December 28, 2016
The Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority has requested that the Pennsylvania PUC implement PPL's prior Time of Use default service program, which relied on administratively determined rates, given a court order finding that reliance on retail suppliers to fulfill PPL's TOU obligation did…
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December 27, 2016
Columbia Gas of Ohio has filed tariff revisions to implement a type of customer referral program and a bill ready solution meant to allow retail suppliers to offer customers the opportunity to prepay the commodity portion of the bill.
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December 23, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to implement accelerated switching for natural gas supply service
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December 23, 2016
Divestiture Or Other Mitigation Measures Must Be Proposed
FERC issued an order finding that a transaction under which Dynegy would acquire 8,731 megawatts of generation capacity from Engie (f/k/a GDF Suez) raises competitive concerns in certain capacity market local deliverability areas, and conditioned approval of the acquisition on mitigation
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December 23, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC granted PSEG Energy Solutions, LLC, the new retail supplier created by Public Service Enterprise Group, an electric supplier license to serve to large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas.
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December 23, 2016
Order Adopts Longer-Term Contracts for Residential, Small C&I Default Service For Price Stability At EDC Utility To Expand Hourly Pricing For Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC has adopted without modification a non-unanimous settlement concerning Duquesne Light's default service program for the period beginning June 1, 2017
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December 23, 2016
The lack of substantial evidence supporting the lack of long-term contracts in an unopposed settlement (with respect to procurements) to establish default service at Duquesne Light for the period beginning June 1, 2017 prompted Pennsylvania PUC Chairman Gladys Brown and Commissioner David Sweet to…
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December 22, 2016
Antonio Brown, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has signed a partnership deal with NRG
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December 22, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has disclosed winning bidders from Duke Energy Ohio's fourth wholesale auction that will ultimately determine its retail electric generation service rates through May 2018.
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December 22, 2016
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed tariff supplements to implement summer 2017 electric SOS rates.
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December 22, 2016
Settlement Also Includes $100 Million To Former Default Service Customers; Change In How Non-Market Transmission Rates Calculated
A global settlement concerning several remanded AEP Ohio proceedings would allow a single additional retail electric supplier to utilize supplier consolidated billing on a pilot basis
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December 21, 2016
Proposed rules contained in an Illinois Commerce Commission first notice order requiring retail electric suppliers to call customers to inform them of contract renewals may result in suppliers running afoul of FCC rules, ICC Staff said in comments on the first notice order
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December 21, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) has filed a complaint against Plymouth Rock Energy LLC in which I&E is seeking a $330,000 civil penalty against the supplier, alleging that, for certain months in 2014, the rates charged by Plymouth Rock Energy to hundreds of…
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December 20, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Rice Energy Marketing LLC a retail natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, at Dominion East Ohio
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December 16, 2016
The District of Columbia PSC has opened an investigation to consider introduction of a purchase of receivables program at Washington Gas Light
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December 15, 2016
On December 8, 2016, Abest Power & Gas executed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Public Power, LLC, a unit of Crius Energy, pursuant to which Public Power will acquire Abest’s retail electric supply customers.
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December 14, 2016
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has signed a partnership deal with NRG
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December 14, 2016
Green Mountain Energy has launched natural gas service, with a 100% carbon offset product.
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December 13, 2016
During November, Pennsylvania saw its largest net growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply since February 2014.
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December 12, 2016
Texas REP Receives Authorization For Change in Trade Name
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December 12, 2016
OCC Seeks To Sunset POR Program After One Year, Require Separate Approval For Continuation
The purchase of receivables program that has been mandated at AEP Ohio should be put "on hold" or be subject to further workgroup discussions due to the introduction of a supplier consolidated billing (SCB) pilot, and the impact that the SCB pilot may have on POR program participation (and…
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December 9, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC sought public comment on a previously reported settlement between Great American Power, LLC and PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) under which Great American Power, among other remedial actions, would pay $18,000.
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December 9, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted an order on PECO's electricity default service plan for the period beginning January 1, 2017 that declines to address in the default service plan any changes or restrictions on the ability of Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers to shop for competitive supply.
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December 9, 2016
Pa. PUC Commissioner: We Need To Respect Customers' "Decision" To Remain On Default Service
In celebrating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of electric choice in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania PUC yesterday shared some highlights of a recent survey conducted by the PUC concerning electric choice.
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December 9, 2016
Proposes Switch "Block" Mechanism For Customers With SCB Past Due Balances
Note: Story updated at 10:51 am to provide more discussion on the block mechanism
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