October 20, 2016
PSEG Hires Former FERC Chief of Staff
PSEG announced today that it named Larry Gasteiger as chief, federal regulatory policy.
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October 20, 2016
Texas Proposed Decision In AEP Merger Case Addresses Issue of Proposed Rebates To Be Issued Through Retail Electric Providers; AEP Texas' Continued Ownership in Generation
A Texas ALJ would approve the merger of AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North into a single company (AEP Texas), with certain conditions
October 19, 2016
License Briefs
Frontier Utilities Seeks License In New State
October 18, 2016
Retail Supplier Named Sponsor and Energy Supplier For New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center
East Coast Power & Gas announced that it has been named a sponsor of and energy supplier to the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center
October 18, 2016
Residential Electric Supply Rates To Increase At Met-Ed, West Penn Power
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016,
October 18, 2016
PECO Electric Supply Price To Decrease
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 17, 2016
Virginia Utility Says 5+ MW Customers Otherwise Permitted To Take Retail Choice Aren't Allowed To Purchase 100% Renewable Power from Retail Supplier If Utility Offers Green Tariff
Virginia customers with loads in excess of 5 MW, while permitted to take competitive retail electric supply, may not purchase 100% renewable energy from a retail supplier if the customer's incumbent utility offers a 100% renewable energy tariff approved by the State Corporation Commission…
October 13, 2016
PUCO Approves Distribution Modernization Rider For Cash Infusion at FirstEnergy EDCs, Not Tied To Specific Grid Modernization Milestones
PUCO Chair: Commission "Not A Bank"
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rejected a nonbypassable Retail Rate Stability (RRS) rider at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, but adopted a nonbypassable Distribution Modernization Rider (DMR) instead.
October 13, 2016
Retail Supplier To Pay $125,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
Commerce Energy, Inc. d/b/a Just Energy would pay $125,000 under a settlement with the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve a November 2015 Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance.
October 13, 2016
DP&L Proposes Revised Default Service Plan, Would Change SSO Rate Methodology, Include New Bypassable Costs
Plan Would Use Contracts Up to 43 Months Long To Procure Default Service
Dayton Power & Light has filed a revised electric security plan for the period beginning January, 1, 2017, which would now govern the procurement and pricing of the Standard Service Offer (SSO) through December 31, 2023 (rather than 2026 as proposed earlier this year).
October 12, 2016
FERC Orders Refunds To Market Participants Who Had Been Required To Pay Deactivated Generator For Reactive Service, Won't Direct Refund Of Amounts Overpaid Prior To Generator's Emergence From Bankruptcy
FERC issued an order requiring refunds resulting from the prior payment to Midwest Generation, LLC for reactive service from generating units which had been deactivated and therefore did not provide such service despite being paid for such service
October 12, 2016
License Briefs
MidAmerican Energy Services Receives License In New State
October 11, 2016
License Briefs
Vista Energy Marketing Seeks Licenses In New State
October 11, 2016
PSC Directs Utility To Include Choice Education Materials In Bill
The Delaware PSC directed Delmarva Power to include certain electric choice education materials in bills, but the materials will not include specific supplier offers.
October 10, 2016
License Briefs
Direct Energy Receives License In New State
October 10, 2016
Duquesne Light Mass Market Default Service Rates To Fall; Medium C&I Rate Increases 20%
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new default service supply rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 7, 2016
Pennsylvania Sees First Decline in Statewide Residential Shopping Since May
During September, Pennsylvania saw its first monthly decline in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply since May.
October 7, 2016
License Briefs
Taxempt Receives Texas Aggregator License
October 7, 2016
Pa. PUC WON'T Relieve Retail Suppliers From Complying With Surprise Increase in RPS; Rejects Assignment of Obligation To EDCs
PUC Rebuffs Arguments From Retail Suppliers Concerning Existing Contracts
PUC Claims EDCs Will Raise Default Service Rates As Well (Is This Really Possible Under Full Requirements Contracts?)
October 6, 2016
PSEG To Retire 1,200 MW of PJM Capacity In 2017
PSEG announced today that its coal-fired Hudson Generation Station in Jersey City, N.J., and its Mercer Generation Station in Hamilton Township, N.J., will be retired on June 1, 2017.
October 6, 2016
Ohio Adopts Pricing From FirstEnergy EDCs' October Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) accepted the results of the FirstEnergy EDCs' October wholesale auction that, when blended with other supplies, will ultimately determine its Standard Service Offer through May 2018.
October 6, 2016
Santanna Energy Services Selected For Town's Opt-In Aggregation
Santanna Energy Services announced that it has been selected by Howland Township, Ohio as the supplier for the township's opt-in natural gas aggregation available to residential and small business customers
October 6, 2016
PECO Posts Results From September 2016 Default Service Procurement
PECO has posted results from its September 2016 procurement of default service electricity supplies
October 6, 2016
Shell Energy Seeks Retail Electric Supplier License In New State
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve mercantile and industrial customers in all service areas.
October 6, 2016
North American Power Launches Retail Supplier Focused on C&I Market
North American Power officially announced the launch of its North American Power Business brand which will focus on enrolling commercial customers, particularly through brokers