December 19, 2019
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December 19, 2019
PJM Chair Responds To Public Citizen Criticisms Of Selection Of Former Direct Energy President As PJM CEO
PJM Chairman of the Board, Ake Almgren, has written a letter to Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director at Public Citizen, responding to criticisms of PJM's selection of Manu Asthana as PJM's new CEO
December 19, 2019
PUC Approves Utility's New Bill Format For Consolidated Bills, Rejects Shadow Billing Of Default Service
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a new bill format filed by Duke Energy Ohio, including for utility consolidated bills
December 19, 2019
FERC Rejects Capacity Market Load Carve-out Under PJM's RCO and Extended RCO Options, Expands Minimum Offer Price Rule
FERC today issued an order directing PJM to expand its current Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the capacity market
December 18, 2019
Updated: PUCO Says Parties' Obligation To Implement Retail Market Enhancements Contained In DP&L ESP Terminated With Withdrawal Of ESP
PUCO Authorizes Dayton Power & Light To Withdraw From Electric Security Plan
December 18, 2019
Updated: PUCO Says Parties' Obligation To Implement Retail Market Enhancements Contained In DP&L ESP Terminated With Withdrawal Of ESP
PUCO Authorizes Dayton Power & Light To Withdraw From Electric Security Plan
December 18, 2019
Updated: PUC's Draft Rules Would Limit Residential Utility Consolidated Billing To Including Only Supplier's Commodity Charge
PUC Proposes Allowing Customers To Place Switch Block On Accounts; Would Add Price To Compare Statement To Bills
December 18, 2019
Updated: PUC's Draft Rules Would Limit Residential Utility Consolidated Billing To Including Only Supplier's Commodity Charge
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued a written order with the draft rules
December 18, 2019
PSC Sets Amount For Bypassable SOS Adder To Reflect Certain Supply-Related Costs Currently Recovered In Distribution Rates -- Uses "Hybrid" Approach
The Maryland PSC has established the level for the SOS Administrative Adjustment, a bypassable charge, for electricity service at Baltimore Gas & Electric
December 17, 2019
Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service Provider To Place Customers With Retail Supplier
Budderfly, Inc., which describes itself as a provider of Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service solutions, will refer customers to a selected retail energy supplier.
December 17, 2019
Utility Files To Recover Costs Of Implementing Seamless Moves From Retail Suppliers
Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) has filed a seamless move implementation plan at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which includes recovering implementation costs from retail electric suppliers
December 16, 2019
PSC Releases Details Regarding Energy Supplier Complaints, Will Post Data Going Forward
PSC Chair "Increasingly Concerned" About Suppliers Who Don't Play By The Rules
The Maryland Public Service Commission said that it will now share certain information regarding complaints filed by customers against retail electric and natural gas suppliers.
December 16, 2019
PUC Staff Seek Forfeiture Of Up To $10.2 Million From Retail Supplier, Citing Alleged Violations
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have issued a new notice of probable non-compliance to PALMco Power OH, LLC, d/b/a Indra Energy and PALMco Energy OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (collectively, PALMco) under which Staff is seeking a forfeiture of up to $10.2 million due to alleged…
December 13, 2019
In Customer Data Report, PUC's Consultant Recommends Utilities Be Required To Use Customer AMI Data For Wholesale Settlement Values Of Retail Supplier Customers (Load Profiles Currently Used)
A Data and Modern Grid Workgroup (DWG) report by a consultant retained by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has recommended that the electric utilities be required to use customer AMI data for wholesale settlement purposes, and not the current generic load profiles
December 13, 2019
Contrary To Mechanism Envisioned By PUC, Utility Would Not Allow Retail Suppliers To Reject Seamless Moves Requested By Customer
Several Ohio electric utilities have filed compliance plans to implement seamless moves
December 13, 2019
RPA Energy Receives Retail Supplier Licenses In New State
The District of Columbia PSC granted RPA Energy, Inc. d/b/a Green Choice Energy electricity and natural gas supplier licenses to serve all customer classes
December 13, 2019
Companies Respond To Allegations Of Conducting Broker Activity Without a License, Seek Dismissal Of Complaint At PUC
Respondents Note Operating As A "Consultant" Does Not Require A License
Ryan Boucher, RES Consulting LLC (f/k/a Energy Solutions Consulting, LLC or ESC), and Fidelis United Energy Solutions, Inc. (collectively, the Respondents) have jointly filed a response to a complaint filed at the Public Utility Commission of Ohio by H.P. Technologies, Inc. against the Respondents…
December 12, 2019
ENGIE Enters New Service Areas
ENGIE Resources subsidiary Plymouth Rock Energy has entered the geographic service territory of NICOR natural gas in Northern and Western Illinois with a suite of natural gas products for retail commercial and industrial customers
December 11, 2019
Start-up Broker Formed
Cannonball Consultants LLC d/b/a Envision Energy LLC applied for Ohio electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
December 9, 2019
Pennsylvania Utility Sees First Growth In Residential Electric Shopping Since March 2017
Statewide Residential Shopping Continues To Decline
West Penn Power saw its first monthly net increase in the number of residential electric customers on competitive retail supply since March 2017, according to the latest stats posted by the Pennsylvania PUC
December 6, 2019
PSC Adopts Rule Changes Clarifying Rescission Period
The District of Columbia PSC has adopted final rules clarifying the start of the rescission period for electric and natural gas contracts
December 5, 2019
NextEra-Owned Usource Receives Licenses In New State
The Pennsylvania PUC granted USOURCE, L.L.C. an electric broker/marketer license to serve small commercial (25 kW and under demand), large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in all of the electric distribution company service territories throughout the…
December 5, 2019
Retail Suppliers Seek Confirmation Dayton Power & Light Will Continue Supplier Consolidated Billing Pilot Under ESP Withdrawal
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed comments at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio requesting that Dayton Power & Light clarify and confirm that it will continue to meet various commitments, including those related to a supplier consolidated billing pilot, under a stipulation DP&L…
December 4, 2019
PUC Reviewing Rules For Distribution Rate Case Filings (Cost Of Service, Implicates Potential Allocation To SOS)
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a periodic five-year review of Ohio Adm.Code 4901-7-01, relating to standard filing requirements for rate cases for electric and natural gas utilities, among others
December 4, 2019
PSC Orders Retail Suppliers To Execute Agreement With PJM To Transfer Price Responsive Demand Credits To Utilities
The Maryland PSC today accepted modified revisions from Baltimore Gas & Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva to their supplier coordination tariffs, and ordered that all retail electric suppliers serving BGE, Pepco, and Delmarva price responsive demand (PRD) customers shall execute a Billing Line Item…