October 2, 2026
Encourages "Restraint" By PUC In Evaluating Actions Which Are Beyond Existing Law
Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw has said in a letter to Pa. PUC Chair Steven DeFrank and other PUC Commissioners that various proposed retail market limits proposed in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania are policies that are properly addressed before the state legislature, not a PUC default service proceeding
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October 2, 2026
Gov. Instead Urges "Crack Down" On Deceptive & Predatory Suppliers
Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) Welcomes Opportunity To Work With Stakeholders On Protections That Don't Eliminate Choice
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer issued the following statement in vetoing HB 393, which included limitations on retail electric supplier rates to residential customers (original story with full details below)
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October 1, 2026
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has vetoed HB 393 which included limitations on retail electric supplier rates to residential customers, but notably included an ambiguous qualifier
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September 28, 2026
The Delaware PSC confirmed that, as anticipated, the final version of 26 DE Admin. Code § 3001 containing various new retail energy marketing and enrollment rules was published in the Delaware Register of Regulations on September 1, 2026
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September 8, 2026
The Secretary of the Pennsylvania PUC has denied a late filed petition from Spark Energy, LLC to intervene in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, which is addressing proposed retail market reforms such as a ban on auto renewals and a price cap for purchase of receivables…
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September 2, 2026
Retail Suppliers Allege Proposed Order Contravenes Rulemaking Process, Establishes Discriminatory Price Regulation
Various retail energy suppliers have filed briefs in opposition to a proposed decision from two Pennsylvania PUC ALJs that would adopt major reforms to the retail electric market at FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, including excluding from the purchase of receivables program any product whose rate exceeds…
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August 24, 2026
Proposed Order Would Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier
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July 7, 2026
Settlement Would Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier Quarterly Affirmative Consent Required For Variable Rate Plans
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company ('FE PA', 'FirstEnergy Pennsylvania", or the 'Company'); the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'); the Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate ('OSBA'); the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania…
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May 26, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) last week issued the following statement addressing a recent letter from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to the state's utilities addressing the cost of capital, utility equity returns, and justification for any sought distribution rate increases (Shapiro's…
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May 6, 2026
Bill Requires Each Renewal Notice To Include Comparison To Price To Compare
The Pennsylvania House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee has reported an amended version of HB 2131 which bans auto-renewals of retail electric fixed rate contacts for residential and small commercial service
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April 16, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association warned against requiring retail energy suppliers to price all products below utility default service rates, as Pennsylvania House (state legislature) Democrats unveiled a slate of energy bills
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April 16, 2026
Retail suppliers owned by NRG Energy will provide billing adjustments totaling $50 million and will undertake other remedial actions under a settlement adopted by the New York PSC to resolve a show cause order previously issued by the New York PSC against nine NRG retail energy suppliers
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April 6, 2026
Massachusetts bills H.4144 and H.15 have been made subject to a study order (Order H.5324), with Order H.5324 discharged to the committee on House Rules
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March 17, 2026
Duquesne Light said that several of the retail electric market reforms proposed by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company, "have the potential to provide substantial affordability benefits to customers, and should be considered in the context of default service throughout the entire Commonwealth…
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March 11, 2026
The Delaware PSC held a hearing today concerning proposed updates to the retail electric market rules
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February 27, 2026
Massachusetts bill H.5151, the bill allowing individual cities and towns to ban individual residential retail electric choice, has been renumbered as bill H.5175 as it was passed to engrossment by the House
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February 24, 2026
Bill's $5 Million Bond Requirement For Retail License May Still Be Read As Including Brokers, With Court Precedent
A newly numbered Massachusetts bill, H.5151, has been reported from the House Ways and Means Committee and would allow individual towns and cities to ban individual residential electric choice
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February 4, 2026
Would Mandate Rate Ready Billing For POR FE PA Residential Shoppers Paid $82 Million More In 2025 Versus Default Service Earlier
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Seeks To Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier
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February 4, 2026
Would Mandate Rate Ready Billing For POR FE PA Residential Shoppers Paid $82 Million More In 2025 Versus Default Service Earlier
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Seeks To Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier
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December 15, 2025
Several ESCO parties have sought clarification or rehearing of the New York PSC's recent decision to implement revisions to General Business Law (GBL) §349-d, which, among other things, generally prohibits ESCOs from changing the rate charged to a customer (with customer having the meaning as…
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December 4, 2025
The reporting date for Massachusetts bill H.4144, which is Gov. Maura Healey's bill which includes various retail energy market reforms, was extended to March 18, 2026
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December 3, 2025
Report Says Residential Shopping Customers Paid $18 Million More Versus SOS Over 14-Month Period (Average of 7¢/kWh Higher, 70% Premium)
The District of Columbia Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) has proposed the imposition of price caps on retail energy suppliers, as well as other retail market reforms, while presenting a report which states that residential shopping customers in D.C. paid $18 million more than default…
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July 29, 2025
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has released updated guidance concerning newly adopted consumer protection regulations addressing, among other things, price disclosures and auto-renewals
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July 17, 2025
Would Require $5 Million Bond For Retail Suppliers; Stakeholders Would Work On Security Levels For Brokers
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have proposed a revised retail electric market reset proposal that, for supplier-initiated enrollments, would require an affirmative response from the customer during the recission period in order for the enrollment to be completed
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July 2, 2025
Rule Form Also Suggests Broad Applicability To Any Fixed-to-Variable Auto-Renewal, Not Only "Introductory" Fixed Rates
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has posted proposed rules to implement two new laws addressing retail supplier notice requirements for the ending of an "introductory" fixed rate -- R.C. 4928.102 (electric) and 4929.221 (gas)
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