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July 1, 2015
Light Power & Gas, LLC has responded to a show cause order issued against the ESCO by the New York PSC in which the PSC had alleged that the company failed to file an annual compliance update to its license, and allegedly failed to file with the Secretary information on the entities marketing on its…
June 24, 2015
Oncor will soon return certain deposits collected from retail electric providers related to transition charges back to the REPs.
June 19, 2015
The New York PSC has issued show cause orders to six ESCOs, directing each company to show why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York State should not be revoked, or why other consequences as set forth in the Commission's Uniform Business Practices (UBP) should not be imposed, for alleged non…
June 15, 2015
Direct Energy, LP would pay $220,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve allegations that it initiated disconnection of customers during an extreme weather emergency, contrary to PURA § 39.101(h) and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.498(j)(1)
June 9, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued letters to 11 retail suppliers directing the suppliers to comply with a November 2014 order requiring all suppliers to update their contact information with the Authority.
June 5, 2015
Connecticut Schedules Supplier Working Group Meetings
May 14, 2015
The Connecticut PURA will not require South Jersey Energy Company to return customers to default service because South Jersey Energy did not timely file an application to "renew" its license, as PURA has now concluded that licenses, though subject to review every five years, do not automatically…
May 13, 2015
"The duty [of retail electric providers] to disclose the applicability of demand charges is only upon enrollment , not after that time," Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a statement of position concerning a complaint case regarding demand charges (all emphasis in original).
May 12, 2015
The New York Attorney General said in comments to the PSC that Buy Energy Direct, LLC's eligibility to serve residential customers should not be reinstated until several conditions are met.
May 9, 2015
A final Connecticut PURA decision granted an electric supplier license to REP Energy, LLC, and conditioned the license on, among other things, an $18,000 donation to Operation Fuel.
May 8, 2015
Verde Energy USA, Inc. would make a $2,000 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel, Inc. to fully resolve a Connecticut PURA Notice of Violation which had alleged that Verde was not in complete compliance with the requirements for quarterly rate notices sent to customers.
May 5, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued a notice concerning new standard contract summary templates and examples of contract summaries which it said are non-compliant with the new standard.
April 30, 2015
The New York PSC issued a discussion document drafted by Staff in advance of a previously reported technical conference on ESCO eligibility requirements (licensing), and one of the considerations is the automatic imposition of additional licensing requirements for ESCOs with high complaint rates.
April 30, 2015
The New York PSC issued a discussion document drafted by Staff in advance of a previously reported technical conference on ESCO eligibility requirements (licensing), and one of the considerations is the introduction of "self-regulation" into the retail energy market.
April 27, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a written order concerning its assessment of its oversight costs to electric generation suppliers (EGSs) and natural gas suppliers (NGSs), including brokers.
April 24, 2015
Clearview Electric, Inc. would make a $7,500 charitable contribution to Operation Fuel under a settlement with Connecticut PURA prosecutorial staff to resolve alleged violations related to the requirement to timely file a gross revenue report.
April 24, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Chairman Robert Powelson and Commissioner Gladys Brown to issue a final order concerning the assessment of annual fees on electric generation suppliers and natural gas suppliers (which may include brokers), which maintains the use of a supplier's intrastate…
April 23, 2015
A draft Connecticut PURA decision would grant an electric supplier license to REP Energy, LLC, but would condition the license on, among other things, an $18,000 donation to Operation Fuel.
April 23, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has referred to the Connecticut Attorney General the matter of People's Power & Gas LLC's alleged failure to fulfill its obligation under a settlement to donate $35,000 to Operation Fuel.
April 20, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved Sharyland Utilities, LP's application to make certain refunds to retail electric providers for failing to meet various service quality metrics.
April 16, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has stayed implementation of new supplier marketing standards and disclosure statements applicable to electric suppliers which were recently adopted in Docket 14-07-20.
April 14, 2015
Luminant Energy Company LLC and Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed for approval of a voluntary mitigation plan (VMP).
April 13, 2015
A dozen retail electric providers have agreed to pass on to customers a reliability credit Sharyland Utilities, LP is providing the REPs for not meeting certain service quality standards.
March 19, 2015
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would find that a Blue Pilot Energy, LLC terms of service contained confusing and "ambiguous" language regarding rate changes, and would therefore find that the terms of service violate Commission regulations that require the use of plain language and…
March 17, 2015
At a recent supplier working group meeting, the Connecticut PURA issued several compliance directives and reminders to suppliers, including direction to timely respond to customer complaints.
