November 19, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) released a third-party audit report finding that no costs for stadium naming rights have been charged to customers of FirstEnergy’s three Ohio electric distribution utilities.
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November 18, 2021
PUC Approves Utility Plan To Work With Consumer Advocate On Displaying, On Shopping Customers' Bills, Price Comparison; Calculation Of Savings Available Under Default Service
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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 11, 2021
Will Offer "All-You-Use" Flat Subscription Billing, Will Provide Customers With Its Own Consolidated Bill & Pay Utility/Supplier On Behalf Of Customers
Plus Energy Services LLC, a recently created subsidiary of The AES Corporation, applied for an Ohio electricity broker license to serve residential customers in all service areas
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November 10, 2021
U.S.-based retail energy supplier Kiwi Energy has sent a letter to KiWi New Energy, a Taiwan-based energy marketer which has stated an intent to enter the Texas retail electric market, in which Kiwi Energy stated that the purpose of the letter was, "to place you [KiWi New Energy] on notice regarding…
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November 8, 2021
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended in a report on a supplier consolidated billing (SCB) pilot at AEP Ohio that SCB should not be expanded at this time, as Staff cited, "poor participation of the eligible providers and concerns with the methods of customer enrollment[.]…
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November 8, 2021
Josco Energy USA, LLC is assigning 33 residential natural gas supply customer contracts to Median Energy Corp.
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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 3, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted Dominion Energy Ohio's application to terminate Gasearch LLC’s participation in Dominion’s Energy Choice program.
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November 3, 2021
In response to a matter on remand from the Ohio Supreme Court, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio today vacated its prior order granting Suvon, LLC d/b/a FirstEnergy Advisors certification as an electric broker/aggregator
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November 2, 2021
Default Prevents Contemplated Transfer Of Customers To Another Supplier Under Book Sale
Updated: Switch provided the following statement:
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November 2, 2021
Gasearch CEO Susan Faith filed the letter below with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on November 2 in which Faith states that a suitor is prepared to proceed with a merger/acquisition of Gasearch and that such suitor could have financial commitments ready as early as November 2
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November 2, 2021
Several Ohio electric utilities (EDUs) have applied for rule waivers at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to, temporarily, continue to bill their own, or an affiliate's, non-jurisdictional services on utility bills, as a new rule takes effect, which prohibits such billing, unless the utility…
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November 1, 2021
The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Ohio (DEO or the Company) filed an application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio requesting authority to terminate or suspend Gasearch, LLC (Gasearch) from participation in DEO’s supplier program
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October 29, 2021
Utility Withdraws Broadband Deployment Proposal Retail Supplier Data Access, Use Of AMI Data For Settlement Addressed Settlement Would Provide For Territory-Wide Deployment Of Smart Meters
As part of a stipulation addressing advanced metering (AMI) and related smart grid issues, AEP Ohio ("the Company") has agreed to withdraw a smart energy app that would have provided smart home and energy management tools to customers.
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October 28, 2021
In reporting third quarter earnings today, AEP reported that its competitive Retail segment, within its Generation & Marketing segment, contributed 2 cents per share (about $10 million) less to operating earnings in the third quarter of 2021, versus the year-ago quarter
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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 20, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the application of Mega Energy of Ohio, LLC for certification as a competitive retail natural gas service marketer (supplier), to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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October 20, 2021
In adopting final rules relating to standard filing requirements for rate cases for electric and natural gas utilities, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio declined to adopt certain proposed language from Staff concerning the filing by utilities of information related to the utilities' provision…
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October 20, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted without modification a settlement among PALMco Power OH, LLC and PALMco Energy OH, LLC (PALMco), Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel under which PALMco will provide up to $215,000 in further…
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October 14, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from a September auction for a portion of standard service offer supplies at Duke Energy Ohio for the June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023 delivery period.
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October 13, 2021
Proposes Rate Cap On Variable Rates Proposes Ban On Gift Cards, Similar Inducements For Enrollments Proposes That "All" Third-Party & Independent Sales Agents Be Required To Register With PUC Would Ban Auto-Renewals
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has filed, in comments to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, a broad proposal for a series of retail energy market rule changes
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October 6, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has provided an effective date for the adoption of previously reported new rules which do not allow electric utilities to discriminate in the provision of billing for non-commodity and similar services
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October 6, 2021
NRG Among Energy Providers Partnering With Google On Nest Renew Google Touts Ability For Customers To Receive RECs, Usage Insights Without Having To Change Power Provider Or Leave Utility
Google is launching, via a preview to invited customers, Nest Renew, a suite of services connected to Google's latest smart thermostat that includes matching users with RECs and providing a single bill with the customer's utility and Nest charges
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September 29, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) announced today that it ordered its third-party auditor to examine utility rates paid by customers of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities to ensure that such rates do not include charges for stadium naming rights.
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