September 20, 2018
PSC Adopts Final New Retail Supplier License Rules
Clarification Appears To Require Suppliers To Post Rate Information For Commercial Customers On Website
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September 12, 2018
License Briefs
Texas-based Compass Power, LLC applied for a District of Columbia electric broker license to serve commercial customers
September 7, 2018
PSC OKs Extension For Implementation Of New Purchase of Receivables (POR) Program, Sets Date For Filing of Final Discount Rate, Tariffs
The District of Columbia PSC has granted a request to extend the implementation date for Washington Gas Light Company’s new Purchase of Receivables (POR) program until the final POR discount rates and tariff pages have been approved.
September 6, 2018
License Briefs
Big Bang Energy Group Seeks License In New State
August 10, 2018
PSC In Retail Choice State Orders Working Groups On Rate Design, Other Grid Modernization Initiatives (Data Access, DERs, Microgrids, Etc.)
The District of Columbia PSC directed that working groups be developed for Phase 2 of its Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability (MEDSIS) Initiative for the following areas: (1) Data and Information Access and Alignment, (2) Non-wires Alternatives to Grid Investments, (3…
August 10, 2018
PSC Initiates New Review Of SOS Design By Asking If Long-Term PPAs Should Be Used
The District of Columbia PSC initiated a biennial review of electricity Standard Offer Service (SOS)
July 30, 2018
PSC To Review Default Service Structure
The District of Columbia PSC will again conduct a bi-annual review of electricity Standard Offer Service starting in 2018, Cary Hinton, policy advisor to D.C. PSC Chair Betty Ann Kane, told attendees at National Energy Marketers Association Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit
July 24, 2018
License Briefs
Plymouth Rock Energy Receives License In New State
July 23, 2018
License Briefs
Park Power Receives Licenses In New State
July 17, 2018
Retail Energy Policymakers To Address National Energy Marketers Association Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit
The National Energy Marketers Association has released an agenda for its upcoming Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit to be held July 25-26 in Baltimore, Md.
July 16, 2018
PSC Approves Changes To POR Discount Rates (0% Rates)
The District of Columbia PSC has approved Pepco's proposed changes to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates
July 13, 2018
Start-up Retail Supplier Seeks License In New State
Grid Power Direct, LLC applied for a District of Columbia electric supplier license
July 11, 2018
Utility Requests Delay For Start Of New POR Program
Washington Gas Light has asked the District of Columbia PSC to delay the start of its new purchase of receivables program pending further discussions regarding the discount rate calculation and, if the discount rates are changed due to ongoing discussions concerning the discount rate methodology…
June 28, 2018
Large Commodities Trader Announces Launch Of Retail Service In Texas Market
Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC announced that as of July 1, 2018, it will be providing electricity commodity supply to commercial and industrial ("C&I") customers in Texas.
June 20, 2018
PSC Approves Extension In New POR Program Implementation
The District of Columbia PSC has approved the Retail Energy Supply Association's request to extend the implementation date of Washington Gas Light Company's new Purchase of Receivables program (POR) by six weeks, to August 27, 2018.
June 11, 2018
PSC Proposes Rule Change Utility Said Was Needed For POR To Be Implemented
The District of Columbia PSC has formally proposed a rule change concerning natural gas enrollments that Washington Gas Light had said was needed for the rules to be consistent with its pending new purchase of receivables program, and to allow the POR program to be implemented
June 8, 2018
EnergyWatch Seeks License In New State
EnergyWatch Inc. applied for a District of Columbia electric broker license to serve commercial and industrial customers
June 8, 2018
RESA Seeks Extension Of New POR Program's Implementation Date To Continue Discussions Concerning Discount Rate (Rate Proposed To Be 7%)
The Retail Energy Supply Association asked the District of Columbia PSC to extend the implementation date of Washington Gas Light Company’s new Purchase of Receivables (POR) program, by six weeks, to August 27, 2018, to continue discussions concerning the discount rate which, as currently calculated…
June 4, 2018
Sperian Energy Receives License In New State
The District of Columbia PSC granted Sperian Energy Corp. electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve all customer classes
June 1, 2018
PSC Considering Whether To Modify Utility's Bypassable SOS Reconciliation Mechanism, Schedules Technical Conference
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia scheduled a technical conference for June 7, 2018 concerning its review of the design of Pepco's bypassable SOS reconciliation mechanism
May 24, 2018
PJM Rest-of-RTO Capacity Prices Nearly Double; BGE, PSEG, ATSI Zones Separate
PJM's base residual auction for the 2021-22 delivery year saw Rest-of-RTO capacity prices nearly double versus 2020-2021, with the BGE, PSEG, and ATSI zones among those separating
May 2, 2018
DC PSC Chair: Will Be Ready To Implement New WGL POR Program By July
Speaking at the National Energy Marketers Association National Restructuring Conference, District of Columbia PSC Chairman Betty Ann Kane said that her Staff has informed her that the new Purchase of Receivables (POR) program at Washington Gas Light will be ready for implementation by July 2018.
April 26, 2018
WGL Warns New Purchase Of Receivables Program May Be Delayed Absent Rule Change Concerning Enrollments/Drops
In comments to the District of Columbia PSC, Washington Gas Light has warned that its new Purchase of Receivables program for its D.C. service area may need to be delayed to the extent rules are not updated to be consistent with how enrollments and drops will be handled under the POR system
April 24, 2018
NEM To Honor PSC Chair For Advancement Of Markets, In Convening 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) will convene its 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference on April 30-May-2, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, DC. NEM’s annual conference will focus on "Energy Choice 2.0: A New Era in Consumer Choice, Innovation…
April 24, 2018
Utility Files To Implement 7% Purchase of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate
Washington Gas Light recently submitted to the District of Columbia PSC the resulting purchase of receivables discount rate resulting from the calculation methodology previously approved by the PSC for the new WGL POR program