December 14, 2018
Retail Market Vet Launches New Broker
Collaborative Energy Options, Inc. applied for a Connecticut electric aggregator certificate to serve all classes of non-residential customers
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December 13, 2018
In Proceeding Examining Ban On Shopping For Hardship Customers, Regulator Concerned With POR Mechanics
Schedules Technical Conference
The Connecticut PURA scheduled for January 15, 2019 a technical meeting Docket No. 18-06-02, Review Of Feasibility, Costs And Benefits Of Placing Certain Customers On Standard Service Pursuant To Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 16-245o(m)
December 13, 2018
Grid Power Direct Receives License In New State
The Connecticut PURA granted Grid Power Direct, LLC an electric supplier license to serve residential and commercial customers. Grid Power Direct's creation was previously reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com
December 11, 2018
Retail Supplier Details Costs Being Passed-Through To Certain C&I Customers Under Change In Law Provision
Spark Energy, LLC, in replying to an inquiry from the Connecticut PURA, has provided more details concerning the specific costs which are being passed-through to certain non-residential customers on fixed rate contracts
December 4, 2018
FERC Accepts ISO-NE Proposal To Impose New Fuel Security Costs On Retail Suppliers, Load
Dismisses Concerns About Risk Premiums, Says That's Life For LSEs
FERC has accepted as filed ISO New England's proposal regarding the allocation of out-of-market costs of resources retained for fuel security, as FERC agreed that such costs shall be allocated to load serving entities on a regional basis using the Real-Time Load Obligation allocator
December 4, 2018
Start-up Broker Led By Market Vets Announces Early Success
Inertia Resources, a start-up broker launched earlier this year, announced various milestones in its first few months of operations
November 29, 2018
Complaint Alleges Another Retail Supplier Is Newly Passing-Through Changed ISO Capacity Costs Under Fixed Rate Contract
A non-residential customer complaint received by the Connecticut PURA alleges that Spark Energy, L.P. has informed the complainant, who is on a fixed rate contract, that Spark will be passing-through certain changes in ISO New England capacity costs
November 27, 2018
Regulator Denies Protective Order For Retail Supplier Data Included In Discovery
The Connecticut PURA has denied a protective order, sought by retail suppliers, concerning responses to various interrogatories expounded on the electric distribution companies by the Office of Consumer Counsel in a proceeding reviewing whether all hardship customers should be returned to default…
November 27, 2018
Complaint Alleges Retail Supplier Using Regulatory Change Clause To Newly Pass-Through ISO Costs
A non-residential customer complaint received by the Connecticut PURA alleges that Agera Energy has informed the complainant that Agera will be exercising a regulatory change clause in its contract to pass-through certain ISO New England costs
November 26, 2018
PURA Denies Retail Supplier Objections To Interrogatories In Review Of Hardship Customer Shopping
The Connecticut PURA has dismissed objections, raised by retail suppliers, to various interrogatories expounded on the electric distribution companies by the Office of Consumer Counsel in a proceeding reviewing whether all hardship customers should be returned to default service.
November 15, 2018
Crius Discloses Final Purchase Price For Earlier Book Acquisition
In its Q3 earnings report, Crius Energy Trust disclosed the final purchase price for a book acquisition completed earlier this year
November 8, 2018
License Briefs
The Maine PUC granted MP2 Energy NE LLC a license to operate as a competitive electricity provider furnishing supplier services to the medium and large non-residential customer classes throughout the Central Maine Power Company and Emera Maine service territories (both BHE and MPS)
November 6, 2018
Retail Suppliers Seek Protective Order Covering Utilities Provision Of Retail Supplier Rate, Customer Data To OCC In Low-Income Default Service Review
The Retail Energy Supply Association has requested that the Connecticut PURA issue a protective order and grant confidential status to various rate and customer data that the Office of Consumer Counsel has requested from the utilities during discovery in a proceeding reviewing whether hardship and…
November 5, 2018
UI Residential Default Service Rate To Increase Nearly 25%
Small C&I Rate To Increase 20%
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2019
November 5, 2018
CL&P Residential Default Service Rate To Increase Nearly 20%
Small C&I Rates To Increase 15%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2019 to June 2019, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2019 to March 2019
October 29, 2018
RESA Says Consumer Counsel Interrogatories Impermissibly Seek Broad Information Concerning Retail Market, Beyond Scope Of Hardship Customer Proceeding
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed with the Connecticut PURA objections to various interrogatories expounded on the electric distribution companies by the Office of Consumer Counsel’s, as RESA said that such interrogatories went beyond the scope of a proceeding reviewing whether hardship…
October 29, 2018
State Senator Presses Regulator To Implement Retail Supplier "Overcharge Claim System" Immediately
Vows To Expand Regulator's Authority Over Refunds, Fines
In comments on a draft Connecticut PURA decision that would, among other things, drop customers to default service if their retail supplier does not provide timely and complete next month rate information to the EDCs (first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com here) , Connecticut State Senator Len…
October 18, 2018
RESA Asks Regulator To Institute Quarterly Supplier Working Group Meetings To Address Retail Market Issues
The Retail Energy Supply Association has filed a request with the Connecticut Utilities Regulatory Authority asking that PURA establish a quarterly meeting schedule of the Supplier Working Group to discuss one or more of the following topics:
October 16, 2018
Draft Order Would Require Customers To Be Dropped To Default Service If Retail Suppliers Do Not Submit Next Month Rate Info To Utilities
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision which would require utilities to drop customers to default service if the utilities do not timely receive next month rate information from the customer's retail supplier
October 4, 2018
Parent Enters Into Agreement To Sell Retail Power & Gas Business
Note: The following story was first posted at 8:40 p.m. on October 4, with an alert to our email subscribers
October 2, 2018
Concierge/Subscription Shopping Service Launches In New State
Utiliz, which offers a subscription-based automatic retail energy switching program, announced that it is now offering its shopping service in Ohio
September 27, 2018
Retail Supplier "Gravely Concerned" With Allegations In Draft, Cites Lack of Notice, Strong Compliance Record
Town Square Energy (TSE) on September 24 submitted a letter to the Connecticut PURA expressing concerns with allegations cited in a draft order to open an investigation of TSE's marketing practice, as TSE cited its strong record of compliance and savings to customers
September 26, 2018
Broker Used By Affiliated Concierge/Subscription Service Seeks Licenses In New States
Utiliz LLC has applied for a Pennsylvania electric marketer/broker license.
September 24, 2018
Draft Decision Would Open Investigation Of Retail Supplier's Marketing
The Connecticut PURA has posted a draft order to open a proceeding which would investigate the marketing practices of Town Square Energy, LLC.
September 13, 2018
Draft Order Would Open Investigation Of Retail Supplier's Marketing
The Connecticut PURA has posted a draft order to investigate the marketing practices of Connecticut-based Discount Power, Inc.