not setting LMP and addressed instead through make-whole…
November 15, 2016
Statewise Energy Ohio LLC has applied for Ohio electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
November 15, 2016
LE Energy LLC d/b/a Utility Gas and Power applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
November 10, 2016
The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved purchase of receivables programs at North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas
November 8, 2016
The Michigan PSC adopted a settlement concerning the natural gas customer choice (GCC) program design at Consumers Energy which provides that retail suppliers shall not be subject to a capacity reservation charge at this time
November 4, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas would consider the impact on the implementation of customer choice at Entergy Texas in considering Entergy Texas's request for a CCN to build a new 1,000 MW ratebased power plant, under a draft preliminary order and list of issues
November 3, 2016
The Illinois Energy Professionals Association (ILEPA) announced a slate of speakers for its 2016 Annual Conference to be held in Chicago on November 17
November 2, 2016
Alleging an, "Imminent Reliability Risk In Retail Choice Areas," the Midcontinent ISO filed at FERC for approval of its proposed capacity market changes that would impose a three-year forward capacity obligation on retail suppliers in Zone 4 (Illinois) and Zone 7 (Michigan Lower Peninsula).
November 2, 2016
The Ohio Supreme Court has remanded to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio a PUCO order which had authorized Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. to amend its corporate separation plan to allow Duke to engage in a new line of business: the offering of various nonelectric products and services to its…
October 28, 2016
The idea of transitioning Entergy Texas to retail competition, "is something that is always worthy of consideration," although, "we haven't given a lot of additional thought to that," Donna Nelson, Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said in response to a question at the National Energy…
October 27, 2016
Several individuals who own membership interests in North American Power sold their interests in broker Commercial and Industrial Energy Solutions, LLC.
October 24, 2016
Staff Draft Finds Current TDU Ratemaking Working Well
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft report to legislators to accompany a consultant's report concerning alternative ratemaking in Texas
October 14, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association announced that Robert "Bob" Hall III, Texas State Senator for District 2, will provide a keynote address at NEM's Fall Leadership Roundtable , to be held October 26 to October 28, 2016 in Austin, Texas
