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EQT To Acquire Parent of Retail Supplier

EQT Corporation and Rice Energy Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which EQT will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rice common stock for total consideration of approximately $6.7 billion – consisting of 0.37 shares of EQT common stock and $5.30 in…

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Pa. PUC Orders PPL To Meet With Retail Suppliers Regarding CAP-SOP Program Operational Issues (Only Vehicle For Low-Income Shopping)

PUC Accepts Withdrawal of PPL's Prior Proposal To Change Implementation Date

The Pennsylvania PUC accepted a motion from Vice Chair Andrew Place which directs PPL Electric Utilities to meet with retail electric suppliers concerning operational issues related to the new Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which is the only vehicle for CAP customer…

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On Remand, PUC Agrees Utility's Sought Offering Of Non-commodity Services Amounts To Impermissible Attempt At Rebundling

Says Utility's Offering Of Non-commodity Service Contrary To State's Goals Under Deregulation

On remand, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that Duke Energy Ohio's 2014 application to offer nonelectric products and services amounts to, "an attempt to rebundle services and is the inverse of what the General Assembly intended with R.C. 4928.17(C)."

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Non-party ESCOs Seek Withdrawal of NY PSC Subpoenas, Say Subpoenas Deficient, Not Authorized By Law

Info Sought Under Subpoenas Revealed; Staff Asks What Impact Elimination of POR, UCB Would Have On ESCOs

Counsel for three ESCOs filed separate motions for the New York PSC to withdraw subpoena duces tecum issued to the ESCOs, which are not parties to the PSC's mass market evidentiary review proceeding, as counsel for the ESCOs said that the subpoenas were deficient, and the PSC lacked authority to…

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License Briefs

CLE Power Inc. applied for an Ohio electric broker license. CLE Power provides various energy and power quality solutions including uninterruptible power systems and surge protection, breakers, batteries and other power related products, as well and lighting and renewable solutions. James Ziegan…

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State Adopts Separate "Written" Notice for Variable Rate Increases Greater Than 20%, Additional Disclosures

Retail Suppliers Must Provide Customers With High Price Alerts For Certain Products, At Customer-Selected Levels Advanced Posting Of All Variable Rates Required

The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including new rules requiring the advance posting of residential variable rates, including a separate notice for rate increases above a set threshold.

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State Adopts Double Verification (LOA and TPV) For All In-Person Sales

"All In-Person Interactions" Now Regulated Will Apply Same Customer Protections To MLM Sales As Required For Door-to-Door Sales Will Require Background Checks on All MLM Agents Conducting In-Person Sales

The Illinois ICC has issued a second notice order to adopt a host of new retail electric marketing rules, including new rules that would subject all in-person sales, including multi-level marketing sales, and sales conducted outside the customer's home (such as at kiosks), to the same requirements…

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