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March 4, 2013
Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has issued to stakeholders proposed revisions meant to improve the Purchase of Receivables programs, but which retain an eventual reversion to dual billing if the customer remains in arrears.
February 5, 2013
The Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection has recommended to the New York PSC that ESCOs be compelled to use utility consolidated billing, with no alternatives.
January 29, 2013
A joint proposal by several parties in the New York PSC proceeding reviewing the acquisition of Central Hudson by Fortis Inc. would require Central Hudson to provide ESCO versus default service cost comparisons on retail access residential bills.
January 29, 2013
Although the New York Attorney General supports the end of purchase of receivables without recourse, New York utilities have balked at the idea, raising concerns that requiring POR with recourse could harm customers and increase administrative costs.
January 23, 2013
A law firm is seeking litigants for a potential class action suit against a Texas retail provider.
January 21, 2013
The District of Columbia PSC affirmed that Pepco's purchase of receivables program shall credit late payment revenues associated with purchased receivables as an offset under the discount rate calculation, as the PSC denied various rehearing requests of its prior POR order.
December 13, 2012
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has established Docket 12-11-01 for an investigation of best practices to facilitate ratepayer, consumer services, and utility interaction in resolving consumer issues.
December 4, 2012
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted interest rates, applicable to retail electric providers and utilities, for over-billings and under-billings and for customer deposits for calendar year 2013.
November 30, 2012
The New York PSC has confirmed the entity responsible for paying credits for excess generation generated by net metered customers who qualify for default hourly pricing, but are served by an ESCO.
November 29, 2012
Requiring distribution utilities to provide ESCO customers with a comparison of their costs under ESCO service versus shadow-billed default service costs would be of "limited value," Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation said in rebuttal testimony in a New York PSC proceeding reviewing its…
November 29, 2012
The Maryland PSC ordered Washington Gas Light to use revenues from late payment fees as an offset to the purchase of receivables discount, resulting in a lower POR discount rate which will go into effect with January 2013 billings.
November 14, 2012
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed proposed interest rates, applicable to retail electric providers and utilities, for over-billings and under-billings and for customer deposits for calendar year 2013.
November 13, 2012
Green Mountain Energy Company and EnTouch Controls have announced that they have partnered to offer the EnTouch Energy Management System (EMS) to new and existing Green Mountain small business customers.
November 8, 2012
Andeler Corporation d/b/a Andeler Power has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a statement of intent to provide retail electric services using a customer prepayment device or system.
November 1, 2012
Issues regarding the provision of ESCO and default service cost comparisons at Niagara Mohawk would be delegated to a collaborative under a term sheet setting forth the key terms of a settlement agreement among NiMo, Department of Public Service Staff, Multiple Intervenors, and other parties that…
October 18, 2012
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed AEP Ohio to make any necessary adjustments to retail supplier billings, which occurred during an "interim" period of capacity pricing, in order to reflect a clarification from PUCO regarding the capacity rate applied to certain customers during…
October 15, 2012
New York PSC Staff have recommended that Central Hudson Gas & Electric be required to provide ESCO customers with a comparison of their cost under competitive supply and the shadow-billed cost they would have paid under bundled service.
October 8, 2012
The Texas Coalition for Affordable Power released an analysis of electric complaints to the Public Utility Commission of Texas showing that the FY 2012 total was the lowest number of electric complaints in Texas in seven years.
October 8, 2012
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and several retail natural gas suppliers have filed a stipulation to govern the exit of Columbia Gas from the merchant function, for both non-residential and residential customers.
October 5, 2012
PNE Energy Supply LLC, d/b/a Power New England, has filed a formal petition with the New Hampshire PUC asking that the Commission review the reasonableness and appropriateness of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's approved charges for selection, billing, and payment and collection services…
October 2, 2012
TXU Energy today released the latest in its “At Your Service” video series.
September 26, 2012
Staff of the New York Public Service Commission have recommended that Niagara Mohawk provide residential electric and natural gas ESCO customers with a comparison of competitive supply costs versus shadow default service costs, including through a notice on the monthly utility consolidated bill…
September 19, 2012
The New York PSC has denied a petition filed by Agway Energy Services, LLC which was seeking an order from the PSC directing Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC or National Grid) to compensate Agway for incremental sales taxes and interest assessed by the New York State Department of Taxation and…
September 4, 2012
Pepco has informed retail suppliers in the District of Columbia that, at this time, it does not intend to provide, on a daily basis, residential interval data from advanced meters to retail suppliers.
September 4, 2012
The New Hampshire PUC has dismissed a petition from PNE Energy Supply LLC to modify certain charges applicable to retail suppliers under Public Service of New Hampshire's tariff.
