April 5, 2023
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities File 8-Year Default Service Plan, Would Remove 36-Month Contracts From SSO Portfolio
FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs Preparing Amendments To Their Corporate Separation Plan
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April 4, 2023
Utilities Blame Lack Of Retail Supplier Commitment As Partially Responsible For Needed Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing
In comments on a recent workgroup report concerning supplier consolidated billing (SCB) in Maryland, the Exelon utilities blamed, in part, the lack of any commitment from any retail supplier to test SCB as a reason for the delay in SCB which the report had outlined
April 3, 2023
American Power & Gas Seeks New Supplier License
American Power & Gas of DC, LLC applied for a District of Columbia natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes
March 31, 2023
Duquesne Light Small Commercial Electric Supply Rate Increasing 16%, Residential Rate Also Increasing
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rates for the periods beginning June 1, 2023
March 30, 2023
AEG Shopping Three Retail Energy M&A Opportunities in Texas, PJM, and New York
AEG Affiliated Energy Group Financial announced that it is shopping three retail energy M&A opportunities to prospective buyers
March 29, 2023
PECO Posts Winning Prices From March 2023 Default Service Auction
PECO has posted results from its March 2023 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods through 2025.
March 29, 2023
Utility, Retail Suppliers Reach Settlement On Proposal For New Carbon-Free Natural Gas Service To Be Provided By Retail Suppliers
Includes Agreement On Cost Recovery From Suppliers
The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Ohio (DEO, Dominion or the Company) and several retail suppliers have entered into a stipulation to create a service meant to facilitate the optional purchase of "decarbonized" natural gas by customers from competitive retail energy suppliers
March 29, 2023
Workgroup Reaches Consensus On Retail Supplier, Utility Communications To Energy Assistance Customers Whose Shopping Will Be Restricted To PSC-Approved Products This Summer
A PC 44 workgroup, addressing a recent law in Maryland that limits customers who receive energy assistance through a program administered by the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP) to retail supplier offers that have been approved by the PSC, has reached a general consensus on communications that…
March 28, 2023
PJM To Seek Delay In Capacity Auctions, Including 2025/2026 BRA
PJM said that it will seek a delay of the upcoming capacity market auctions, including the scheduled June 2023 Base Residual Auction (BRA) for the 2025/2026 delivery year
March 28, 2023
Pa. PUC Considering Auto-Enrollment Of Customers Onto CAP (Would Lose Shopping Eligibility)
The Pennsylvania PUC has initiated a review of the Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) at all utilities.
March 27, 2023
NOPEC To Resume Opt-Out Aggregation For Dropped Customers, Posts Pricing
NOPEC will resume service, on an opt-out basis, to those electric customers its previously dropped to the standard service offer, to the extent such customers remain eligible for opt-out enrollment, and will also begin service to any other customers eligible for opt-out enrollment
March 27, 2023
Utility Files To Hike POR Discount To Nearly 7%
Washington Gas Light in the District of Columbia has filed proposed new purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates
March 24, 2023
PSC Orders Retail Supplier To Cease Residential Door-To-Door Solicitations In State, Pending Further PSC Order
The Maryland Public Service Commission has directed SFE Energy Maryland, Inc., which the PSC stated in a news release is, "a retail energy supplier with over 20,000 electric and gas customers in the state," to cease door-to-door solicitation of new residential customers in Maryland, effective…
March 23, 2023
PUC Staff, Choice Utility Reach Settlement To Allow Utility To Offer Carbon Offset Product; Retail Suppliers Oppose As "Plain Discrimination", Citing Billing
A non-unanimous settlement among the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E), the Office of Small Business Advocate (OSBA), and Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. would allow Columbia to offer to its customers a voluntary carbon offset product on a pilot basis
March 23, 2023
Consumers Counsel Seeks Investigation Of Vistra's Acquisition of Energy Harbor
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has requested that that Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "should open an investigation and require Vistra/Dynegy to show cause why its acquisition of Energy Harbor will not adversely affect the Ohio retail electric market, especially including the governmental…
March 22, 2023
PSC To Hold Hearing On Supplier Consolidated Billing
The Maryland PSC scheduled for April 12 a hearing concerning a request from the Supplier Consolidated Billing Work Group for advice regarding SCB cost recovery
March 22, 2023
PUC Approves Results From Default Service Auction
The PUC of Ohio approved the results from a March auction for 34 tranches of SSO supplies for the period June 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024 at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities
March 22, 2023
Retail Supplier Says Its Contract Met Requirements In Rules; Alleges PSC Staff Complaint Relies On "Naming Convention" In Alleging Contracts Not Valid
Greenlight Energy, Inc. filed a response to a show cause order issued by the Maryland PSC and answer to a Staff complaint which had alleged that Greenlight was, "committing fraud and engaging in deceptive practices," among other alleged violations
March 21, 2023
Initial Decision Would Rule Retail Supplier Violated Market Rules When It Prematurely Ended Fixed Rate Contract (Drop To SOS)
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would conclude that Sunwave Gas and Power Pennsylvania Inc. violated certain of the state's retail market regulations and rules when Sunwave prematurely ended the fixed rate contract of a customer by dropping the customer to default service; however, the…
March 20, 2023
Retail Supplier Ceasing Service To Customers In State, Will Drop Remaining Customers To Default Service If Customers Do Not Switch
SouthStar Energy Services LLC d/b/a Maryland Energy informed the Maryland PSC that SouthStar is ceasing to provide service in Maryland effective June 1, 2023.
March 20, 2023
Working Group Seeks One-Year Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing
Working Group Seeks PSC Guidance On Cost Recovery
The Supplier Consolidated Billing (SCB) Work Group (WG) in Maryland has filed a report stating that, "an extension of the implementation schedule for SCB implementation in 2024 for all utilities is likely required."
March 20, 2023
PSC Staff Seeking $400,000 Fine Against Retail Supplier, License Revocation
In testimony concerning a complaint case brought by Maryland PSC Staff against SFE Energy Maryland Inc. d/b/a SFE or SFE Energy ("SFE" or the "Company"), Maryland PSC Staff recommended that the PSC impose a civil penalty of $400,000 on SFE and that the Commission revoke SFE’s electricity and natural…
March 16, 2023
New Retail Supplier, Formed By Gas Marketing Vet, Receives License
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted start-up Winged Foot Energy LLC a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes at Columbia Gas of Ohio and Dominion Energy Ohio
March 16, 2023
PUC Issues Tentative Order Seeking To Revoke Licenses Of Three Retail Suppliers, Several Brokers For Alleged Failure To Demonstrate Proof Of Security In Manner Required By PUC
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that three retail electric suppliers and two brokers failed to file proof of security in the format approved by the PUC. The tentative order proposes to revoke the license of each entity cited in the tentative order
March 16, 2023
Retail Natural Gas Supplier Receives Electric Broker License
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Snyder Brothers Inc. an electric broker/marketer license to serve residential, small commercial (25 kW and under demand), large commercial (over 25 kW demand), industrial, and governmental customers in all service areas.