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 electric broker license to serve all customer classes. Affinity Energy Management had been seeking a reduction in the amount of the fine, calling Staff's proposed amount punitive in light of the typical fine of $100 or the equivalent of the Commission assessment the broker would have paid had it been licensed (see 11/4). Staff's penalty amount is based on a fine of $25 per day of operations prior to licensure, as Staff argued that a higher fine is appropriate given Affinity Energy Management's continued brokering even after it became aware of the licensing requirement. Staff noted that, had the Commission followed the penalty precedent in the most similar case where a broker continued serving customers after being made aware of the licensing requirement (where the Commission ordered forfeiture of all Maryland revenues), the fine for Affinity Energy Management would have been in the six figures.

Better Cost Control Receives Maryland Broker License
The Maryland PSC granted Better Cost Control, LLC, d/b/a Ardor Power, an electric broker license to serve residential, commercial and industrial customers.

Glacial Natural Gas Licensed in Five Additional States
Glacial Natural Gas announced that it recently received natural gas supplier licenses in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Virginia and Washington D.C.

North Shore Energy Consulting Seeks Illinois ABC License
North Shore Energy Consulting, LLC applied for an Illinois electric agent, broker and consultant license.

SourceOne Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License
SourceOne, Inc. (DE), d/b/a SourceOne Energy, Inc., applied for a Pennsylvania electric broker license to serve commercial customers over 25 kW and industrial customers in all service areas. SourceOne Energy is an affiliate of Veolia Environnement, S.A., the multinational water supply, waste management, energy, and transport company. SourceOne has approximately 900 MW of electric commodity and 2 BCF of natural gas procurement in the marketplace.