August 5, 2020
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed a protest nunc pro tunc at the Pennsylvania PUC opposing the application of Suvon, LLC d/b/a FirstEnergy Advisors for an electric broker/marketer license, as RESA alleged, "FirstEnergy Advisors lacks the technical fitness to maintain the Pennsylvania Public…
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August 4, 2020
AEP Energy Partners announced that it is seeking proposals for off-take from new solar and new or repowered wind facilities located in PJM.
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July 28, 2020
President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to FERC:
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July 27, 2020
IGS Notes Other Industries Allowed To Conduct Door-to-Door Sales, Says PUC Should Not Substitute Its Judgment For That Of The Gov. & Dept. Of Health IGS: View From PUC's July Order, "Misapprehends Reality"
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. d/b/a IGS Energy petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for reconsideration and/or rehearing of the PUC's July 16, 2020 Order that had denied IGS's motion for a partial rescission of the PUC's prohibition on in-person marketing, in order to allow IGS to conduct certain specific…
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July 27, 2020
Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC reported to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that it, "received a notice from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office that it has decided to close its consumer protection investigation into Verde Energy."
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July 20, 2020
Notes Alleged Health & Safety Violations By Retail Supplier's Agent Just After Door-to-Door Sales Allowed To Resume
A group including the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and other groups advocating for low-income customers, petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for rehearing of its recent order allowing the resumption of door-to-door marketing by retail energy suppliers
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July 15, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation between Tomorrow Energy Corporation and PUCO Staff under which Tomorrow Energy agrees to a forfeiture of $126,000 to resolve certain alleged violations related to the enrollment process
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July 15, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio directed SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. and Statewise Energy Ohio, LLC, to cease (1) all residential marketing and new enrollments of residential gas and electric customers, and (2) all door-to-door marketing to small commercial and mercantile gas and electric…
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July 15, 2020
Utilities To Hold Procurement For New Four-Year Capacity Hedge Product For Default Service Plus Separate Energy-Only Auction; Simultaneously Hold Traditional Full Requirements Auctions
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July 10, 2020
The East Ohio Gas Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Ohio has filed tariff pages to implement the new Monthly Retail Rate (MRR) Commodity Service program, as adopted in a previously reported stipulation , which is the new monthly default pricing program under which non-shopping, non-residential consumers…
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July 10, 2020
IGS Energy disclosed in a material change filing that it is acquiring certain Ohio residential natural gas customers from Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. (DES)
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July 9, 2020
Duke Energy Ohio has withdrawn an application before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio under which the utility had been seeking approval of a battery storage pilot project to install a lithium ion battery, rated for approximately 3.95MW/8.9MWH, adjacent to the existing McMann substation in…
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July 1, 2020
AEP Energy said that it, "has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the output of 400 megawatt (MW) of renewable energy from Panther Grove Wind Energy Facility in Woodford County, Illinois."
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a review (Case 20-1195-EL-ORD) of the green pricing program standards in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-42.
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio initiated an investigation of the marketing, sales, and enrollment practices of SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. (SFE Energy) and Statewise Energy Ohio, LLC (Statewise), following allegations from PUCO Staff, which were first reported yesterday, that video shows an agent…
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July 1, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted without modification a stipulation between Provision Power and Gas, LLC d/b/a Quake Energy and PUCO Staff under which Provision Power and Gas has agreed to a forfeiture of $100,000 to resolve alleged violations contained in a Notice of Probable…
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June 30, 2020
Staff Alleges Agent Tells Customer That Bill Will Increase Due To COVID-19 Staff Seeks Suspension Of Suppliers' Certificates Pending Investigation Suppliers Halt Door-to-Door Marketing, "Appalled" By Behavior Of Single Sales Rep
Suppliers Terminate Relationship With Agent & Suspend Vendor; Say Suppliers' Protocols Not Followed
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June 24, 2020
Wells Fargo today announced structured renewable energy agreements with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy), and its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy LLC (MP2 Energy), to secure approximately 150,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually under a renewable retail supply…
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June 24, 2020
Kiwi Energy, a retail energy supplier serving New York and Ohio, announced that it has partnered with Cinch Home Services in order to offer new customers HVAC protection for their homes.
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June 17, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied the applications for rehearing filed by Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, the Retail Energy Supply Association, and Ohio Consumers’ Counsel concerning PUCO's prior order which granted an electric broker and aggregator license to Suvon, LLC, d/b/a…
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June 17, 2020
PUC Maintains Rule Obligating Utilities To Report "Unreasonable Sales Practices"
As part of a periodic review, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio re-adopted, without substantive changes, certain rules relating to utility corporate separation (Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-37)
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June 17, 2020
PUC Warns Supplier Of Strict Enforcement Of Door-to-Door Rules PUC Ends Prohibition On Door-to-Door Marketing By Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers
PUC Ends Prohibition On Door-to-Door Marketing By Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers
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June 17, 2020
PUC Warns Supplier Of Strict Enforcement Of Door-to-Door Rules PUC Ends Prohibition On Door-to-Door Marketing By Retail Energy Suppliers, Brokers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's written order allowing door-to-door marketing to resume provides that, "we find that door-to-door solicitation of CRES [competitive retail electric service] and CRNGS [competitive retail natural gas service] may resume, subject to all relevant requirements…
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June 16, 2020
Part Of Serving As "Trusted Energy Advisor" Includes Behavioral, Incentivized Demand Response Program For Residential Customers AEP Ohio Proposes To Monetize Programs In PJM Market As Available, Keep 20% Of Revenues
As part of its current rate case, AEP Ohio has proposed a new suite of demand-side management programs (DSM Plan) which, as stated in testimony from the company, "represents a return to a more traditional utility role of engaging customers to help manage the peak usage of energy along with ways to…
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June 16, 2020
As part of a rate case, and per prior direction, AEP Ohio has filed what it described as a quantitative and qualitative analysis of its costs related to the provision of SSO service (default service) that are included in its distribution cost of service, and the costs related to shopping service…
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