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July 17, 2014
A settlement resolving a complaint by Odessa-Ector Power Partners L.P. against ERCOT concerning ERCOT's manual overrides of Odessa-Ector Power Partners, L.P.'s High Dispatch Limit (HDL) on November 15, 16, and 20, 2012 calls for resettlement of the disputed intervals.
July 14, 2014
Starion Energy provided the following statement to our July 11 story concerning a District of Columbia PSC order directing Starion and the People's Counsel to provide a status report on a prior settlement between the parties, given that the PSC has recorded 83 complaints against Starion since the…
July 14, 2014
Staff of the Pennsylvania PUC have filed a complaint against Hiko Energy seeking a nearly $15 million civil penalty against the supplier, as well as revocation of the supplier's license, for alleging to fail to provide certain customers with a rate below the default service Price to Compare, as was…
July 11, 2014
The Maryland PSC has reduced a fine imposed on Burton Energy Group, Inc. for brokering natural gas supply without a license agreeing, that the initial fine was "excessive."
July 11, 2014
Update 11:15 am: Starion provided the following statement to Matters:
June 25, 2014
Since the Pennsylvania PUC Commission may not regulate the rates charged by electric generation suppliers, the Commission has no jurisdiction over EGSs to the extent that a complainant contends that an EGS has charged it an "unreasonable, unjust or illegal" rate for electric generation service, an…
June 25, 2014
IDT Energy provided to EnergyChoiceMatters.com the following response to a complaint filed at the PUC by the Pennsylvania Attorney General and Office of Consumer Advocate (click here for background) :
June 23, 2014
The Public Utility Commission of Texas won't conduct further formal proceedings regarding the sharing of customer information by retail electric providers with third parties at this time, instead electing to continue to monitor the issue for potential future action as warranted.
June 23, 2014
With some hesitation, the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday adopted a settlement between Proton Energy, Inc. and PUCT Staff to resolve an investigation into a series of alleged violations of the customer protection rules.
June 23, 2014
In a serendipitously posted initial decision, a Pennsylvania PUC ALJ would affirm that the PUC lacks jurisdiction to enforce the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTP/CPL), and would dismiss a complaint against a retail electric supplier.
June 23, 2014
The disposition of five complaints brought by the Pennsylvania Attorney General against electric suppliers could end effective retail energy telemarketing in the state if such disposition establishes a precedent for interpretation of the state's Telemarketer Registration Act.
June 23, 2014
The Pennsylvania Attorney General and Office of Consumer Advocate have filed complaints at the PUC against five retail electric suppliers, seeking license suspension or revocation, alleging various deceptive practices and other violations of statute and PUC regulations.
June 20, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for public comment a proposed settlement under which ResCom Energy LLC would pay $59,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged slamming, Do Not Call violations, and other marketing violations.
June 18, 2014
In what appears to be an uncommon, if not novel, requirement, a notice to be sent to customers of Hop Energy concerning the assignment of their contracts to Public Power must inform the customers of various regulatory actions taken against Public Power, the Connecticut PURA said in a June 17 letter…
June 13, 2014
FERC issued a Staff notice alleging that, "a formal, nonpublic investigation pursuant to 18 C.F.R. Part 1b, the staff of the Office of Enforcement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) has preliminarily determined that Twin Cities Power-Canada, U.L.C. and certain affiliated…
June 12, 2014
A Connecticut PURA final decision accepted without modification a $4.5 million settlement between Energy Plus Holdings, LLC and the Connecticut Attorney General and Consumer Counsel to resolve an investigation into the supplier's rates and marketing practices.
June 12, 2014
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board and City of Chicago have petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission to investigate the Illinois retail electric market, and the compliance of each certified ARES in Illinois with the Public Utilities Act and the Commission’s Administrative Rules
June 11, 2014
Energy Future Holdings, as parent of TXU Energy, has sought bankruptcy court approval of a settlement agreement which would resolve prior litigation concerning the collection by TXU of certain taxes from non-residential customers, and which would facilitate the refunding of such amounts to customers…
June 6, 2014
Calpine Corporation would pay $10,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of ERCOT Protocols § 6.4.3.1, related to energy offer curves for RUC-committed resources.
June 6, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for public comment a proposed $150,200 settlement between Energy Services Providers, Inc. and U. S. Gas & Electric, Inc. (collectively d/b/a Pennsylvania Gas & Electric) and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement, to resolve a PUC Staff investigation into…
June 5, 2014
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. would pay $18,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve an investigation to Morgan Stanley Capital Group for alleged violation of non-spinning reserve service (NSRS) energy deployment criteria on March 31, 2012.
June 5, 2014
The New Jersey Attorney General, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), have filed complaints in state court against three third-party energy suppliers – Palmco Power NJ, LLC & Palmco Energy NJ, LLC; HIKO Energy LLC; and Keil & Sons, Inc.…
June 4, 2014
A Connecticut PURA draft decision would accept a $4.5 million settlement between Energy Plus Holdings, LLC and the Connecticut Attorney General and Consumer Counsel to resolve an investigation into the supplier's rates and marketing practices.
June 2, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have opposed a retail provider's motion for summary judgment of a complaint concerning additional charges due to the customer's classification under the delivery service tariff.
May 29, 2014
The Maryland PSC granted Discount Power, Inc. an electric supplier license, but limited the authority granted under the license to serving commercial and industrial customers.
