March 28, 2025
Opt-out Program Would, "Conflict With The Public Utility Code," ALJ Says
A Pennsylvania PUC ALJ in an initial decision would deny a petition from the Boroughs of Camp Hill, Carlisle, Hatboro, Lansdowne, Media, Narberth, State College, and Swarthmore which had asked the PUC to hold, via a declaratory judgment, that the opt-out nature of their proposed municipal…
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March 27, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted 5-0 to approve a motion by Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank to convene a public hearing exploring the growing impact of large-scale electric customers — including data centers and other high-energy users — on the state’s electric grid.
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March 27, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued a consumer alert warning about a scam involving telephone calls that falsely claim to be from the PUC, using the phone number of the Commission’s Philadelphia office as the caller ID.
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March 26, 2025
In a recently filed 10-K, Via Renewables, Inc. provided an update on customers transferred under various previously reported recent book purchases
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March 24, 2025
Utility Files To Lower Merchant Function Charge
A tariff change under a newly filed rate case from Columbia Gas in Pennsylvania would provide that switch confirmation letters could be sent to customers via email
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March 21, 2025
Santanna Natural Gas Corporation d/b/a Santanna Energy Services filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to use the trade name "AAA Energy by Santanna" for both electric and natural gas sales
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March 20, 2025
NextEra Energy Services has acquired a book of retail electric customers from Approved Energy II, LLC
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March 13, 2025
Addresses Proposal For "Do Not Switch" List
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final order maintaining the requirement for electric and gas utilities to make Eligible Customer Lists (ECLs) available to retail suppliers, but ordered various changes to the ECL process and addressed related issues
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March 10, 2025
Midwest Energy, Inc and Premier Power Solutions, LLC, both of which were previously acquired by NextEra Energy, have each been merged with NextEra's USource, LLC
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February 28, 2025
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC has filed in Pennsylvania an interim increase in its natural gas commodity supply cost, which also results in a higher merchant function charge, given the operation of how the MFC is calculated
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February 27, 2025
In reporting earnings today, Vistra stated that it, "reached retail performance levels not achieved in the more than two decades competitive markets have been open[.]"
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February 21, 2025
In a letter concerning Duquesne Light's proposal to make a Time of Use generation rate generally available to all default service customers (not only EV owners), the Retail Energy Supply Association asked the Pennsylvania PUC to direct Duquesne Light to make customers aware of TOU rate plans…
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February 20, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Energy Source Group LLC a natural gas broker/marketer license to serve large commercial customers (6,000 MCF or more annually) and industrial customers in all service areas
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February 20, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted The Power Company USA, LLC both electric and natural gas broker/marketer licenses to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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February 20, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC on February 20 issued tentative orders proposing to revoke the licenses of 15 retail energy suppliers, and several brokers, for either: (1) allegedly failing to pay either their annual or supplemental PUC fees through 2024, (2) allegedly failing to file an annual report, or (3)…
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February 20, 2025
Denies Argument That Hourly Default Service Rates Violate State Law PUC OKs Move To Six-Month Fixed Default Service Rates, From Current Quarterly Rate Changes
The Pennsylvania PUC denied a bid from Penn Renewables, LLC to increase the cutoff for fixed-price default service rates at UGI Utilities - Electric Division to 3 MW, from the current 100 kW threshold, and also rejected Penn Renewables' argument that hourly priced default service violates…
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February 18, 2025
In a 10-K for the year 2024, Constellation reported that its customer-facing business serves approximately 1.5 million total customers, and approximately 1.2 million residential customers.
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February 14, 2025
Horizon Power and Light, LLC applied for a Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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February 14, 2025
Woodruff Energy US LLC received an amended Pennsylvania natural gas supplier license to: (1) serve small commercial (less than 6,000 MCF annually) customers in all of its authorized service areas, and (2) serve small commercial (less than 6,000 MCF annually), large commercial (6,000 MCF or more…
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February 10, 2025
Includes Personalized Behavioral Load Shaping Tips To Customers
As directed by the Pennsylvania PUC, Duquesne Light has proposed a new generally available Time of Use generation rate option for customers taking default service supply
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February 7, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted ResCom Energy LLC d/b/a NextVolt Energy a retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes in all service areas
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February 7, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC granted Sheetz Energy, Inc. a retail electric supplier license to serve all customer classes (including residential customers) in all service areas
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January 30, 2025
Inspire Digital Services PJM, LLC filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to withdraw its electric broker/marketer license
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January 28, 2025
As part of a rate case, UGI Utilities - Gas Division in Pennsylvania has filed to increase its purchase of receivables discount rates, due to a proposed change in the merchant function charge
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January 27, 2025
In an application at FERC for approval of its acquisition of Calpine, Constellation proposed to divest all but one of Calpine’s combined cycle natural gas plants in eastern PJM, for a total divestiture of 3,546 MW (summer capacity) of generation.
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