December 24, 2025
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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December 19, 2025
BKV-BPP Retail LLC has appealed an interim order from a Texas PUC Administrative Law Judge which had ordered the reconnection of service to a customer which had filed a formal complaint against the REP, as BKV-BPP Retail said that the order is inconsistent with the applicable rule
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December 19, 2025
Includes $5 Million Payment To Retail Energy Trade Group
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have agreed that neither they nor any affiliates will offer competitive retail electric service in Ohio for a period of five years, under a settlement with major stakeholders
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December 17, 2025
EIF Channelview Retail Energy, LLC, an Option 2 retail electric provider, would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§ 25.53(c)(1) and (c)(3), related to the filing of a required Emergency Operations Plan (EOP…
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December 10, 2025
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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December 5, 2025
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended that the Commission approve an amendment to the retail electric provider certificate of EE REP 2, LLC f/k/a MI Texas REP 2, LLC.
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December 4, 2025
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a recommended proposal for adoption to implement changes to the rules governing the required development and submission of Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) by various industry participants, including REPs
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December 1, 2025
Calpine Corporation provided notice to the Texas PUC of termination of its Voluntary Mitigation Plan (VMP) effective December 2, 2025.
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November 24, 2025
New York Dept. of Public Service Staff have posted updated versions of the Uniform Business Practices applicable to retail energy suppliers (ESCOs), reflecting the PSC's November 13 order to implement revisions to General Business Law (GBL) §349-d, which, among other things, generally prohibits…
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November 21, 2025
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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November 20, 2025
In comments to the Texas PUC, the City of Houston has recommended new performance measure reporting for retail electric providers, including, "hav[ing] the REPs report Customer Enrollment Accuracy including the correct rate plan, term, and charges [REP rate plan and applicable term, TDSP Pass…
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November 19, 2025
Potential For Customer "Confusion" From Shared Name Does Not Equate To A Violation Of Corporate Separation Law, PUCO Says
PUCO Finds CRES Competitors Were Harmed By FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs' Warm Transfers, Consolidated Billing For Products Business
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November 14, 2025
ERCOT said in a market notice that it has updated the introductory section of the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot webpage.
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November 14, 2025
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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November 10, 2025
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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November 4, 2025
Staff of the Texas PUC have recommended that the PUC deny an amendment to the retail electric provider certificate of EE REP 2, LLC f/k/a MI Texas REP 2, LLC. The amendment was sought by EE REP 2, LLC to reflect, among other things, a change in ownership and control, including changes to the…
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October 30, 2025
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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October 29, 2025
The Maine PUC issued an advisory ruling concerning the use of RECs for RPS compliance when such RECs were generated by a facility prior to the facility's RPS certification by the PUC, and the facility later became RPS certified by the PUC
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October 23, 2025
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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October 17, 2025
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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October 15, 2025
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas petitioned the PUC to revoke the retail electric provider (REP) certificate of Onxy Electric Energy LLC (Onxy) as Staff alleged, among other things, that Onxy, "has a demonstrated pattern of not responding to Commission inquiries in a timely fashion…
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October 14, 2025
The Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM), in an RFI in the Texas PUC proceeding reviewing a proposed merger under which Texas-New Mexico Power Company would become an indirect subsidiary of Troy ParentCo LLC (Troy) and Blackstone Infrastructure, asked whether TNMP, as part of the…
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October 7, 2025
The relief sought by complainants at the Texas PUC may be, "a Commission order finding violations occurred," the Texas PUC said in a written order memorializing the PUC's decision to deny a proposal for decision which would have dismissed a customer complaint case against Oncor for failure to state…
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October 3, 2025
The New York Department of Public Service revoked the registrations of 31 brokers and/or consultants for alleged failure to pay an annual $500 registration fee
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October 1, 2025
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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