Proposed Order Would Allow Another Retail Supplier To Resume In-Person Marketing At Storefronts

Proposed orders from an Illinois ALJ would grant petitions from Just Energy to resume in-person marketing of both electricity and natural gas at storefronts and similar retail establishments, subject to conditions

As exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com, the ICC recently granted the NRG retail suppliers the ability to conduct in-store, in-person marketing (for electricity only) subject to conditions, with the proposed order recommending the same conditions for Just Energy

Under the draft order, Just Energy may resume in-store, in-person marketing subject to the following conditions:

• Just Energy shall comply with not only the requirements of the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, but also with the requirements of their retail partners and their own safety requirements, as well as those of any municipality or county in which it conducts in-person solicitations; Just Energy will not be held harmless for failure to comply with all such requirements

• Just Energy shall monitor the actions of its sales agents and any third-party vendors to make sure that all requirements, including the Commission’s requirements in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 412, are being met;

• The relief granted to be granted by the proposed order only applies to those areas of the State that remain in Phase 4 status, and if the State as a whole or any area reverts to Phase 3 or lower, or any municipality determines that Phase 4 or similar retail guidelines cannot be maintained consistent with public safety, Just Energy must immediately cease in-store solicitations

The relief under the proposed order would only apply to Just Energy, and not any other retail suppliers

Separately, Inspire Energy Holdings newly filed a motion for authorization to resume in-store marketing (for electricity) with retail partners subject to the same requirements, obligations, and restrictions identified in the Interim Order that granted such authorization to NRG

Docket 20-0310 et al.