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December 9, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC sought public comment on a previously reported settlement between Great American Power, LLC and PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) under which Great American Power, among other remedial actions, would pay $18,000.
December 7, 2016
Affirms $40,000 Fine on Retail Supplier But Finds No Misrepresentation Over Polar Vortex Rates
The Maryland PSC largely affirmed a proposed order requiring Xoom Energy Maryland, LLC to pay a civil penalty of $40,000 due to Xoom's automatic renewal of fixed price customers onto variable rates in what is found to be in violation of the original contracts, but found that Xoom did not engage in…
December 6, 2016
Apparently addressing a dispute concerning whether alleged misrepresentations by a retail supplier to informal inquires from Illinois Commerce Commission Staff violated statute, the enrolled version of the Exelon nuclear subsidy bill (SB2814) provides that any response to the ICC, including Staff…
December 5, 2016
FERC issued a Staff Notice of Alleged Violation against GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc. stating that, "the staff of the Office of Enforcement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has preliminarily determined that GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc. (GSEMNA) violated the Commission’s…
December 2, 2016
The National Energy Marketers Association is seeking a court order to conduct discovery on data filed by the New York PSC in support of its order imposing a moratorium on ESCO service to Assistance Program Participant customers, alleging that the data is, "deeply flawed." The PSC opposed discovery…
December 2, 2016
The Maryland PSC adopted in total a May 13 proposed order from a Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) which imposes a $140,000 civil penalty on Blue Pilot Energy, LLC, and suspends the supplier's license for what the PULJ found are violations of Maryland marketing and solicitation regulations.
November 21, 2016
Several NRG Energy retail electric providers would collectively pay a $900,000 civil penalty, and make a $600,000 contribution to their bill payment assistance program, under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code §…
November 17, 2016
Respond Power LLC has filed a new complaint at the Pennsylvania PUC against the application of the newly implemented purchase of receivables clawback tariffs at Penelec and West Penn Power.
November 11, 2016
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will consider further at its next open meeting a proposal for adoption which would permit non-end users to be parties to distributed generation interconnection agreements (IAs), as Chairman Donna Nelson reiterated concerns about customer expectations regarding…
November 10, 2016
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved a settlement between its Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and Fair View Energy, Inc. which resolves allegations that the company acted as a broker or marketer of electricity without being properly licensed by the PUC, and under…
November 8, 2016
Ambit Northeast, LLC would make a $17,000 payment to Operation Fuel, in lieu of a civil penalty and finding of violation, under a settlement with the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel concerning the reporting of Ambit's 2013 RPS compliance
November 7, 2016
Unitil filed a complaint at the New Hampshire PUC requesting that the Commission review the door-to-door marketing practices of Clearview Electric, Inc.
November 4, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a settlement between Commerce Energy, Inc. d/b/a Just Energy and PUCO Staff under which Just Energy will pay $125,000 to resolve a November 2015 Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance.
November 2, 2016
The Ohio Supreme Court has remanded to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio a PUCO order which had authorized Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. to amend its corporate separation plan to allow Duke to engage in a new line of business: the offering of various nonelectric products and services to its…
October 31, 2016
In response to a draft Texas PUC 2016 Summary of Customer Complaints and Enforcement Activities proposed to be published, several retail electric providers recommended that the graphs entitled "% of Complaints Resulting in Customer Refunds - FY 2016" and "Average Refund - FY 2016" be eliminated from…
October 28, 2016
Granting, in part, relief requested by Respond Power, LLC, the Pennsylvania PUC Vice Chairman Andrew Place issued an emergency order requiring Penelec and West Penn to cease and desist from implementing a POR Clawback charge until Penelec and West Penn have filed the appropriate tariff supplements…
October 25, 2016
In addressing motions for summary disposition in a case involving Current Utilities, Inc, a Texas ALJ has reached certain conclusions regarding the definition of an aggregator, which is required to be certificated by the Public Utility Commission, but found that the case lacks specific evidence to…
October 20, 2016
NRG Texas Power LLC would pay $40,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Tex. Admin. Code (TAC) § 25.503(f)(2), concerning compliance with ERCOT Protocols § 8.1.1.4.3(3), relating to non-spinning reserve service energy…
October 19, 2016
In a further response to a New York show cause order, Marathon Power LLC d/b/a Marathon Energy Corporation said, that "Marathon is not responsible for the actions of its independent contractor, Atlantis [Atlantis Business Consulting, LLC]."
October 18, 2016
ABC Energy has proposed donating LED lighting upgrades to low-income customers in a further response to a New York PSC show cause order against the ESCO
October 13, 2016
Commerce Energy, Inc. d/b/a Just Energy would pay $125,000 under a settlement with the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve a November 2015 Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance.
October 12, 2016
The Cape Light Compact, in comments on proposed guidelines governing retail supplier enforcement proceedings, asked that the Massachusetts DPU make information concerning retail supplier complaints and enforcement actions public
October 12, 2016
The Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, in comments on proposed guidelines governing retail supplier enforcement proceedings, asked that the Massachusetts DPU establish a "code of conduct" for retail suppliers, which would include standards for categories of behavior that could lead to…
October 5, 2016
In an initial response to a show cause order, ABC Energy, LLC alleged that as it received complaints about a program bundling LED lighting with ESCO service (complaints which eventually led to the show cause order), ABC Energy requested a meeting with New York Department of Public Service Staff, but…
October 4, 2016
In its initial response to a New York PSC show cause order, Marathon Energy Corporation said that it is ceasing enrollments under a program combing LED lighting with ESCO service, and alleged that certain complaints may have been fraudulently filed by a disgruntled former agent.
