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April 17, 2023
4/17: PSC Staff Discloses 7 Retail Suppliers Which Received Cease & Desist Letters
Inspire provided the following statement concerning the matter discussed in our story from April 17 (original story below)
April 12, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA filed a motion asking that PURA allow electric aggregators thirty (30) days, from the date the PURA rules on EOE's new instant motion, to have filed their applications for aggregator certificates and comply with PURA's…
April 11, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA issued a further notice to electric suppliers concerning a recent clarification on the entities permitted to enroll customers, as EOE alleged, "EOE has received several communications from entities describing themselves…
April 6, 2023
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted revisions to the the retail electric provider certification rules, with the PUC's final order adopting, without substantive modification, a proposal for adoption that was described in our April 5 story reproduced below:
April 5, 2023
Texas PUC Staff have filed a draft proposal for adoption (PFA) to modify the retail electric provider certification rules
March 31, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA issued direction to all retail suppliers and aggregators that suppliers and aggregators should "immediately" bring their marketing into compliance with PURA's March 30 ruling which held that only entities licensed as…
March 28, 2023
The Pennsylvania PUC has initiated a review of the Customer Assistance Programs (CAPs) at all utilities.
March 22, 2023
Greenlight Energy, Inc. filed a response to a show cause order issued by the Maryland PSC and answer to a Staff complaint which had alleged that Greenlight was, "committing fraud and engaging in deceptive practices," among other alleged violations
March 16, 2023
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that three retail electric suppliers and two brokers failed to file proof of security in the format approved by the PUC. The tentative order proposes to revoke the license of each entity cited in the tentative order
March 14, 2023
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia scheduled a Virtual Cybersecurity Conference to discuss, among other topics, "best practices that telecommunications, electric, and natural gas utilities are taking to protect their infrastructure from cybersecurity threats."
March 13, 2023
The Texas PUC has assigned docket numbers for applications to terminate, in part, or amend the voluntary mitigation plans of three generators
March 9, 2023
A group of Texas senators have unveiled several bills aimed at ERCOT market reform, and among them is a bill that would cap the market share of a retail electric provider, including those REPs under common ownership
March 8, 2023
During today's administrative meeting, Maryland PSC Chairman Jason Stanek said that various PSC Staff offices have issued 8 or 9 cease and desist letters to retail suppliers in the past week
March 2, 2023
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that 18 natural gas retail suppliers and brokers, including several active suppliers, have either failed to pay a required annual or supplemental fee to the PUC, or have failed to file an annual report. The tentative…
March 2, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach, & Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s requested that the Authority issue a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Xoom Energy Connecticut, LLC, in which EOE seeks a civil penalty of $1,500,000, and…
March 1, 2023
Direct Energy, LP, CPL Retail Energy L.P., and First Choice Power, LLC (collectively, Companies) would collectively pay a $193,200 penalty, and would collectively contribute $120,750 to Direct Energy's bill payment assistance program, under a settlement with Texas PUC Staff to resolve alleged…
February 23, 2023
The Connecticut PURA has sought further comment from its Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) and the public concerning EOE's request for clarification that any entity, which is not licensed as an aggregator or supplier, and which enrolls a customer, is an agent of a supplier and…
February 17, 2023
The New York PSC revoked the eligibility of several ESCOs
February 13, 2023
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) announced today that it, "reaffirms Maryland’s Public Service Commission (PSC) decision to seek enforcement of any retail supplier that does not operate within the commission’s consumer protection regulations and Maryland law."
January 26, 2023
PSC Chair: Feels Like "Emptying A Cesspool With A Teaspoon"
Maryland PSC Chairman Jason M. Stanek announced that the PSC will commence a "maximum enforcement" period against retail energy suppliers, commencing February 1, for a period of no less than 6 months
January 11, 2023
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio said that it will make public aggregated data from competitive retail electric suppliers.
December 29, 2022
Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) would pay $100,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve and conclude Commission Staff’s investigation of Oncor for alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 25.214(c), related to 57 disconnections…
December 27, 2022
The Connecticut PURA issued a notice stating that revised RPS rules, which include a new requirement that retail electric suppliers must maintain separate security specific to their RPS obligations, have completed the administrative process.
December 19, 2022
Mega Energy of New England, LLC (Mega) would pay $150,000 under a settlement with the Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) to resolve alleged deficiencies with respect to RPS filings and various annual compliance…
December 16, 2022
The New York PSC denied rehearing of its July 2022 order that had denied waivers to seven specific ESCOs for such suppliers to continue to provide green natural gas products to mass market customers without being subject to the otherwise applicable pricing limits, and set a deadline for such…
