January 17, 2022
Proposed Order Would Find That Retail Supplier's Telephonic Enrollments Under Specific Mechanism Were Unlawful
A Maryland public utility law judge (PULJ) has issued a proposed order that would conclude that, under a specific marketing mechanism at issue in the proceeding, Direct Energy Services, LLC, "unlawfully enrolled customers by participation in telephone solicitations in violation of State consumer…
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January 12, 2022
Order Says Terms & Conditions Cannot Form "Contract" If Not Signed "e-TPV Also Cannot Help Formulate The Contract," Order Says
A previously reported proposed order from a Maryland utility law judge that had proposed to approve, with certain modifications, a $150,000 settlement agreement among Statewise Energy Maryland LLC ('SWE' or 'Statewise'), Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff') and the Maryland…
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January 10, 2022
Exelon today is holding an analyst day detailing its strategy for its future as a fully regulated utility company after the spin-off of Constellation is completed, which is expected to occur Feb. 1.
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January 6, 2022
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, and related debtors (collectively, "Liberty"), have identified certain additional pre-petition and post-petition Selected Customer Accounts that are not either being sold to buyer NRG Energy under the previously reported Stalking Horse Agreement or where such the…
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January 5, 2022
The Montgomery County (MD) Community Choice Pilot Program Working Group filed a letter with the Maryland PSC concerning the timing of the transition of customers from their current service to a new pilot opt-out Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) for Montgomery County, and the effect this might have…
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December 21, 2021
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed a tariff reflecting summer 2022 SOS rates for mass market customers, and updates to previously set mass market SOS rates for periods beginning February 1, 2022 to reflect changes in the bypassable SOS Admin. charge
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December 20, 2021
Court Largely Affirms Other PSC Orders, Including Application Of Telemarketing Rules To Certain Inbound Sales Calls Supplier To Appeal Court's Opinion, Says All Telephonic Commerce In State Would Be "Upended" Under Order
The Montgomery County Circuit Court in Maryland issued an opinion which largely affirmed a Maryland PSC decision concerning an investigation into SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC d/b/a SmartEnergy ('SmartEnergy' or the 'Company') that principally centered on application of the Maryland Telephone…
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December 16, 2021
Octopus Energy LLC has applied for a Maryland retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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December 10, 2021
Proposed Order Says Terms & Conditions Cannot Form "Contract" If Not Signed "e-TPV Also Cannot Help Formulate The Contract," Judge Says
A Maryland PSC Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) would modify a proposed $150,000 settlement agreement among Statewise Energy Maryland LLC ('SWE' or 'Statewise'), Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff') and the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel ('OPC,' together with Statewise and…
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November 24, 2021
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel filed a complaint against Washington Gas Light Co. ("Washington Gas" or "WGL") and WGL Energy Services, Inc. ("WGL Energy") concerning what, as alleged by OPC, the utility termed a "subscriber-consolidated bill" issued by WGL Energy and messages on the bill
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November 15, 2021
Notes, In Some Cases, "Default Service May Offer Savings Over Competitive Energy Plans"
FirstEnergy Corp. said on Nov. 15 in a news release that, "With higher fuel costs expected to influence energy rates this winter, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is encouraging customers of its utility companies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland to evaluate electric supply deals that fit…
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November 5, 2021
Liberty Reports Sale Process For Remaining Book Did Not Produce Buyer, Seeks To Drop Remaining Customers To Default Service
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC and related affiliates (Liberty, or Debtors) asked a bankruptcy court to approve an amended customer book purchase agreement with NRG under which NRG agrees that it will no longer acquire any Connecticut customers from Liberty as originally contemplated
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November 4, 2021
Statewise Energy Maryland LLC ('SWE') would pay $150,000 under a settlement with the Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff') and the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel ('OPC,' together with Statewise and Staff, the 'Settling Parties') to resolve an investigation into Statewise's…
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October 25, 2021
PJM said in an October 25 market notice that it would file a request at FERC to delay implementation of certain reforms to its market-based reserve products and Operating Reserve Demand Curves (ORDC), citing unforeseen challenges in the software development process
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October 4, 2021
The Maryland Public Service Commission has launched a new one-stop energy shopping web page – MDEnergyChoice.com – to help residential utility customers learn more about their energy supply options and make informed decisions when choosing whether to get their energy supply from their utility or a…
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October 1, 2021
The Maryland PSC approved without modification a partial settlement among U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric and Energy Service Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric (together, 'MDG&E'), Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff'), and the Maryland Office…
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September 24, 2021
Staff Seeks To Retain Consultant For SCB Implementation, Utility Seeks To Recover Consultant Costs In UCB POR Discount
Staff of the Maryland PSC have filed a request to revise the schedule for implementation of supplier consolidated billing, and to employ a consultant to assist with implementation
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September 15, 2021
Retail energy supplier Inspire announced that it has officially completed its acquisition agreement with Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc.
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September 13, 2021
Utiliz Services, LLC registered with the Public Utility Commission of Texas as a Texas electric broker
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September 9, 2021
Alleging an, "apparent misrepresentations with respect to certain information provided by SmartEnergy Holdings LLC (SmartEnergy) as part of its ESCO eligibility [re-]application to serve customers in the State of New York," the New York PSC directed SmartEnergy to show cause why the Commission…
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September 3, 2021
Blitz Ventures, Inc. d/b/a EnergyBot, the retail electricity plan comparison website owned by Vistra, filed for an amendment to its Maryland electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve residential customers in all service areas
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August 26, 2021
A bankruptcy court has approved a motion from Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, Liberty Power District of Columbia, LLC, LPT, LLC, and Liberty Power Maryland, LLC (collectively, Liberty or Debtors) to designate NRG Retail, LLC as a stalking horse bidder for certain assets of Liberty
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August 25, 2021
United Energy Trading, LLC applied for a District of Columbia natural gas supplier license to serve commercial and industrial customers
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August 24, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted IGT Ohio a retail natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
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August 20, 2021
Expected Sale Price, Bidder Disclosed Bankrupt Retail Supplier Serving Over 100,000 RCEs
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, Liberty Power District of Columbia, LLC, LPT, LLC, and Liberty Power Maryland, LLC (collectively, Liberty or Debtors') have filed for approval at a bankruptcy court to designate NRG Retail, LLC as a stalking horse bidder
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