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Starion Energy Seeks Maryland Electric License

Starion Energy PA has filed an application for a Maryland electric supplier license. A copy of Starion's application was not publicly available.

NetGain Energy Advisors Receives Virginia Aggregation License
The Virginia State Corporation Commission granted NetGain Energy Advisors (organized as NRGing LLC) a natural gas and electric aggregator license to serve commercial and industrial customers.

PUCT Staff Revise NOV Against dPi Energy, Allege Non-Compliance with Advance Payment Protection
PUCT Staff have filed an amended Notice of Violation against dPi Energy, raising the total administrative penalty sought by Staff to $104,250 (Docket 38384). As noted in Staff's original NOV (6/29), Staff needed to perform discovery to ascertain dPi's compliance with Subst. R. 25.107(f)(2), regarding protection of customer deposits and advance payments. Upon discovery, Staff now alleges that dPi has failed to adequately fund a segregated cash account for unearned advance payments. Staff recommended a penalty of $25,000 related to this allegation.

FirstEnergy Solutions Offering Discounts to ChamberChoice Members
FirstEnergy Solutions has entered into an partnership with ChamberChoice, a group purchasing firm serving more than 90 Pennsylvania chambers of commerce, to offer ChamberChoice members discounted electric rates at Penn Power and Duquesne Light. A similar program introduced in the Penelec service area is currently serving more than 3,000 customers. FirstEnergy Solutions is offering small business chamber members at Duquesne Light a fixed price of 6.99¢/kWh until October 2013. FirstEnergy Solutions is offering members at Penn Power a 10% discount off the Price to Compare through June 2011, and then a fixed price of 6.50¢/kWh until June 2013.

Rapid Power Management Officially Launches Pa. Brokering
Rapid Power Management officially announced its entry into the Pennsylvania market yesterday. Rapid Power Management’s Pennsylvania electric broker license was first reported by Matters in September (9/3)

DPUC Approves UI Procurements
The Connecticut DPUC approved United Illuminating's recent procurement of Last Resort Service supplies for the first quarter of 2011, and Standard Service supplies for a portion of load for 2012 and 2013. Retail pricing for Last Resort Service for the period January through March 2011 shall be posted by November 15.