November 16, 2011
PECO Prices to Compare to Decrease January 1
PECO has posted updated electric Price to Compare information for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2012.
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November 16, 2011
Pennsylvania Removes Information from Eligible Customer Lists
The Pennsylvania PUC has ordered that customer telephone numbers be excluded from the eligible customer lists (ECL) provided by electric distribution companies (EDCs) to electric generation suppliers (EGSs), in an order published yesterday (M-2010-2183412).
November 15, 2011
License Briefs
The DC Project Seeks Maryland Broker License
November 14, 2011
PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at UGI
The Pennsylvania PUC approved new electric default service rates at UGI Utilities, effective for the three-month period starting December 1, 2011.
November 14, 2011
Duquesne Light Anticipates Moving Residential Default Service to Full Requirements Contracts
Duquesne Light anticipates relying on competitively bid full requirements contracts to serve residential customers under its next default service plan (POLR VI), it said in recent comments to the Pennsylvania PUC.
November 14, 2011
Tentative Pennsylvania Order Would Require Suppliers to Meet Deadline in Submission of Switches
Pennsylvania electric suppliers would be required to submit switches to electric distribution companies (EDCs) prior to a customer-specific deadline under the PUC's tentative order to accelerate the switching process (M-2011-2270442).
November 11, 2011
Cawley Asks if Default Order of Electric Offers on PA Power Switch Should Change
During a retail markets hearing yesterday, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner James Cawley asked stakeholders whether the default order of retail electric offers on PA Power Switch should be modified.
November 11, 2011
License Briefs
Integrys Energy Services Receives D.C. Gas License
November 11, 2011
PECO Seeing 300 Rescissions Per Week
About 300 customers per week ask PECO to rescind a supplier switch submitted for the customer, PECO reported during a Pennsylvania PUC hearing on retail markets.
November 11, 2011
Pa. PUC Says EDC-Affiliated Suppliers Showing Up at Customer Doors Right Before Switches
The Pennsylvania PUC "is hearing anecdotally" that customers who call their electric distribution company for a meter read, in preparation for starting competitive supply, are being visited by the EDC's competitive affiliate in a last-ditch effort to win the customer.
November 10, 2011
Flash: PUC Issues Tentative Order to Accelerate Customer Switching Timeline
The Pennsylvania PUC this morning voted to issue a Tentative Order, for public comment, containing proposed interim guidelines to accelerate the switching process for electric customers.
November 10, 2011
License Briefs
YEP Energy Receives Pennsylvania Supplier License
November 10, 2011
PPL Residential Migration Growth Nears 3,000 for Week
Continuing its recovery, residential migration at PPL for the most recent week neared 3,000 customers, the highest total in months.
November 9, 2011
Briefly
United Illuminating Reports Last Resort Supplier
November 9, 2011
UGI Reports Higher Margin from Retail Supply, Expands to Residential Gas Marketing
UGI's Midstream & Marketing segment reported lower net income for the full fiscal year of 2011 of $52.5 million, versus $68.2 million for the prior fiscal year.
November 9, 2011
Verde Energy Launches Met-Ed/Penelec Offers on PA Power Switch
Verde Energy USA, Inc. has launched residential electric offers at Met-Ed and Penelec on PA Power Switch.
November 8, 2011
Superior Plus Retail Supply Business Lifted by Improved Pricing, Operational Results
Superior Plus' fixed-price energy services business generated gross profits of $9.5 million for the third quarter of 2011, compared to $6.9 million in the prior year quarter (all figures Canadian).
November 8, 2011
Hard End Date to Pa. Default Service Contracts Risks Repeat of Pike County Experience, OCA Says
Requiring all short-term default service contracts in Pennsylvania to have an end date on or before May 31, 2015, "would not adequately protect default service customers from the risk of purchasing under adverse market conditions," the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in response to a…
November 8, 2011
OSBA: Retail Opt-In Auction Unlawful Under Pennsylvania Law
A retail opt-in auction in Pennsylvania would be "unlawful" because it would prevent the offering of default service at the, "least cost to customers over time," as required by statute, the Office of Small Business Advocate said in comments to the PUC (I-2011-2237952).
November 8, 2011
FirstEnergy Utilities Intend to Propose Opt-In Retail Auction in Next Default Service Plan
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power, "anticipate proposing an opt-in offering for non-shopping residential customers," in their upcoming default service plan petition, which will likely cover the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015 (I-2011-2237952).
November 7, 2011
Constellation Poll Finds 78% of Pennsylvanians Willing to Shop for Savings of 10% or More
A statewide poll commissioned by Constellation Energy indicates that 78 percent of Pennsylvania residents would consider switching to a competitive electricity provider if it meant that they could save about 10 percent on the electricity generation portion of their utility bill, Constellation Energy…
November 7, 2011
License Briefs
South Jersey Energy Co. Seeks Expanded Pa. License
November 4, 2011
Briefly
D.C. to Close Investigation of Portfolio Management for SOS
November 4, 2011
PPL Cites "Very Positive" Experience with Retail Business to Date
Earnings from ongoing operations at PPL Corp.'s competitive Supply segment were $208 million for the third quarter of 2011, down from $260 million a year ago.
November 4, 2011
CenterPoint Energy Services Studying Mass Market Expansion in East, Midwest Markets
CenterPoint Energy Services had been studying the expansion of its retail natural gas supply business to small volume customers prior to its purchase of Asgard Energy, and the purchase will give CenterPoint additional experience in serving small volume customers as it weighs expanding to the mass…