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December 15, 2022
The New York State Public Service Commission issued a show cause order to Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) and instituted a proceeding to determine whether the Commission should pursue a civil penalty action against Central Hudson for what the PSC alleged were, "apparent…
December 13, 2022
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority denied a motion from the Retail Energy Advancement League ('REAL') which had asked that PURA close PURA's current investigation into whether retail supplier offers are just and reasonable, as REAL had said that, "the current market confirms that…
December 1, 2022
The Retail Energy Supply Association and NRG Energy, Inc. filed a petition at the Pennsylvania PUC for a declaratory order finding that certain communications sent by PPL Electric Utilities (PPL or PPL Electric) to supply customers of electric generation suppliers (EGSs) about their electric supply…
November 28, 2022
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA requested that PURA issue a Notice of Violation and Assessment of a Civil Penalty (NOV), in the amount of $124,000, against Mega Energy of New England, LLC (Mega or Company) for Mega's alleged failure to timely make…
November 23, 2022
Eligo Energy CT, LLC (Eligo) would pay $3 million and would agree to a marketing stay-out lasting seven years under a settlement with the Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA
November 18, 2022
The New York PSC issued a show cause order to Light Power & Gas, LLC (LP&G) directing LP&G to show cause why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York State should not be revoked or, alternatively, why other consequences as set forth in the Commission’s Uniform Business Practices (UBP) should…
November 18, 2022
The New York PSC issued a show cause order to Source Power Company Services, LLC and ICON Energy, LLC d/b/a Source Power Company (collectively Source Power) directing Source to show cause why its eligibility to act as an ESCO and as a DER [Distributed Energy Resource] Provider in New York State…
November 15, 2022
Cites Alleged Non-competitive Behavior
Aspire Power Ventures, LP petitioned the Texas PUC for a rulemaking to amend and clarify 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) § 25.365 related to the role, duty, and authority of the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) for ERCOT.
November 11, 2022
The New Hampshire PUC dismissed, without prejudice, a petition for a, "Determination of Whether New Hampshire Residential Customers Benefited From Electricity Deregulation."
November 3, 2022
Staff Warns Of Business Model That May Be Taking Root
The Texas Public Utility Commission opened a formal investigation of Texas Excel Property Management Corporation (Texas Excel) for possible violations of PURA and Commission rules, arising from allegations from the PUC's Division of Compliance and Enforcement (DICE), which had sought such an…
October 28, 2022
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, has affirmed a decision from the Supreme Court, Albany County, which had found that the New York PSC's authorized oversight of ESCOs necessarily means that the PSC is authorized to interpret ESCO contractual…
October 27, 2022
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for public comment a previously reported settlement between National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E or the Company) and the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) of the Pennsylvania PUC to resolve alleged instances of overbilling and slamming
October 14, 2022
Revokes Eligibility Of Separate ESCO, As ESCO Drops Customers To Utility Supply
The New York PSC issued an order to show cause to Premier Empire Energy, LLC (Premier), directing that Premier show why its ESCO eligibility should not be revoked, as the PSC alleged that Premier failed to comply with the Commission’s orders implementing the Clean Energy Standard.
October 14, 2022
REP Voluntarily Relinquishes Certificate
Axon Power & Gas, LLC would, among other terms, agree to voluntarily relinquish its Option 1 Texas retail electric provider certificate under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations related to defaults with the TDUs and ERCOT
October 13, 2022
Staff Found T&Cs Did Not Constitute Required "Contract"
In an appeal to the Maryland PSC of a decision from the Maryland PSC's Consumer Affairs Division (CAD), Stream Energy Maryland, LLC alleged that, "CAD continues to produce more and more convoluted interpretations of Commission regulations in an attempt to incorrectly invalidate supplier contracts."
October 12, 2022
Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC moved to voluntarily dismiss, without prejudice, its previously filed complaint against the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) in light of a separate show cause proceeding instituted by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, with respect to NOPEC's…
October 12, 2022
Settlement Includes $100 Payments To Some Customers, Restitution To Others
Verde Energy USA Inc. (Verde) would make a $1.5 million donation to the Connecticut utilities to offset hardship arrearages, provide $100 to certain customers, provide restitution to other customers, and exit Connecticut's electric market, under a settlement among Verde, the Office of Education…
September 29, 2022
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) filed a response to a prior show cause order issued by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, while also moving to dismiss a complaint filed against NOPEC by Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC
September 27, 2022
Responding to a request from the Massachusetts Attorney General, the Massachusetts DPU said that, "In regards to examining rules governing future procurement of basic service, the Department intends to open such an investigation after the resolution of the short-term procurement proposals pending…
September 23, 2022
FERC has issued a notice proposing to revoke the electricity market-based rate authority of over 100 entities -- including numerous retail suppliers and marketers -- for their alleged failure to file an updated baseline tariff and relational database due to new reporting requirements concerning…
September 23, 2022
The Connecticut PURA directed that its Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) file a proposed Investigative Report, for PURA's current investigation of supplier offers and access to utility systems pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245(a), that summarizes the investigation and contains…
September 20, 2022
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding implementing PURA's authority to condition access to utility systems on all retail electric supplier offers being just and reasonable, including, but not limited to, proof that the electric supplier's products are not overpriced or harmful to residential customers…
September 15, 2022
Vice Chair: Retail Market "Well Beyond Mature"
Pennsylvania PUC Vice Chairman John Coleman gave a "final warning" to retail energy suppliers, as the PUC approved, 2-1, a settlement, without modification, between Verde Energy USA, Inc. and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E'), under which Verde is to pay $1 million and extend…
September 7, 2022
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) issued an order finding that Sunwave Gas & Power CT, Inc. (Sunwave): "(1) failed to comply with Authority orders and (2) lacks managerial and financial capability in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245(c)."
September 7, 2022
NOPEC Alleges Dynegy Sister Company Returned 35,000 Muni Aggregation Customers To SSO This Year
