December 13, 2010
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WGES Launches PECO Residential Offers Washington Gas Energy Services has launched residential electric service at PECO. WGES is offering:
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December 10, 2010
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GearyEnergy Receives Ohio Electric License The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted GearyEnergy, LLC an electric supplier license to serve commercial, mercantile, and industrial customers in all service areas (11/8).
December 7, 2010
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Public Power, Energy Plus Holdings LLC Post Residential PECO Rates Public Power LLC has started offering residential electric service at PECO, with a fixed rate of 9.799¢/kWh for 12 months. The product includes an early termination fee of $75. Additionally, Public Power customers receive $500…
December 6, 2010
ABACCUS Residential Rankings Shift As Load Size Added to Criteria
Texas retained its top spot in the Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States (ABACCUS) for residential markets reported by Distributed Energy Financial Group, but the addition of several new criteria jumbled the rankings after the top three.
December 6, 2010
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Fireside Natural Gas Receives Waivers to Offer Prepaid Product in Georgia The Georgia PSC approved Fireside Natural Gas, LLC's requested waivers of applicable disconnection rules to allow Fireside to offer a prepaid natural gas product. Fireside customers will be offered the same published fixed and…
December 6, 2010
Viridian Energy Seeks Ohio License, Anticipates Q1 2011 Entry in New York
Viridian Energy PA LLC applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas.
December 6, 2010
PPL Electric Seeks Approval for 50 MW Long-Term Contracts Procurement
PPL Electric Utilities filed a petition with the Pennsylvania PUC requesting approval of the procurement of a 50 MW block of fixed price default supply for residential customers through a 10-year unit contingent procurement, as provided in its default service settlement.
December 6, 2010
PPL Electric Files Proposed Transmission, Generation Supply Rates
PPL Electric Utilities has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a proposed calculation of its 2011 Transmission Service Charge for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011.
December 3, 2010
Pa. PUC Approves PPL TOU Tariff, Directs PPL to Include Future Programs as Part of Default Service Filing
The Pennsylvania PUC approved PPL Electric's optional Time of Use (TOU) generation tariff as filed for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013.
December 3, 2010
License Briefs
Aero Energy Receives Pa. Gas License The Pennsylvania PUC granted Aero Energy, organized as Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Solutions Inc., a natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, at Columbia Gas, PECO, Philadelphia Gas Works, and all three UGI…
December 3, 2010
ConEdison Solutions PECO Residential Market Entry Includes Affinity Program with Make-A-Wish Foundation
ConEdison Solutions entered the PECO residential market by offering a fixed-rate product with no termination fee, and an affinity program which includes donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
December 3, 2010
Pa. PUC Would Maintain Current Treatment of Uncollectibles in PPL POR Under Non-Binding Poll
In a non-binding poll, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioners unanimously endorsed an ALJ's recommendation regarding the treatment of uncollectibles under PPL Electric's Purchase of Receivables program, including rejecting the Retail Energy Supply Association's proposal ( 9/7 ) to institute a nonbypassable…
December 2, 2010
Top Briefs
RetailOPCO of Texas, led by Australian Power Market Veterans, Receives Texas REP License The PUCT granted RetailOPCO of Texas, Inc. a REP certificate. As only noted in Matters, RetailOPCO is a start-up led by several veterans of the Australian power market ( see 8/26 ). Thomas Alexander Gilpin…
December 1, 2010
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Illinois House Passes Tenaska Sourcing Agreement Bill The Illinois House passed SB2485, the Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center sourcing agreement bill, by a vote of 63-50 late Tuesday. The approval came after an earlier vote failed by two votes, with some representatives saying their affirmative vote…
December 1, 2010
License Briefs
Md. PSC Fines Affinity Energy Management, Grants Broker License The Maryland PSC declined to adjust Staff's recommended penalty and fined Affinity Energy Management, LLC $22,500 for operating as a broker in the state without the requisite license. The PSC also granted Affinity Energy Management an…
December 1, 2010
RESA Opposes West Penn Power $6 Charge Per Utility Consolidated Bill
West Penn Power's proposed consolidated billing charge of $6 per bill per month, which is part of its proposed Purchase of Receivables program, "will result in an excessive and unworkable effective discount rate," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in a motion to intervene filed with the…
November 30, 2010
License Briefs
U.S. Gas & Electric Seeks Pa. Electric License Energy Services Providers, Inc., trading as U.S. Gas & Electric and Pennsylvania Gas & Electric, applied for a Pennsylvania electric supplier license to serve all customer classes, including residential customers, in all service areas. Pennsylvania Gas…
November 24, 2010
PPL Reaches Settlement on Long-Term SREC Contracts for Default Service
PPL Electric Utilities, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate and several other parties have submitted a settlement that resolves all but one issue regarding changes to the procurement of solar RECs (SRECs) for PPL's residential default service customers…
November 24, 2010
Pa. PUC Trial Staff Opposes FirstEnergy Solutions Home Rule Opt-Out Aggregation Petition
Opt-out municipal aggregation programs, regardless of whether they are run by home rule municipalities, "operate in contravention to 66 Pa. C.S. § 2807(d)(1) and 52 Pa. Code § 57.173, thereby making them impermissible," the Pennsylvania PUC Office of Trial Staff said in supporting petitions for a…
November 23, 2010
Penn Power Files Updated Prices to Compare for Period Beginning December 1
Penn Power has filed updated Price to Compare information for the period December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011 as follows:
November 23, 2010
License Briefs
Planet Energy Seeks Maryland Gas License Planet Energy (Maryland) Corp. applied for a Maryland natural gas supplier license. A copy of Planet Energy's application was not immediately available.
November 23, 2010
PECO Generation Rates for Commercial Customers to Increase Nov. 30, 2010
The average generation rate for commercial customers on Rate GS at PECO will increase from 5.71¢/kWh to 8.98¢/kWh effective November 30, 2010, under a further reconciliation of PECO's competitive transition charge.
November 22, 2010
PECO Petitions Pa. PUC for Extended AEC Banking Period
PECO has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC (P-00072260) for approval to apply non-solar, Tier I alternative energy credits (AECs) obtained and banked during its "cost recovery period" (the period during which rate caps were in place) under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Act (AEPS) towards…
November 22, 2010
License Briefs
Duke Energy Retail Sales Receives Pennsylvania License The Pennsylvania PUC granted Duke Energy Retail Sales, LLC an electric generation supplier license to serve commercial customers over 25 kW, industrial customers, and governmental customers in all service areas (Only in Matters, 9/17/10). Duke…
November 19, 2010
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Starion Energy Seeks Pennsylvania Electric License