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February 16, 2017
A New York PSC Administrative Law Judge has issued guidance concerning the filing of confidential discovery responses by ESCOs in the PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets, including guidance directed to ESCOs who are not party to the case, but who have been served with…
February 9, 2017
A Texas Administrative Law Judge issued an interim order granting a partial summary decision which concludes that Current Utilities, Inc., "served as an aggregator and provided aggregation services without first registering as an aggregator."
February 6, 2017
Frontier Utilities, LLC would pay $160,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve an investigation of Frontier for alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 25.474(n), related to Fees, and 25.498(c)(7)(G), related to Requirements for Prepaid Service.
February 1, 2017
Several more ESCOs have filed requests for waivers with the New York PSC in order to continue to serve assistance program participant (APP) customers.
January 30, 2017
FERC, "is working to get as many orders out as we can in the time we have left with a quorum," Acting FERC Chairman Cheryl LaFleur said in a statement
January 25, 2017
Natara Feller, Esq., Managing Member at Feller Law Group and counsel to the Impacted ESCO Coalition, responded favorably to the news, “We are encouraged by the Commission’s decision as the extension provides additional time for ESCOs, industry groups, and the Commission to collaborate on the best…
January 13, 2017
The Michigan PSC has issued a customer annual order requiring retail electric suppliers and other LSEs to submit a self-assessment of their ability to meet their customers’ expected electric requirements and associated reserves during the five-year period of 2017 through 2021
January 5, 2017
In response to an inquiry, the Connecticut PURA has informed Public Power, LLC that the "Form 2" notice of contract expiration and rate change is not required to be sent to residential customers in instances where customers have already renewed with the supplier, or the customer has already dropped…
January 5, 2017
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Acting Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Nonie Manion announced, as described in a news release, "the plea and conviction of Gary Mole, 52, an Australian citizen and the former CEO of Glacial Energy Holdings ('GEH'), stemming from the…
January 4, 2017
The Connecticut PURA has sought further comment concerning the treatment of incidental residential meters for purposes of compliance with various retail supplier summary information which must be included on bills, and other requirements.
December 30, 2016
The Connecticut PURA issued a final order addressing, on an interim basis, obligations of retail suppliers and utilities with respect to net metered customers, which defers to a working group certain retail supplier obligations.
December 28, 2016
Warning that acceptance of a proposed settlement between Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) and the Prosecutorial Unit (PRO) of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority concerning RPS compliance would be discriminatory, Clearview Electric, Inc. filed an objection to the settlement, given that…
December 21, 2016
Proposed rules contained in an Illinois Commerce Commission first notice order requiring retail electric suppliers to call customers to inform them of contract renewals may result in suppliers running afoul of FCC rules, ICC Staff said in comments on the first notice order
December 19, 2016
The New York PSC has reinstated Astral Energy, LLC's ability to market to and enroll non-residential customers.
December 12, 2016
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas has filed an updated draft of the electric scope of competition report, which, for the first time publicly, includes a discussion of draft recommendations that the Legislature may wish to consider.
December 8, 2016
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has signed SB2814, the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill, which also requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to consider imposing a new tax on retail electric and gas suppliers, in the form of an assessment to contribute to the state's Public Utility Fund (which helps fund…
December 6, 2016
Apparently addressing a dispute concerning whether alleged misrepresentations by a retail supplier to informal inquires from Illinois Commerce Commission Staff violated statute, the enrolled version of the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814) provides that any response to the ICC, including Staff…
December 6, 2016
The enrolled text of the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill has been posted, which confirms that, as expected, the enrolled version of the bill requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to consider imposing a new tax on retail electric and gas suppliers, in the form of an assessment to contribute to the…
December 1, 2016
A late amendment offered to the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814) would direct the Illinois Commerce Commission to consider making alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers subject to assessments under the Public Utility Fund
November 23, 2016
The Michigan PSC, in an order concerning changes to the natural gas reservation charge at DTE Gas (see related story today here) has ruled on whether retail supplier volumes and average customer rate data is entitled to trade secret status
November 21, 2016
Several NRG Energy retail electric providers would collectively pay a $900,000 civil penalty, and make a $600,000 contribution to their bill payment assistance program, under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code §…
November 16, 2016
The New Jersey BPU has issued a letter to retail suppliers regarding implementation of a decrease in the sales and use tax
November 8, 2016
Ambit Northeast, LLC would make a $17,000 payment to Operation Fuel, in lieu of a civil penalty and finding of violation, under a settlement with the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel concerning the reporting of Ambit's 2013 RPS compliance
November 4, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a settlement between Commerce Energy, Inc. d/b/a Just Energy and PUCO Staff under which Just Energy will pay $125,000 to resolve a November 2015 Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance.
November 2, 2016
NYSERDA has posted the amount of 2017 Tier 1 RECs to be offered for sale by NYSERDA, the Tier I REC price, and 2017 Alternative Compliance Payment amounts, under New York's new LSE-imposed renewable energy compliance obligation.
