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April 29, 2015
Draft Suggests Retail Suppliers Prohibited From Offering Complex Products to Large Customers With Incidental Residential Meters
A Connecticut PURA draft order appears to prohibit retail suppliers from serving residential meters associated with non-residential customers (incidental residential accounts) with any product except a fixed rate, or standard variable-monthly rate, as defined in a prior PURA order concerning…
April 24, 2015
Retail Supplier Would Make $7,500 Donation Under Settlement With PURA Staff
Clearview Electric, Inc. would make a $7,500 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel under a settlement with Connecticut PURA prosecutorial staff to resolve alleged violations related to the requirement to timely file a gross revenue report.
April 23, 2015
Draft Order Would Grant License to Supplier, Require $18,000 Donation To Fuel Fund
A draft Connecticut PURA decision would grant an electric supplier license to REP Energy, LLC, but would condition the license on, among other things, an $18,000 donation to Operation Fuel.
April 23, 2015
Retail Supplier's Alleged Non-Payment of Settlement Referred to AG For "Further Action"
The Connecticut PURA has referred to the Connecticut Attorney General the matter of People's Power & Gas LLC's alleged failure to fulfill its obligation under a settlement to donate $35,000 to Operation Fuel.
April 20, 2015
Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order to Retail Supplier
The Connecticut PURA has directed Palmco Power CT, LLC to immediately cease all door-to-door marketing activities until the Authority concludes a review of alleged violations by Palmco, including allegations that a Palmco agent represented themself as from the utility and that a Palmco agent…
April 16, 2015
State Stays Implementation of New Supplier Marketing, Disclosure Standards
The Connecticut PURA has stayed implementation of new supplier marketing standards and disclosure statements applicable to electric suppliers which were recently adopted in Docket 14-07-20.
April 9, 2015
Regulator Seeks Comments on Sought Changes to Recent Decision on Retail Supplier Marketing Standards, Sales Practices
The Connecticut PURA has sought comment on a joint application by retail suppliers and the Office of Consumer Advocate to revise marketing standards and the disclosure statement applicable to electric suppliers as adopted in Docket 14-07-20.
April 3, 2015
Regulator Directs Retail Supplier to Justify Legal Basis for Pass-Through Charges
The Connecticut PURA has directed Liberty Power Holdings, LLC to answer several questions regarding, including its legal justification for, Liberty Power's potential imposition of a pass-through charge on certain Connecticut customers.
April 1, 2015
Sunwave Gas & Power Begins Offering Energy Efficiency Services to U.S. Commodity Customers; Parent Reports Earnings
During the first quarter of 2015, ONEnergy's energy efficiency business began actively marketing services in Connecticut, to existing commercial commodity supply customers of affiliated retail supplier Sunwave Gas & Power, as well as to new customer opportunities, ONEnergy disclosed in reporting…
March 27, 2015
Spark Energy Developing Framework to Support Additional Growth Through M&A, Reports Earnings
Spark Energy announced that it is developing a framework with NuDevco Partners Holdings, LLC, which is owned by Spark's founder, that would enable Spark to pursue additional growth through M&A.
March 25, 2015
Bill Banning Variable Rates Advances
The Connecticut Energy & Technology joint committee has reported favorably a bill (S.B. No. 573) which would prohibit retail suppliers from charging variable electric rates to residential customers.
March 23, 2015
Connecticut Seeks Stakeholder Comment on Issues Related to New Supplier Billing Requirements
Having recently re-opened a decision concerning new electric billing regulations, the Connecticut PURA has now sought specific stakeholder comment on several issues.
March 20, 2015
Consumer Counsel, Retail Suppliers Jointly Propose Revised Marketing Standards for Suppliers (Changes Address Customer Assignment, Door-to-Door Sales)
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel and several retail suppliers have filed specific, jointly proposed changes to recently adopted retail electric supplier marketing standards.
March 17, 2015
PURA: Over 50 Complaints Against Suppliers Have Been Open for 30+ Days; PURA Issues Compliance Directives
At a recent supplier working group meeting, the Connecticut PURA issued several compliance directives and reminders to suppliers, including direction to timely respond to customer complaints.
March 17, 2015
Connecticut To Re-open Residential Electric Bill Design Format To Address Implementation Issues
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision which would re-open a proceeding implementing recent statutory changes in the design and content of residential electric bills to address issues which have arisen in implementation of PURA's January decision
March 16, 2015
Retail Supplier Says It Has Complied With Renewal, Termination Fee Requirements
In response to the Connecticut PURA's newly opened review of its termination fee policies, Viridian Energy informed PURA that it has been following statutory requirements
March 16, 2015
Utility To Increase Purchase of Receivables Discount
United Illuminating has filed its 2015 Non-Hardship Uncollectable Factor, which serves as the discount applied to purchased receivables.
March 13, 2015
Direct Energy Now Offering Nest Learning Thermostat Bundle to Small Businesses in Texas
Direct Energy is now offering its Back to Business Plan, which includes a Nest Learning Thermostat at no additional charge, to Texas small business customers
March 12, 2015
Consumer Counsel Joins Retail Suppliers in Requesting Re-opening Docket on Retail Supplier Marketing Standards, Sales Practices
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel joined several retail suppliers in asking the Connecticut PURA to re-open Docket 14-07-20, relating to new marketing standards for electric suppliers and a new disclosure statement required for advertisements.
March 9, 2015
Connecticut Sets Supplier Workgroup Meeting
The Connecticut PURA scheduled a fourth meeting of the Supplier Working Group for April 7, 2015
March 3, 2015
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Utility Discloses Winning Default Service Bidder
March 1, 2015
Utility to Self-Manage Default Service Load
United Illuminating will self-manage last resort service load for the second quarter of 2015, it disclosed in a post-procurement filing.
February 27, 2015
Regulator to Examine Retail Supplier's Application of Termination Fees
The Connecticut PURA has re-opened the licensing docket of Viridian Energy, Inc. to examine the supplier's alleged application of termination fees to certain customers.
February 27, 2015
Regulator to Examine Retail Supplier's Minimum Usage Requirement, Marketing
The Connecticut PURA has re-opened the licensing docket of Palmco Power CT, LLC to examine the supplier's marketing and solicitation practices as they relate to "minimum usage requirements" allegedly cited by Palmco.