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February 26, 2014
The New York PSC has adopted new procedures governing the renewal of residential and small non-residential ESCO electric and natural gas contracts, in its retail markets order.
February 3, 2014
Connecticut Democrats have revealed a 2014 legislative agenda including a host of new regulations for electric supplier sales and marketing.
January 17, 2014
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel and Attorney General yesterday issued a consumer alert warning that, "thousands of Connecticut residents [are] currently on rates above 17 cents per kWh, [with] some more than double [the] current Standard Offer price."
November 14, 2013
In a wide-ranging retail market order issued yesterday, the Maine PUC said that it will reopen the customer protection provisions of Chapter 305 to consider the following provisions:
June 24, 2013
The District of Columbia PSC has scheduled for July 12 a hearing on the sales and marketing practices of electric and natural gas suppliers and brokers.
August 15, 2012
Detroit Edison has filed at the Michigan PSC to offer a pilot flat bill (termed fixed bill by Detroit Edison) program to residential customers.
October 21, 2011
Delaware PSC Staff have recommended that the Commission consider reopening Regulation Docket 49 to revise the electric supplier rules to address the potential for residential and small commercial customers to mistakenly commit to variable rates for long terms.
October 11, 2011
The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Connecticut PURA to reopen the record in Docket 10-06-24, regarding the definition of "agent" and supplier responsibility for agents, claiming that PURA, "did not provide an opportunity for a full and fair hearing on the issues involving all…
July 13, 2011
The Connecticut PURA has established a briefing schedule for several issues related to electric customer protection rules under Docket No. 10-06-24 and changes under recent statute (Public Act 11-80).
June 16, 2011
Connecticut Light & Power informed the Connecticut DPUC that it is unaware of any rule or law that explicitly states electric suppliers may not automatically re-enroll customers should the customer's underlying customer contract provide for such action.
March 14, 2011
Connecticut lawmakers have drafted language for SB 1, essentially incorporating language nearly identical to the language of SB 493 which was vetoed in the 2010 session.
February 23, 2011
Aggie Energy to Offer Partial Renewable Products Aggie Energy, offered by broker Branded Retail Energy Company and supplied by Champion Energy Services, said yesterday that it will begin offering partial renewable plans in a bid to make rates more affordable to customers. Previously, Aggie Energy…
January 18, 2011
Exempting New York ESCOs from obtaining new customer authorizations for fixed rate contract renewals with no material changes, with a change in rate not constituting a material change, "is not in the best interest of New York State Consumers and should be modified," the New York State Consumer…
December 17, 2010
As noted during our live blog yesterday, the New York PSC adopted a final ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights. A written order has not yet been published, though a copy of the Bill of Rights can be found attached to the PSC's press release .
November 15, 2010
The New York PSC should not require the express consent of customers for ESCOs to renew such customers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments regarding the proposed ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights and related changes to the Uniform Business Practices (98-M-1343).
October 26, 2010
The Ontario Energy Board denied the relief requested by several competitive energy suppliers regarding the treatment of renewals during the period in which the Board has yet to finalize new disclosure statements required to be provided to customers in order to perform automatic renewals.
October 1, 2010
The New York PSC has posted a draft ESCO consumer bill of rights and modifications to the Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) in Case 98-M-1343.
