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December 3, 2015
Electricity Maine, LLC sought a waiver from the Maine PUC from Chapter 305 § 4(B)(6)(a) of the Commission’s Rule governing competitive electricity providers, concerning the timing of renewal letters.
December 2, 2015
The Connecticut PURA issued a draft decision which would, among other things, modify the communication methods retail suppliers are required to offer to customers for receipt of various notices, and the mechanisms through which suppliers must accept rescissions
November 25, 2015
A Maryland proposed order adopting a settlement among Washington Gas Light and several retail suppliers became a final order by operation of law on November 24 after the proposed order was not appealed
November 20, 2015
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in a news release yesterday that it, "took another step today to address price formation by directing regional grid operators to submit reports on price formation in their energy and ancillary services markets."
November 19, 2015
In a procedural ruling, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled that it has authority to review a complaint concerning FirstEnergy Solutions' polar vortex surcharge filed by Power4Schools, denying a motion to dismiss from FES which had argued PUCO lacked jurisdiction over what it deems a…
November 17, 2015
A Texas PUC Staffer leading a workshop on adopting new eligibility criteria to identify low-income customers eligible for late payment fee waivers and deposit installments in light of the existing criteria, eligibility for the SBF, being rendered inapplicable with the expiration of the SBF…
November 11, 2015
FERC has granted a request to convene a technical conference and to postpone the comment deadline on new proposed reporting rules to be imposed on all RTO market participants that have been said by retail suppliers to, "impose a substantial new reporting burden," on such participants.
November 11, 2015
Several retail natural gas suppliers have appealed to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio an Ohio hearing examiner's ruling which the suppliers said denied in part the motions for protective orders requested by various suppliers addressing market-sensitive information the suppliers provided to…
November 1, 2015
A diverse group of entities, including retail suppliers, generators, and end users, pressed FERC to hold a technical conference on new reporting rules to be imposed on all RTO market participants that, "impose a substantial new reporting burden," on such participants
October 20, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a strawman proposal to conform PUC Substantive Rules to HB 1101, which requires the elimination of the System Benefit Fund (SBF) balance.
September 23, 2015
FERC revoked the market-based rate authority of the following companies for what FERC said was failure to file electric quarterly reports. M&R Energy Resources Corp. Reliable Power, LLC Susterra Energy, LLC
September 23, 2015
Non-Advocate Staff of the New Hampshire PUC have opposed the sale of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's generating assets, stating, "Staff’s analysis demonstrates that such a sale would not be in the 'public interest' as referenced in RSA 369-B:3-4 a, II."
September 18, 2015
FERC issued a proposed rule to require any market participants in RTOs, including buyers, to file reports concerning the participant's "connected entities" (a new term broader than current affiliate reporting requirements)
September 15, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has denied petition from 35 municipalities to create, under the Hampshire Council of Governments, opt-out municipal aggregation programs, citing, among other reasons, what the DPU termed, "numerous misrepresentations by Hampshire Council to the Municipalities and their citizens…
September 3, 2015
Several New York municipalities have asked the New York PSC for assistance in allowing municipalities to identify ESCOs operating within a municipality's boundary, so that the municipality can know which ESCOs should be remitting Gross Receipts Tax amounts to the municipality
August 31, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC revoked the licenses of the following retail suppliers and brokers for what the PUC found to be each's failure to submit the required security for continued licensure. Batchelor Energy LLC Best Energy LLC Dash Energy LLC Energy Brokers LLC Energy Window, Inc. Facility Solutions…
August 31, 2015
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in which the IURC had found that it lacked jurisdiction over a customer complaint filed against a retail gas supplier in the NIPSCO choice program.
August 24, 2015
A Maine PUC hearing examiner's report concerning Emera Maine’s proposed Heat Pump Program, under which the utility would offer heat pumps to customers, would conclude that the utility itself may not offer the program, though the program may be offered through an affiliate.
August 4, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has sought stakeholder comments as part of its re-examination of several issues from its November 2014 order in Docket 13-07-18, including issues related to: customer notification method requirements; supplier website requirements; cancellation (rescission) methodology…
July 30, 2015
A draft PURA decision would require Viridian Energy, LLC to refund early termination fees to certain customers who left the supplier after an auto-renewal, as the draft would conclude that Viridian, "failed to uniformly apply the cancellation period set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-245o(h)(8)…
July 30, 2015
Due to the various cancellation and enrollment standards that are currently in use in the Connecticut market, "it is difficult for all licensed electric suppliers to uniformly apply Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-245o(h)(8)," regarding automatic renewal of residential customers, a draft Connecticut PURA…
July 24, 2015
The Connecticut PURA issued its preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's 2013 RPS compliance, including each company’s REC banking and required alternative compliance payments.
July 23, 2015
The Connecticut PURA announced that the eighth and ninth meetings of the Supplier Working Group will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, and Tuesday, October 6, 2015, respectively
July 15, 2015
"Many" retail electric and natural gas suppliers and brokers have failed to pay the new annual licensing fee imposed by the Pennsylvania PUC, the Commission said in a Secretarial letter.
July 9, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order which would conclude that over a dozen retail suppliers and brokers are not in compliance with the security requirements of 52 Pa. Code §54.40(a) and (d) and therefore it is appropriate to cancel the EGS license of each company.
