May 23, 2019
Maryland 50% RPS Bill To Become Law As Governor Won't Veto
Maryland's 50% RPS bill, SB0516, will become law as Governor Larry Hogan said that he won't veto the bill
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May 22, 2019
PSC Sets Meetings On Adding Long-Term Contracts To SOS, Investigation Of SOS Reconciliations
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia will hold the second Standard Offer Service (SOS) Working Group meeting on Friday, June 7, 2019
May 21, 2019
PSC Fines Broker
The Maryland PSC granted Light Star Energy Group, LLC an electric broker license to serve residential, commercial and industrial customers in all service areas. In doing so, the Commission directed Light Star Energy Group, LLC to pay a civil penalty to the Commission in the amount of $1,000 for…
May 20, 2019
Retail Supplier Announces Its Corporate Partnership With Baltimore Orioles, Signage, Branding
Agway Energy Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Suburban Propane, LP, today announced its corporate partnership with the Baltimore Orioles.
May 15, 2019
Maryland Storage Working Group Files Revised "Proof of Regulatory Concept" Storage Proposals, Still Include Models With Utility Ownership, Operation
The Maryland PC 44 energy storage working group has filed a revised Proof of Regulatory Concept Program Proposal which is intended, "to test innovative regulatory and business models for energy storage."
May 15, 2019
PSC Staff Seek Show Cause Orders Against Three Retail Suppliers For Alleged Slamming, Misleading Statements
Staff of the Maryland PSC, in separately filed complaints, have requested that the Commission issue show cause orders to three retail suppliers alleging instances of slamming and misleading statements
May 14, 2019
PSC Staff Oppose Cap On Default Service Rate Increase Sought By Utility
Maryland PSC Staff have opposed a cap on an SOS rate increase at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)
May 14, 2019
PSC Staff Says Utility's Default Service Cost Proposal Places Retail Suppliers At Disadvantage
Staff of the Maryland PSC said in comments to the Commission that a proposal from Pepco to recover certain transmission costs would place retail electric suppliers at a disadvantage
May 13, 2019
BGE Files Revised Generation Rates On Further Update To SOS Admin. Charge, Also Files New Bypassable Transmission, Reconciliation Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed a further revision to the "Total Generation Rate" for residential and Type I SOS customers for the period October 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, and Type II SOS customers for the period June 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. BGE also filed an updated bypassable transmission…
May 13, 2019
PSC Staff Seeks Show Cause Order Against Retail Provider Due To Three Alleged Instances Of Slamming, One In Which 'Wet' Signature Could Not Be Produced
Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland ("Staff") filed a complaint pursuant to Section 20.07.03 of the Code of Maryland Regulations ("COMAR") requesting that the Commission issue an order directing that Smart One Energy, LLC ("Smart One") show cause why its license to provide natural gas…
May 13, 2019
PSC Staff Seeks Show Cause Order Against Retail Supplier Due To Three Alleged Instances Of Slamming, One Alleged Instance Of Misrepresentation As Utility
Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland ("Staff") filed a complaint pursuant to Section 20.07.03 of the Code of Maryland Regulations ("COMAR") requesting that the Commission issue an order directing that SmartEnergy Holdings d/b/a SmartEnergy ("SmartEnergy") show cause why its license to…
May 9, 2019
Delmarva-Md. SOS Energy Supply Rate To Increase 6% In October For Residential, Small C&I Customers
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2019
May 9, 2019
Pepco Residential SOS Generation Rate To Increase 20% In October
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2019
May 7, 2019
Maryland PSC Approves Supplier Consolidated Billing, Implementation Not Immediate, Subject To Working Group
Retail Suppliers Not Granted Disconnection Authority
Note: EnergyChoiceMatters.com was first to report at 2:38 p.,m. on May 7 that the Maryland PSC authorized SCB, with an exclusive alert to our email alert subscribers
May 3, 2019
License Briefs
Rushmore Energy Receives Retail Supplier License In New State
May 3, 2019
Utility Files To Decrease Residential Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rate
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed new POR discount rates to be effective June 1, 2019
May 2, 2019
BGE October Residential, Type I SOS Rates To Increase 10%
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period October 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, and Type II SOS rates for the period June 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019.
May 1, 2019
BGE Files New Purchase Of Receivables (POR) Discount Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed proposed updated purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates for electricity and natural gas, to be effective June 1, 2019
April 26, 2019
Potomac Edison Small Commercial SOS Rates Falling 15%, New Non-Residential Rates Filed
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new SOS rates for Type I customers for the periods beginning June 1, 2019 and October 1, 2019, and new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning June 1, 2019
April 25, 2019
Delmarva Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019
April 25, 2019
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019
April 18, 2019
Direct Energy Expands Free Weekends Product To Two New States
Direct Energy has begun offering its residential Free Power Weekends 12 electricity plan in Washington D.C. and parts of Maryland
April 17, 2019
Delmarva Files Corrected Maryland SOS Rates For Period Beginning June 1
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC corrected residential and Type I SOS generation rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019
April 16, 2019
Retail Supplier Seeks Waiver Of Certain PSC Rules For Newly Developed "Innovative" Product
Star Energy Partners LLC (Star) has petitioned the Maryland PSC for a waiver of certain COMAR provisions to enable Star to offer a real-time wholesale electricity market index product to customers in Maryland that would include a subscription (or membership) charge
April 12, 2019
Maryland Assembly Approves Bill Requiring Improvements To Maryland PSC Energy Shopping Websites, Rate Boards
Includes Revised Mandate For Participation
The Maryland House and Senate have passed HB0689, which requires the PSC to offer improved versions of retail electricity and natural gas shopping websites which list offers from retail suppliers