August 9, 2011
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PUCT Staff Seeks to Revoke REP Certificate of Elan Energy
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July 29, 2011
Calif. PUC Adopts Rules for Provision of Smart Meter Data, Privacy
The California PUC approved rules to protect the privacy and security of customer usage data generated by smart meters, and to provide customers with timely usage and pricing data (R.08-12-009).
July 26, 2011
FERC Approves CAISO Virtual Award Charge
FERC approved the California ISO's proposed level of its virtual award charge, which applies to scheduling coordinators engaged in convergence bidding (ER11-2128 et. al.)
July 18, 2011
Calif. Staff Reports on Implementation of Direct Access Re-opening
Some 26,000 requests for direct access were rejected in California's Phase III of the process to implement the expanded direct access cap, according to a PUC Staff report detailing results of the Year 2 and Year 3 Notice of Intent periods (R.07-05-025.).
July 15, 2011
Calif. PUC Rules Electric Vehicle Service Providers Eligible for Residential Rates, Limits Utilities' Ownership of EV Equipment
The California PUC approved a decision yesterday under which, except in limited circumstances, electric vehicle service providers operating in residential settings shall be served under the otherwise applicable residential rates (Docket R.09-08-009).
July 15, 2011
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BlueStar Energy Solutions Lists Ameren Residential Offer on PlugIn Illinois
July 5, 2011
Kratos Gas and Power Now Serving Residential Customers in Ohio
Kratos Gas and Power, a division of United Energy Trading, has launched natural gas offers at the Dominion East Ohio territory.
July 4, 2011
Calif. ALJ Orders Status Report on Phase In of New Direct Access
A California ALJ has granted a motion from several direct access parties, and directed the Energy Division to file a status report on the implementation of the direct access phase-in process (R. 07-05-025).
June 30, 2011
SCE Seeks to Impose New World Nonbypassable Charge on Continuous Direct Access Customers
Southern California Edison Company (SCE) has sought to modify California PUC Decision 08-09-012 regarding nonbypassable charges for new world generation, in order to apply such charges to "continuous" direct access (DA) customers who leave direct access, return to the utility, and subsequently…
June 28, 2011
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The Pennsylvania Senate has confirmed Pamela Witmer, former President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council, to the PUC. Witmer will succeed Commissioner Tyrone Christy, whose last Public Meeting will be June 30.
June 28, 2011
Calif. Bill Would Raise Direct Access Load Cap
A newly amended California bill would expand the current direct access load cap.
June 23, 2011
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ICC to Investigate ComEd Supply Rate Design
June 21, 2011
FERC Denies Sempra Generation Sale of Capacity to SDG&E
FERC has denied a request from Sempra Generation to make capacity sales to its affiliate San Diego Gas & Electric Company pursuant to a competitive solicitation, as FERC found that the solicitation does not satisfy the Commission's concerns regarding the potential for affiliate abuse (ER11-3464).
June 16, 2011
Space Available Under SCE Direct Access Cap for September Switches
Nearly 300 GWh of direct access load has opened up at Southern California Edison, the utility has informed customers, allowing some customers to switch prior to Phase 3 of the expansion of direct access.
May 26, 2011
Dallas Fed Study Finds Retail Choice Lowers Prices When Participation High
"The effects of a competitive retail electricity market are mixed across states, but generally appear to lower prices in states with high participation and raise prices in states that have little customer participation," says a white paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas .
May 25, 2011
FERC Dismisses Calif. Complaints on Bilateral Energy Crisis Contracts, Price Cap
FERC dismissed a complaint filed in 2009 by the California attorney general which had alleged that various market participants had made short-term bilateral sales at unjust and unreasonable prices to the California Energy Resources Scheduling Division (CERS) of the California Department of Water…
May 24, 2011
SDG&E Seeks Nonbypassable Cost Recovery for 450 MW in Peaking PPAs
San Diego Gas & Electric has sought approval at the California PUC for three power purchase tolling agreements (PPTAs) totaling 450 MW of local peaking power which SDG&E said are needed for local reliability, and accordingly sought to recover costs through a nonbypassable surcharge.
May 24, 2011
Calif. PUC Issues Draft 2012 Resource Adequacy Order, LSEs' Capacity Would Not be Discounted for Outages
The California PUC has issued a proposed decision establishing local procurement obligations for 2012 and further refining the resource adequacy program (Rulemaking 09-10-032).
May 20, 2011
FERC Waives Penalties for Prior Late Meter Data Submissions in CAISO, Declines to Revise Penalty Rules
FERC granted the California ISO's request to waive the imposition of penalties, for the period starting from the November 1, 2009 trade date through the February 1, 2011 trade date, on scheduling coordinators that submitted amended meter data between 43 calendar days and 61 business days from the…
May 12, 2011
Constellation to Acquire MXenergy
Constellation Energy announced this morning a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of MXenergy, which serves more than half a million customers in 15 states and two Canadian provinces.
May 11, 2011
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Pa. ALJs Recommend Approval of Settlement Requiring POR at Peoples Natural Gas
May 9, 2011
Calif. Draft Would Require Third Party Access, Upon Customer Authorization, to Smart Meter Data
A proposed California PUC decision would require the investor owned utilities to share customer data from advanced meters with authorized third parties upon affirmative customer consent (Rulemaking 08-12-009).
May 3, 2011
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BGE Files Updated Bypassable SOS Transmission Rates
May 2, 2011
NextEra Wholesale Supply Business Hurt by Customer Migration
NextEra Energy Resources reported adjusted earnings of $189 million for the first quarter of 2011, compared with $196 million in the first quarter of 2010.
April 21, 2011
Direct Access Parties Seek Report on Calif. DA Re-opening
Several direct access parties have petitioned the California PUC to release a status report on the Phase 2 and Phase 3 limited re-opening of direct access (R. 07-05-025).