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New York PSC Provides "Reasonable" Reading Of Its Prior Language Allowing Mixed Meter Scenarios To Be Exempt From Mass Market Requirements -- Says ESCO Misinterpreted Policy

PSC's Reading Provides Narrower Exemption From Mass Market Rules For Mixed Meters vs ESCO's Interpretation

The New York PSC, in a rehearing order "confirming" the revocation of the ESCO eligibility of Polaris Power Services LLC, said that Polaris misinterpreted the PSC's "Aggregation Rule", which sets forth the circumstances under which ESCO service to a meter, that would normally be classified as mass…

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Texas QSE Would Pay $90,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff

ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc. (EEMNA) would pay $90,000 under a settlement agreement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §25.507(d)(6) and ERCOT Nodal Protocols §§ 8.1.3.2 and 8.1.3.1.4, related to emergency response service (ERS).

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In New Rulemaking, Pennsylvania PUC Vice Chair Says Status Quo Only "Starting Point" On Payment, Termination-Related Consumer Protections, Seeks Additional Comments, Including Applicability To Small Business

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion to begin a process to codify existing utility consumer protections related to residential utility payment arrangements, winter terminations, medical certifications, protections for domestic violence victims, and similar protections (Docket…

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Consumer Advocate, Which Was Key In Effectively Ending Residential Electric Choice, Warns Of Potential Similar Alleged Abuses In Small Commercial Market, Urges PSC Attention

The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (MEAC), a key driver in passing 2024's SB1 in Maryland which contained various provisions which effectively ended viable residential electric choice, has raised concerns that abuses similar to those alleged in the residential market are allegedly occurring in…

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Texas REP Says ALJ's Application Of Texas PUC's Recent Order On Available Relief In Formal Complaints Could Have, "Far-Reaching And Problematic Consequences", Allow Competitors To Bring Complaints For Competitive Advantage

Value Based Brands d/b/a Express Energy said in an appeal of an order from a Texas PUC ALJ that the ALJ's application of a recent Texas PUC decision concerning the relief available to formal complainants, "could have far-reaching and problematic consequences," including opening the door for…

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Texas PUC Staff Draft Would Ask Whether Current & Proposed Revisions To Retail Market Reporting Requirements Are Sufficient To Monitor Retail Market, Invite Proposals For Additional Metrics

Broad Rule Language Would Empower PUC Staff To Require New Reports In Future To Analyze Changing Retail Market Dynamics Accelerated Due Date For Compliance Reports

Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for publication that would revise the current retail market performance measure reporting requirements, applicable to retail electric providers and other market entities, to implement recent changes in law and to streamline the report

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Maryland PSC Establishes Conditions Under Which Supplier & Broker License Renewals, Relinquishments May Be Approved By PSC Staff Under Delegated Authority

Addresses Suggestions For Rulemaking On Retail Supplier & Broker Financial Requirements

The Maryland PSC issued an order setting forth the conditions under which retail energy supplier license renewals or relinquishments may be approved by PSC Staff under delegated authority, rather than adjudicated by the Commission at an administrative meeting

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Another Complaint Against Texas REP Survives Motion To Dismiss As ALJ Says Complaint's Sought Relief Of Investigation Of Violation Is Relief Within PUC's Authority to Grant

Another formal complaint case at the Texas PUC filed against a Texas retail electric provider has survived a motion to dismiss based, in part, on an ALJ's finding that a complainant's request, that the PUC investigate whether a violation of PURA occurred, is relief of a type that the Commission may…

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Texas PUC Chair Says Complaint Which Solely Requests Monetary Relief Akin To Damages Should Not Be Dismissed, Record Should Be Developed Concerning Potential Violations (REP Complaints Often Dismissed Due To Sought Relief Being Monetary Damages & Outside PUC's Authority)

Texas PUC Chair Thomas Gleeson has issued a memo in advance of tomorrow's open meeting which could implicate how formal complaints against retail electric providers are addressed at the Commission in the future

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