December 4, 2023
Constellation Acquires Retail Energy Customer Book
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November 28, 2023
PSC Seeks Data On Energy Assistance Customers Served Under Grandfathered Contracts, Expected Rolloffs
A PSC issued data requests to all retail suppliers…
November 14, 2023
Retail Supplier Set To Launch In Four New States As It Extends, Enhances Brand Ambassador Agreement With Josh Allen
An ESCO announced that NFL Quarterback, Josh Allen, has…
November 8, 2023
PSC Concerned With Concierge Shopping Service's Use Of Term "Saving"
A PSC has expressed concern with various statements using the term "saving" used by…
November 7, 2023
PSC Staff: Explore Phasing Out Utility Consolidated Billing
PSC Staff: Retail Supplier Prices Paid By Residential Customers, "Do Not Have A Reasonable Relationship With Market Prices For Some Customers" Staff: "Many Residential Retail Choice Customers Are Not Benefiting From Retail Choice On A Price Basis, Which Is Likely To Continue With No Changes To Retail Choice" Staff: Require Affirmative Consent For Fixed Rate Change, Or Switch From Fixed To Variable Rate Staff: Require Entire Sales Interaction At Door Or On Phone To Be Recorded Staff: Extend Consumer Protections To Small C&I Customers Staff: Adopt Restrictions On POR Consumer Group: Choice Customers Paid $227M More vs SOS In 2022 OPC: Ban Use Of Third-Party Agents By Retail Suppliers Muni Aggregator Supports "Reforms" To POR To Curb "Deceptive" Practices Some Retail Suppliers Propose POR Clawback, Increasing Supplier Security Requirement To $1 Million Staff of a PSC have proposed a series of retail energy market reforms for consideration
November 7, 2023
Multiple Utilities Support Eliminating Purchase Of Receivables
Several utilities told a PSC that they, "agree that POR [purchase of receivables] should be eliminated and recommend that the payment posting priority structure in place prior to the implementation of POR be applied."
October 16, 2023
Shell Retail Supplier Adds Further Trade Name
A Shell-owned retail supplier recently filed in several Northeast states to use the trade name…
October 6, 2023
Retail Supplier To Pay $150,000; Issue $400,000 In Refunds Under Settlement
Supplier To Cease Use Of eTPV For Certain Enrollments Settlement Allows Conditional Resumption Of Residential Door-to-Door Sales A retail energy supplier entered into a settlement under which…
October 3, 2023
New York Broker Led By Former ESCO VP Expanding To Several New States
A broker applied for…
September 28, 2023
Start-up Auto-Switching Concierge Service Announces $9M Seed Round, Will Expand Nationwide
Names Retail Vet As Head of Brokerage
A start-up is in the process of seeking electricity broker licenses in…
September 27, 2023
PJM Board Issues Directives On Capacity Market Changes, Impact To Load
PJM's Board has issued a series of directives concerning changes to the capacity market developed through the Critical Issue Fast Path-Resource Adequacy (CIFP-RA)
September 15, 2023
PSC Says That Choice Utility Shall Not Own Any Behind-The-Meter Make-Ready EV Infrastructure Equipment Moving Forward
A PSC has issued an order providing that…
September 12, 2023
People's Counsel Sees Recently Opened Retail Market Proceeding At PSC As Potentially "Most Comprehensive Re-evaluation" Of Retail Choice Since 1999
An Office of People's Counsel said that a newly opened inquiry by…
August 24, 2023
SOS Workgroup Proposes Shifting Responsibility For Certain RTO Charges From Wholesale Suppliers To Utilities (Seeks To Reduce SOS Risk Premiums)
According to a filing from Maryland PSC Staff concerning the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process group, the PIP group has recommended that, under a revised SOS full requirements service agreement, "[t]he following four line items are shifted from the sellers’ responsibility to the buyers’:
August 24, 2023
State's First Opt-Out Aggregation Now Won't Begin Delivery Until June 2026
According to a filing from Maryland PSC Staff concerning the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process group, "Montgomery County confirmed, via email from the County’s attorney to the SOS procurement improvement process parties on August 7, 2023 that the CCA [Montgomery County community choice…
August 18, 2023
New York PSC Affirms Order Requiring ESCO To Drop Customers To Default Service
The New York PSC issued an order on rehearing concerning the ESCO eligibility of SunSea Energy, LLC, in which the PSC affirmed its prior order that SunSea's re-application for ESCO eligibility is denied and SunSea's customers must be returned to default service. The PSC did grant limited rehearing…
August 8, 2023
PSC Rules Municipal Aggregation May Bundle & Bill Certain Non-Commodity Costs Through Utility Bill, POR
Throws Cold Water On Retail Suppliers Seeking Same Treatment
During a rulemaking session, the Maryland PSC agreed to allow an opt-out community choice aggregation to bundle certain non-commodity costs into the CCA's energy rate, with such bundled rate being eligible for utility consolidated billing and purchase of receivables
August 3, 2023
In New Action, PSC Initiates Consideration Of Broad Retail Market Reforms, Customer Protection
Changes To POR, UCB, Licensing & Bonding Cited, As PSC Says Market Has "Matured" Significantly
The Maryland PSC, which as previously reported has essentially undergone a re-constitution with a majority of Commissioners having been newly seated within the past few months, has invited comment on broad retail market reforms and customer protection
July 27, 2023
AEP Energy Grows Customer Base By Nearly 100,000 Accounts While Working Through Sale Process
Retail supplier AEP Energy had approximately 844,000 customer accounts as of June 30, 2023, parent American Electric Power reported in a 10-Q.
July 25, 2023
PSC Sets Date For Next Opt-out Aggregation Rulemaking Session
The Maryland PSC has scheduled for August 8, 2023 an additional rulemaking session concerning RM80, the community choice aggregation rulemaking
July 24, 2023
PSC Moves To Prohibit Municipal Aggregation From Charging Variable Rates
During a further Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC appeared prepared to adopt a specific regulation prohibiting a CCA from charging variable rates
July 13, 2023
PUC Issues Tentative Order Seeking To Revoke Licenses Of Several Retail Suppliers, Brokers For Alleged Failure To Demonstrate Proof Of Security In Manner Required By PUC
The Pennsylvania PUC on July 13 issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that three retail electric suppliers and two brokers failed to file proof of security in the format approved by the PUC. The tentative order proposes to revoke the license of each entity cited in the…
July 6, 2023
PSC Postpones Municipal Aggregation Rulemaking Session, Sets New Date
The Maryland PSC has postponed its legislative-style hearing that had been set for July 11, 2023 concerning RM80, the community choice aggregation rulemaking
July 5, 2023
Retail Supplier Files To Withdraw Unused License
Pilot Power Group, LLC filed to withdraw its Maryland electric supplier license, with Pilot stating that it, "never began marketing in Maryland and never enrolled any customers."
June 28, 2023
Update: PSC Will "Examine" Utility Consolidated Billing Charges, POR Amounts As SCB Implemented
The Maryland PSC issued an errata to its June 27 order concerning the cost recovery for supplier consolidated billing implementation