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October 23, 2014
Regulator Opens Review of Retail Supplier's Compliance With Renewal Notice Requirement
The Connecticut PURA has opened a review of Choice Energy, LLC's compliance with the requirement to send renewal notices to customers whose fixed price contracts are expiring.
October 22, 2014
Liberty Power Expands Residential Service to New State
Liberty Power recently expanded its residential electric service to Massachusetts.
October 20, 2014
Suppliers Rebut Draft Decision's Conclusions on Agent Training, Choice Energy Warns PURA Tactics Will Chill Open Dialog in Proceedings
Choice Energy LLC and Discount Power, Inc., in separately filed comments, called a conclusion in a draft Connecticut PURA decision that each failed to properly train sales agents as flawed and erroneous, with Choice Energy warning that the conclusion, which was based on policy recommendations rather…
October 14, 2014
Utility Tells PURA It Can't Comply With Plain Language of Statute Requiring Advance Notice of Default Service Rate Changes
Connecticut Light and Power told PURA that it is "not possible" to prepare a bill insert informing customers of new Standard Service rates 45 days in advance as now required by statute for rates effective January 1, 2015, and that this requirement should also not be required for July 1, 2015 rates.
October 14, 2014
Under Draft, State Would Initiate Investigation Into Two Retail Suppliers, Whether Contracts Should Be "Voided"
The Connecticut PURA, in a draft decision, has indicated that it intends to initiate an investigation into two retail electric suppliers' compliance with the agent training requirements under statute, and whether contracts should be "voided" should PURA determine non-compliance.
October 13, 2014
Latest Draft Would Walk Back Restriction on Utility Consolidated Billing; Require Customer-Specific Written T&C's To Be Sent After TPV
A revised draft Connecticut PURA decision implementing several new statutes has dropped some of the more extreme proposals from an August draft, but would still impose onerous new requirements on electric supplier marketing and contracting.
October 7, 2014
Online Comparison Broker Allowing Customers to Submit 'Selfie' of Bill to Get Rate Quote
Online energy shopping portal Point Click Switch announced that it is now offering customers the opportunity to receive rate comparisons by submitting a picture of their bill to the site.
October 2, 2014
Retail Supplier Names Market Veteran as Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Announces Expansion
Mint Energy announced that Cindi To has been named Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development, and also announced its expansion into Pennsylvania.
September 26, 2014
State Seeks Comment on Applicability of Gross Receipts Tax, SUT to Electric Customers
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority sought comments regarding the current practice employed by Connecticut electric and gas utilities to assign Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) and Sales and Use Taxes (SUT) to customer bills.
September 26, 2014
State Seeks Comment on New Bill Inserts Required to Notify Customers of Default Service Rate Changes
The Connecticut PURA has requested that the utilities, consumer counsel, and procurement manager consult and submit written comments or a joint recommendation to the Authority for approval regarding the process to be implemented for the utilities to comply with new legislation which requires that…
September 25, 2014
State Seeks Comment on Standard Summary Form of Material Retail Electric Contract Terms
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development of a standard summary form of material contract terms for retail electric contracts (Docket 14-07-17).
September 25, 2014
State Seeks Comments on Retail Supplier Sales & Marketing Practices, Standard Disclosure Statement
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development and implementation of marketing standards and sales practices for electric suppliers (Docket 14-07-20).
September 24, 2014
Connecticut Waives More Sought Penalties Against Retail Suppliers Regarding Gross Receipts Report
The Connecticut PURA has waived $5,000 penalties originally sought against South Jersey Energy Company and North American Power and Gas, LLC after PURA initially alleged that each company failed to submit a report on intrastate gross receipts.
September 18, 2014
Connecticut Waives Sought Penalty Against Retail Supplier Regarding Gross Receipts Report
The Connecticut PURA has waived a $5,000 penalty originally sought against Xoom Energy Connecticut, LLC after PURA initially alleged that Xoom failed to submit a report on intrastate gross receipts.
September 17, 2014
FERC Allows Non-Competitive ISO-NE Capacity Auction Prices to Become Law; Clark, Bay "Cannot Conclude" That ISO-NE IMM Complied With Tariff
By taking no action on the filing of the results from ISO New England's capacity auction for the 2017-18 delivery period by September 15, FERC allowed ISO-NE's tariff filing containing the results of the auction to become effective by operation of law.
September 16, 2014
Connecticut Issues Preliminary Determination of Retail Supplier's RPS Compliance, Required Alternative Compliance Payments for 2012
The Connecticut PURA has issued its preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's RPS compliance, RECs banking, and the alternative compliance payments to be required from each supplier, for 2012 RPS compliance.
September 16, 2014
Retail Supplier Launches Longer-Term Fixed Price Contracts Under 3DOM Brand
Viridian Energy has begun offering 36-month fixed electric and natural gas contracts to residential customers, branding the products as "3DOM."
September 15, 2014
PURA Said to Have Made in Error in Issuing NOV to Spark Energy
Spark Energy said that the Connecticut PURA has confirmed to Spark that a Notice of Violation issued to Spark Energy last week was made in error.
September 12, 2014
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September 11, 2014
Regulator to Investigate Application of Gross Receipts and Sales and Use Taxes
The Connecticut PURA has assigned Docket 14-09-09 for an investigation regarding utility billing of gross receipts and sales and use taxes
September 11, 2014
Regulator Directs Suppliers to Begin Reporting Historic Variable Rates, Provides Instructions
The Connecticut PURA yesterday directed retail electric suppliers to begin reporting historic variable rates.
September 11, 2014
Regulator Opens Proceeding to Develop Standard Electric Supplier Residential Contract
The Connecticut PURA has opened Docket 14-07-17 for an investigation into the development of a standard electric supplier residential contract
September 10, 2014
FERC Accepts ISO-NE Non-Market Reliability Solution, Assignment of Costs to Real-Time Load, Directs Stakeholder Process to Address 2015/16 Winter
FERC has accepted without modification ISO New England's 2014-15 winter reliability program, a series of non-market programs and compensation which are said to be needed to assure reliability.
September 9, 2014
State Issues Notice of Violation to Eight Retail Suppliers Over Gross Receipts Reporting, RPS Compliance
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued notices of civil penalties against eight retail suppliers concerning alleged failure to pay RPS alternative compliance payments, alleged failure to submit required receipts for such payments, or alleged failure to file annual reports…