New York PSC Denies Mass Market Eligibility Of Four Existing ESCOs

The New York PSC announced in a news release today that the PSC, "Denied SunSea Energy LLC, Starion Energy NY, Inc., Smart One Energy, LLC, and Josco Energy Corp.’s application for eligibility to serve mass-market customers in New York State after Commission staff found that each of the four ESCOs knowingly made false and misleading statements in its application to do business in New York State."

"The effect of these denials will require each of these ESCOs to cease any and all service to mass market customers in New York State," the PSC said

"These ESCOs operated in Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY, KeySpan Gas East Corp. d/b/a National Grid, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, National Grid, and National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation service territories," the PSC said

It was not immediately clear whether any or all of the ESCOs were actively serving mass market customers, but at least one of the ESCOs, Starion, had received provisional approval to serve mass market customers, with a compliant product, pending the PSC's consideration of the allegations at issue (Sunsea had received similar provisional approval but later was subject to a revocation of its eligibility and return of customers to default service, though the PSC permitted Sunsea to re-apply which is the issue being addressed in the instant order)

Written orders from the PSC were not immediately available.

The allegations which prompted the PSC's orders were detailed in our prior story on show cause orders, or related orders, previously issued to each of the four ESCOs (see background and full details here)

The PSC also announced that it, "Ordered that Got Gas?, LLC and Graystone Technologies, Inc. each show cause within 30 days why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York should not be revoked for allegedly violating the Commission’s Uniform Business Practices rules."

Neither Got Gas?, LLC nor Graystone Technologies, Inc. has customers in New York, the PSC said

Written show cause orders for these two ESCOs were not immediately available