October 5, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC ALJ Recommends Limit On Purchase Of Receivables At Another Utility (Maybe)
An ALJ appears to recommend that a limit be placed on the retail supplier plans eligible for purchase of receivables at…
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October 5, 2026
Proposed Default Service Plan Returning To 100% Hedging
Does Not Recommend Capacity Procurement On Behalf Of Retail Suppliers Under New Law
The Illinois Power Agency has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission a proposed electricity default service procurement plan that, at Commonwealth Edison, returns to 100% hedging for energy needs
October 5, 2026
Utility Reports Estimated Costs, Timeline For Implementing Tiered Purchase Of Receivables Discount Rates, Cost Assignment To Retail Suppliers
A utility provided an estimate of the costs and timelines to implement tiered purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates
October 5, 2026
PSC Generally Supports Concept Of Central Agent, Not Retail Suppliers, Purchasing Mandatory Energy Storage Credits, But Withholds Final Decision
A PSC has generally endorsed a concept that would see a central agent, rather than retail electric suppliers, procure energy storage resource credits as required under recent legislation, but deferred adoption of final language and a specific policy concerning the purchase obligations and cost recovery
October 2, 2026
Pennsylvania Senate Energy Committee Chair Says Retail Market Limits Proposed In PUC Default Service Case Are Matters For Legislature, Not PUC
Encourages "Restraint" By PUC In Evaluating Actions Which Are Beyond Existing Law
Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw has said in a letter to Pa. PUC Chair Steven DeFrank and other PUC Commissioners that various proposed retail market limits proposed in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania are policies that are properly addressed before the state legislature, not a PUC default service proceeding
October 2, 2026
Sister Company Of Retail Energy Supplier Acquires Owner Of Natural Gas Wells
Bocor Holdings, a sister company of Advantage Energy Partners, announced the acquisition of 100% of the assets of Vanguard Energy, adding approximately 100 natural gas and oil wells to its portfolio, and bringing the company’s total portfolio to nearly 800 wells.
October 2, 2026
Several New Texas Brokers Formed (License Briefs, 10/2/26)
• Electricity Savvy Registers As Texas Electric Broker
• Firewheel Power Registers As Texas Electric Broker
• Decibel Power Solutions Registers As Texas Electric Broker
October 2, 2026
PUC Sets Level For Alternative Compliance Payment
The PUC of Ohio set the alternative compliance payment as $67.67/MWh for 2026, as derived under R.C. 4928.64(C)(2)(b)
October 2, 2026
Update: Delaware Gov. Says, "Delawareans Should Not Have To Choose Between Consumer Protection And Consumer Choice," In Vetoing Rate Cap Bill
Gov. Instead Urges "Crack Down" On Deceptive & Predatory Suppliers
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer issued the following statement in vetoing HB 393, which included limitations on retail electric supplier rates to residential customers (original story with full details below)
October 1, 2026
PUC Approves Rate Case Settlement That Requires Reporting On Purchase of Receivables Program, In Light Of "Affordability" Concerns
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification…
October 1, 2026
Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Capped Retail Supplier Rates, & Required All Renewals To Be In Writing
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has vetoed HB 393 which included limitations on retail electric supplier rates to residential customers, but notably included an ambiguous qualifier
October 1, 2026
Retail Supplier Says Some Suppliers Have 30% Arrears Rate; Seeks POR Changes To End "Subsidization" Of "High-Risk" Portfolios
WGL Energy said in a presentation concerning a proposed tiered discount rate structure for the purchase of receivables programs in the District of Columbia that certain retail suppliers have an Arrears Rate above 30%
September 30, 2026
PJM Won't Proceed With Reliability Backstop Procurement At This Time, After FERC Says LSE Collateral Requirements May Be Unjust And Unreasonable
FERC Commissioner Calls RBP "Half-Baked"
PJM said in a market notice that, "At this time, PJM will not proceed with the Reliability Backstop Procurement," after a FERC decision subjected PJM's RBP filing to a five-month suspension and paper hearing process, with FERC concluding that several aspects of the RBP, "may be unjust and unreasonable".
September 30, 2026
Constellation, Amazon Announce 20-Year PPA & Retail Supply Agreement, Supports Calvert Cliffs Uprate
Constellation and Amazon announced a long-term agreement, "that will support the continued investment in and expansion of the Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center," Constellation said
September 30, 2026
PUC Approves Additional Default Service Auction To Avoid Having 60% Of Supplies Procured In Single Auction
The PUC of Ohio approved without modification a request from Dayton Power and Light Company d/b/a AES Ohio for approval to conduct an additional standard service offer (SSO) procurement under DP&L's legacy electric security plan in order to avoid the need to procure about 60% of default service supplies, for the delivery period starting June 1, 2027, in an anticipated spring 2027 auction which would be under DP&L's new market rate offer
September 30, 2026
Utilities File New Time Of Use Default Service Options
Pursuant to recent legislation, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois have each filed tariffs with the Illinois Commerce Commission to implement new time of use default service electricity rate options
September 30, 2026
Retail Supplier Announces New Sales Leadership Team
WGL Energy announced a new sales leadership team, "focused on strengthening the experience of customers and business partners, supporting the communities where it operates, and advancing the company’s growth targets across the PJM Interconnection region and its Mid-Atlantic footprint, all while maintaining WGL Energy’s high standards of customer service and market expertise."
September 30, 2026
PUC Denies Rehearing Of Interim Data Center Default Service Order Which Results In "De Facto Minimum Stay"
September 28, 2026
TLG Receives Ohio Retail Supplier License; ESCO-Broker Seeks License In New State (& License Briefs, 9/28/26)
The PUC of Ohio granted TLG Commodities LLC a…
September 28, 2026
Utility Files New Complaint Against Submetering Provider, Alleges Submeterer Does Not Allow Retail Customer Choice Contrary To Statute
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Company) has filed a new formal complaint against submetering provider Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC (NEP) alleging, based on an Ohio Supreme Court decision, that NEP is an "electric light company" and a "public utility" under Ohio law, and alleging that NEP is not complying with various statutory requirements for public utilities, including offering retail electric choice
September 28, 2026
PSC Confirms Effective Date For New Rules Requiring Retail Suppliers To Provide Notice Of Rate Changes; Other Marketing Rule Changes
The Delaware PSC confirmed that, as anticipated, the final version of 26 DE Admin. Code § 3001 containing various new retail energy marketing and enrollment rules was published in the Delaware Register of Regulations on September 1, 2026
September 25, 2026
DC Council Sets Hearing To Consider Legislation To Cap Retail Supplier Rates, "Void" Existing Contracts
The District of Columbia City Council will on October 1, 2026 hold a hearing on a stand-alone bill (26-750, B26-0750) to impose various restrictions on retail energy choice, including price caps
September 25, 2026
PUC Sets Effective Date For Form Of Enroll By Wallet
New Authority For Utilities To Impose Financial Standards On Retail Suppliers
The PUC of Ohio has established October 5, 2026 as the effective date for several recently adopted retail market rule changes, including a form of enroll by wallet
September 23, 2026
Energy Infrastructure Provider Registers As Texas Electric Broker (& License Briefs, 9/23/26)
Rumson12 Seeks New York Consultant Registration, & more
September 23, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC Sets Date For Technical Conference On Cost Allocation For Capacity Costs From PJM Backstop Auction, & Other Large Load Cost Allocation Issues
The Pennsylvania PUC has scheduled for November 17, 2026 a technical conference concerning cost allocation issues arising from large loads