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May 21, 2019
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding examining whether all hardship customers should be placed on Standard Service, the Retail Energy Supply Association proffered several alternatives to the extent PURA reaches a conclusion that hardship customers are not sufficiently benefiting from competitive retail…
May 9, 2019
Connecticut Light & Power reported that the following companies will serve Standard Service load for the second half of 2019:
May 9, 2019
Small C&I Rate To Decrease 16%
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2019
May 9, 2019
South Jersey Industries (SJI) reported earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019
May 8, 2019
The Connecticut PURA granted MPower Energy LLC an electric supplier license to serve residential and business customers
May 6, 2019
Regulator Discusses Enforcement
The Connecticut PURA denied a motion from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had asked PURA to reconsider several directives PURA issued in a recent ruling, including the requirement for suppliers to obtain meter read dates from customers, and to communicate a specific start date for service…
May 6, 2019
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2019 to December 2019, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2019 to September 2019
May 6, 2019
South Jersey Energy, "has decided to exit the retail energy business," the company stated in a draft notice to electricity customers
May 1, 2019
Imposes $1.5 Million Civil Penalty On Retail Supplier
The Connecticut PURA issued a final order imposing on Direct Energy Services, LLC a civil penalty in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) for violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245, 16-245o, 16-245s, and 42-110b
April 24, 2019
--- Would Require Filed Plans To Conform To Latest Directives
The Connecticut PURA issued a "draft interim decision" which would establish further parameters and requirements for amnesty plans filed by retail electric suppliers.
April 23, 2019
The Retail Energy Supply Association recently filed a motion asking the Connecticut PURA to reconsider several directives PURA issued in ruling on a motion, including the requirement for suppliers to obtain meter read dates from customers, and to communicate a specific start date for service to…
April 15, 2019
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel in comments to the Connecticut PURA said that statutory language authorizing purchase of receivables (POR) was limited to a now-defunct referral program, and it is "arguable" that POR is not authorized by statute
April 12, 2019
The Connecticut PURA issued a proposed decision under which PURA would determine that a pre-recorded telemarketing message used by an agent of Spark Energy, LLC violated certain statutes, and under which PURA would impose a civil penalty in the amount of $750,000 on Spark Energy
April 12, 2019
The Connecticut PURA recently issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of a Civil Penalty (NOV) against Abest Power & Gas, LLC (Abest or Company) in the amount of $240,982.
April 8, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has extended the time by which retail suppliers must include an insert, as part of their welcome package, explaining the Next Cycle Rate (Supply Summary) information on customer bills, and also removed utility logos from the information
April 4, 2019
Public Power, LLC and Viridian Energy, LLC (collectively, the "Companies"), in response to a previously filed motion for clarification from Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource related to a bill insert explaining the Supplier Summary Information included on bills, have asked that…
April 3, 2019
The Connecticut PURA today issued a revised draft decision in a proceeding investigating Direct Energy for alleged violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245, 16-245o, 16-245s, and 42-110b.
April 2, 2019
In a proceeding concerning issues relating to uncollectible accounts, the Connecticut PURA has asked for stakeholder comment on changes to the purchase of receivables program to "more fairly" allocate uncollectibles to retail suppliers
March 29, 2019
Does Grant More Time For Interrogatories
The Connecticut PURA has declined a request from Direct Energy to suspend the procedural schedule and hold a status conference in PURA's proceeding reviewing whether to transfer all hardship customers to standard service
March 29, 2019
Regulator Calls "Vague" Statement On Service Start Dates (1-2 Cycles) "Unacceptable"
In addressing a motion from NRG Energy concerning enrollment information to be provided by retail electric suppliers under the Next Cycle Rate information order, the Connecticut PURA directed that retail suppliers must obtain the customer's meter read date from the customer, and use such information…
March 27, 2019
Complaints Against Suppliers Down 32%
The Connecticut PURA released its Annual Report To The Legislature - State Of Electric Competition for the year 2018
March 27, 2019
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) has announced additional retail energy policymakers and thought leaders who will address NEM's 22nd Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference on April 10-12 in Washington, DC.
March 26, 2019
ISO New England has filed at FERC for approval to implement an inventoried energy program for the winters of 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
March 22, 2019
Counsel for Direct Energy Business, LLC and Direct Energy Services, LLC ('Direct Energy') requested that the Connecticut PURA suspend the current procedural schedule, pending a Status Conference, in the proceeding reviewing whether to place all hardship customers on standard service
March 22, 2019
Public Power, LLC in a response to the Connecticut PURA disagreed with PURA's characterization of the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP) as a variable rate plan, which are prohibited in Connecticut.
