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November 11, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption that would, consistent with recent legislation, require retail electric providers to send a copy of a disconnection notice to municipalities when ordering the disconnection of certain multi-family dwellings.
November 1, 2013
Liberty Power Holdings, LLC asked the New York PSC, in light of Liberty's remediation and compliance program, to enter an order reinstating Liberty Power's eligibility to conduct door-to-door marketing in New York, citing the, "deleterious financial impacts on the [c]ompany," from a prior suspension…
October 21, 2013
FERC approved a settlement between its Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) and Exelon Corporation to resolve an investigation into Constellation Energy Commodities Group's (CECG's) alleged submission of inaccurate information.
October 21, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to amend the REP certification rules to, among other things, provide an additional basis for the suspension or revocation of a REP certificate.
October 18, 2013
The New York PSC found that remedial measures taken by Buy Energy Direct, LLC have reduced customer complaints concerning marketing, but because the measures have not yet been proven in the long-term, the PSC ordered that Buy Energy Direct's decision to suspend direct marketing to residential…
October 9, 2013
Proton Energy, Inc. has filed a formal response to a petition from Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to revoke Proton Energy's REP certificate and fine the company $2 million.
October 8, 2013
Staff of the New Jersey BPU have issued for comment a series of questions relating to the potential removal of the RPS requirement from the BGS procurement process, and also asked about transferring the RPS obligation of retail suppliers to the electric distribution companies.
October 4, 2013
A Connecticut retail electric supplier has "defaulted" and its customers were dropped to utility service.
September 27, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC would grant, in a tentative order, Palmco Energy PA, LLC an expanded natural gas supplier license, but, due to certain complaints against an affiliate, subjected the license to certain compliance and reporting conditions.
September 27, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement PURA Chapter 15 Subchapter D, which grants the commission the authority to issue a cease and desist order to various market participants, including retail electric providers.
September 27, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have proposed annual assessments on certain retail electric providers to fund the public online broadcasting of Commission meetings, consistent with statute.
September 25, 2013
Several retail electric providers have urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to adopt a new rule which would prohibit a utility from sharing any same brand, logo, or any identifying brand feature with a competitive affiliate engaged in competitive electric service in Texas.
September 25, 2013
Liberty Power Holdings LLC petitioned the New York PSC to reinstate its eligibility to engage in door-to-door marketing, arguing that a new sales compliance program warrants reinstatement.
September 17, 2013
The Retail Energy Supply Association, and a group of sixteen end users, in separate letters, have urged Indiana lawmakers to pursue an evaluation of retail electric choice.
September 9, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to implement SB 981, which requires the PUCT to post a list of REPs offering bill payment assistance programs to customers who are military veterans with a significantly decreased ability to regulate body…
September 5, 2013
The Ontario Energy Board has issued a notice of its intent to make an order revoking the Energhx Green Energy Corporation's electricity retailer and gas marketer licences.
August 26, 2013
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an Interpretation concerning its authority over retail commodity transactions, as provided by Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
August 21, 2013
The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA) will launch a Northeast chapter, after recently holding a special roundtable discussion in New York City for energy brokers, consultants and suppliers in the area.
August 19, 2013
MISO Files CONE Value Applicable to Texas Capacity Obligation
August 16, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC issued tentative orders which would grant electric and natural gas supplier licenses to SFE Energy Pennsylvania, Inc., but which would impose various conditions on the licenses due to concerns about complaints against the company's affiliates in other jurisdictions.
August 12, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a settlement between Staff and Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc. which fully resolves a Staff Notice of Investigation into, and petition to revoke the REP certificate of, Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc., and which allows Glacial Energy of Texas, Inc. to…
August 9, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication that would, consistent with recent legislation, require retail electric providers to send a copy of a disconnection notice to municipalities when ordering the disconnection of certain multi-family dwellings.
July 31, 2013
The District of Columbia PSC is opening a new rulemaking to review consumer protections in the retail electric and natural gas markets, declining to institute a market-wide investigation into retail supplier practices.
July 29, 2013
FERC has denied an application for an individual to hold interlocking positions at the parent of a retail supplier, and another retail supplier in which the parent has invested as a minority owner (Docket ID-5369).
July 17, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has lifted from a retail supplier certain sales and marketing conditions previously imposed on the retail supplier at licensure due to prior concerns over customer complaints in other states.
