June 17, 2026
TLG Commodities Seeks Illinois Retail Supplier License (& License Briefs, 6/17/26)
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June 16, 2026
Several Maryland Utilities List Number Of Customers Served Under Dual Billing By Each Retail Supplier
Several Maryland utilities have begun reporting the number of residential customers served under dual billing by each retail energy supplier
June 12, 2026
Maryland Utilities File New Medium Customer SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric and Potomac Edison have each filed new Type II SOS rates for the 3-month period beginning Sept. 1, 2026
June 12, 2026
Proposed Implementation Of Energy Storage Mandate On Retail Suppliers Would Be Accomplished Via Nonbypassable Recovery, Under Workgroup Report
A Maryland workgroup report has made non-consensus recommendations regarding implementation of energy storage procurements required to be undertaken by retail electric suppliers and the utilities (for SOS customers) under Public Utilities Article (PUA) § 7-1224 through § 7-1229 (Next Generation…
June 12, 2026
Proposed Implementation Of Energy Storage Mandate On Retail Suppliers Would Be Accomplished Via Nonbypassable Recovery, Under Workgroup Report
A Maryland workgroup report has made non-consensus recommendations regarding implementation of energy storage procurements required to be undertaken by retail electric suppliers and the utilities (for SOS customers) under Public Utilities Article (PUA) § 7-1224 through § 7-1229 (Next Generation…
June 12, 2026
PSC Orders Changes To Purchase Of Receivables Design, Endorses Use of Multiple Discount Rates To Be Based On Each Retail Supplier's Own Uncollectibles
The District of Columbia PSC has ordered immediate changes to the design of the residential purchase of receivables (POR) programs at Pepco and Washington Gas Light, and also generally endorsed design changes to be addressed after further investigation
June 11, 2026
PSC Approves Purchase Of Receivables Discount Rate
The Maryland PSC approved as-filed Washington Gas Light's annual update to the purchase of receivables discount rate for non-residential customers
June 8, 2026
OPC Seeks Specific Language Codifying Order Which OPC Interprets As Requiring That Utility Charges Will Be Paid Before Retail Supplier Charges Under Utility Consolidated Billing
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has requested that the PSC include, in a rule concerning post-POR billing for residential customers, a prior PSC finding which OPC argues provides that, under any payment hierarchy, all regulated utility charges which "may" result in termination shall be paid…
June 8, 2026
Report: Residential Electric Choice Customers Paid $48 Billion More Than Default Service Since 2003; $4 Billion More In 2024
Retail Energy Revealed released a report stating that, "Since 2003, American households have paid at least more than $48 billion extra for electricity by switching from regulated utilities to competitive retail energy suppliers," for residential electricity
June 3, 2026
PSC Approves New BGE Electric Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rates
The Maryland PSC approved, as filed, new new non-residential purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates for electricity at Baltimore Gas & Electric, effective June 1, 2026
June 3, 2026
EIA Reports Erroneous Maryland Electric Rate Data (EIA Reported A Rate 13¢ Higher Than Actual Rate)
The Maryland PSC said that, in a recent EIA report, the EIA posted inaccurate electricity price data for Maryland, showing a much higher rate and a much more dramatic increase in rates
June 2, 2026
PSC Orders That Data Showing Number Of Customers Served By Each Specific Retail Supplier, By Each Specific Billing Type, Shall Be Made Public
The Maryland PSC has ordered that the data showing the number of residential accounts served by each retail electric and natural gas supplier, broken out by service area and then by billing type, shall be made public
May 27, 2026
PSC Approves New Purchase of Receivables (POR) Discount Rates At Several Utilities
The Maryland PSC has approved new non-residential purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates at Baltimore Gas & Electric, for natural gas only, and at Potomac Edison, effective June 1, 2026 at each utility
May 26, 2026
New Broker Led By Owner Of Retail Supplier Seeks Additional Licenses (& License Briefs, 5/26/26)
New Broker Led By Owner Of Retail Supplier Seeks Additional Licenses
May 22, 2026
PSC Sets Process For Workgroup To Develop Green Button Connect-Compliant Data Exchange Platform
The Maryland PSC formally established a new Data Exchange Work Group (“DEWG”) for the implementation of a state-wide Green Button Connect (“GBC”) compliant data exchange platform.
May 21, 2026
PSC Orders Work Group To Discuss Consultant's Recommendation On SOS Bypassable Adder, Including Benchmarking To Retail Supplier Rates
The District of Columbia PSC has directed that an SOS working group shall be convened to discuss recommendations from a PSC-retained consultant concerning the bypassable electricity SOS adder currently used in Pecpo's electricity default service rate
May 20, 2026
Utilities File Justification For Hard End Date Of Billing Adjustments Under Legacy POR Program
Pepco and Delmarva in Maryland have, as directed by the Maryland PSC, offered greater justification for the utilities' proposal to establish an end date at which time the EDCs will cease accepting billing adjustments under their terminated residential purchase of receivables programs
May 20, 2026
Briefly: Start-up Broker Named Reliable Energy Services Seeks License; Retail Supplier Rebrands; PSC Reschedules Supplier Billing Rulemaking
Start-up Broker Named Reliable Energy Services Seeks License
May 19, 2026
PECO Bypassable Transmission Rate Increasing; New Rates Also Filed By BGE, Duquesne Light
Several electric utilities have filed annual updates to their bypassable transmission rates which make up part of the default service price
May 15, 2026
PSC To Hold "Emergency" Hearing On Generation Costs (Default Service), Consider Ways To "Mitigate" Cost Increases
The District of Columbia PSC will hold a Legislative-Style Hearing on June 3, "to discuss key drivers and possible solutions to the recent increases in the 'generation' portion of a residential customer’s bill," with PSC Commissioner Richard Beverly in a memo describing the hearing as, "an…
May 15, 2026
Appeals Court: Maryland Failed To Justify Restriction On Retail Suppliers' Green Power Marketing, But Failure Of That Statutory Provision Does Not Require Enjoining Entire SB1 At This Stage, Court Rules
Retail Energy Advancement League provided the following statement concerning the court's decision:
May 15, 2026
Appeals Court: Maryland Failed To Justify Restriction On Retail Suppliers' Green Power Marketing, But Failure Of That Statutory Provision Does Not Require Enjoining Entire SB1 At This Stage, Court Rules
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has held that while retail suppliers are likely to show that renewable energy marketing limitations under 2024's SB1 fail the required precedential tests supporting state limits on speech, the impermissibility of the renewable energy provisions does not, at this…
May 15, 2026
Retail Energy Broker Launches Sale Process
Retail energy broker Trusted Energy LLC has launched a process for the sale of the business or its books.
May 13, 2026
Briefly
Maryland Gov. Formally Signs Bill Changing Level For Residential Rate Caps Applicable To Retail Electric Suppliers
May 13, 2026
PSC Approves New POR Discount Rates At Two Utilities
The Maryland PSC has approved, as proposed by the EDCs, new purchase of receivables discount rates for non-residential customers Pepco and Delmarva, effective June 1, 2026