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April 26, 2023
Gexa Energy, LP would pay $46,150 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of PURA § 39.101(h) and 16 TAC § 25.483(j), related to disconnection of service
April 17, 2023
4/17: PSC Staff Discloses 7 Retail Suppliers Which Received Cease & Desist Letters
Inspire provided the following statement concerning the matter discussed in our story from April 17 (original story below)
April 17, 2023
4/17: PSC Staff Discloses 7 Retail Suppliers Which Received Cease & Desist Letters
Inspire provided the following statement concerning the matter discussed in our story from April 17 (original story below)
April 14, 2023
Includes Residential Door-to-Door Stay-Out; Limit On Price Change Frequency; Other Marketing Changes
The Maryland PSC today approved a settlement among Greenlight Energy, Inc. ('Greenlight'), the Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff'), and the Office of People’s Counsel ('OPC') under which Greenlight would pay a civil penalty of $40,000, and issue over $62,000 in new refunds, to…
April 10, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) requested that PURA issue a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty (NOV) against Mega Energy of New England, LLC (Mega Energy or the Company) due to Mega Energy's use…
April 7, 2023
Data Requests Relate To PUC Consideration Of Pilot Program, Which Will Inform Whether Program Allowing Customers To Elect To Pay Non-Market-Based Transmission Charges Through Retail Supplier, Rather Than EDC, Will Continue
April 6, 2023
The Texas PUC revoked the REP certificate of V247 Power Corporation, adopting a settlement concerning the revocations
April 6, 2023
After a hearing addressing a response to a show cause order, the Maryland PSC directed SunSea Energy, LLC (Sunsea) to return all of its Maryland customers, both electricity and gas, to default service by 5 p.m. April 10, 2023
March 31, 2023
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA issued direction to all retail suppliers and aggregators that suppliers and aggregators should "immediately" bring their marketing into compliance with PURA's March 30 ruling which held that only entities licensed as…
March 29, 2023
Via Renewables, Inc. ("Via Renewables" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2022
March 24, 2023
The Maryland Public Service Commission has directed SFE Energy Maryland, Inc., which the PSC stated in a news release is, "a retail energy supplier with over 20,000 electric and gas customers in the state," to cease door-to-door solicitation of new residential customers in Maryland, effective…
March 23, 2023
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has requested that that Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "should open an investigation and require Vistra/Dynegy to show cause why its acquisition of Energy Harbor will not adversely affect the Ohio retail electric market, especially including the governmental…
March 22, 2023
Greenlight Energy, Inc. filed a response to a show cause order issued by the Maryland PSC and answer to a Staff complaint which had alleged that Greenlight was, "committing fraud and engaging in deceptive practices," among other alleged violations
March 21, 2023
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would conclude that Sunwave Gas and Power Pennsylvania Inc. violated certain of the state's retail market regulations and rules when Sunwave prematurely ended the fixed rate contract of a customer by dropping the customer to default service; however, the…
March 21, 2023
Agway Energy Services, LLC ('Agway') filed at the New York PSC a request for an Initial Decision with respect to its formal dispute with Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation concerning the provision of accurate billing data
March 20, 2023
In testimony concerning a complaint case brought by Maryland PSC Staff against SFE Energy Maryland Inc. d/b/a SFE or SFE Energy ("SFE" or the "Company"), Maryland PSC Staff recommended that the PSC impose a civil penalty of $400,000 on SFE and that the Commission revoke SFE’s electricity and natural…
March 16, 2023
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that three retail electric suppliers and two brokers failed to file proof of security in the format approved by the PUC. The tentative order proposes to revoke the license of each entity cited in the tentative order
March 14, 2023
Engie Resources, LLC (Engie) would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administration Code (TAC) §§ 25.475(c), (e), and (g), related to required disclosures and misleading, deceptive, or unfair practices.
March 8, 2023
The Public Utility Commission of Texas said in a news release today that, "The Public Utility Commission of Texas’ (PUCT) Division of Compliance and Enforcement (DICE) today is recommending the Commission impose an administrative penalty of $1,747,400 for violations relating to Texas-New Mexico…
March 8, 2023
The Supreme Court of Maryland has granted a writ of certiorari and will review a decision from the Appellate Court of Maryland (ACM) concerning a Maryland PSC decision regarding the interpretation of the Maryland Telephone Solicitations Act
March 8, 2023
The Connecticut PURA has posted a draft annual report on electric competition to the General Assembly for 2022
March 8, 2023
During today's administrative meeting, Maryland PSC Chairman Jason Stanek said that various PSC Staff offices have issued 8 or 9 cease and desist letters to retail suppliers in the past week
March 3, 2023
Spark Energy, LLC (Spark) filed at the Texas PUC a formal complaint against CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC ("CEHE" or "CenterPoint") for what Spark alleged, is CEHE's, "refusal to disconnect a critical care customer served by CenterPoint."
March 2, 2023
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a tentative order under which the PUC would conclude that 18 natural gas retail suppliers and brokers, including several active suppliers, have either failed to pay a required annual or supplemental fee to the PUC, or have failed to file an annual report. The tentative…
March 2, 2023
As part of its customary process for consideration of settlements, the Pennsylvania PUC issued for public comment a settlement between Great American Power, LLC ('GAP' or 'Company') and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E') under which Great American Power, LLC would pay $92,500…
