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September 9, 2025
Clearview Electric, Inc., d/b/a Clearview Energy ("Clearview Electric" or ·"Defendant") would pay about $7 million in restitution and would cease selling retail electricity and natural gas in Illinois under a Consent Decree with the Illinois Attorney General (AG) to resolve allegations from the AG…
September 9, 2025
Staff Seeks $900,000 Penalty Against Supplier, Rescission Of Licenses
SunSea provided the following statement concerning the matter:
August 28, 2025
Major Energy Services LLC ("Major Energy" or "Company") would contribute $400,000 to a utility bill payment assistance fund while providing refunds to certain customers under a settlement with Staff of the PUC of Ohio and the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel
August 27, 2025
The Maryland PSC has declined to order that SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC d/b/a SmartEnergy shall include in customer refund letters, issued pursuant to a prior PSC order, language sought by the Office of People's Counsel concerning the non-waiver of the customer's legal claims
August 12, 2025
An initial decision from a special agent of the Pennsylvania PUC would impose a civil penalty of $2,000 on Palmco Energy PA LLC (Palmco) for what the initial decision would determine was one instance of customer slamming (covering two accounts, one electric and one gas)
August 6, 2025
A complainant at the Texas PUC has moved to withdraw a previously filed complaint against Save On Energy, LLC (SOE), with such complaint having implicated several issues concerning marketing, the presentation of prices (and customer understanding of such), and certain product designs in the retail…
July 31, 2025
A settlement, which would resolve several complaints at FERC against Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC and Illinois Power Marketing Company ("Dynegy"), would allocate $33 million of the settlement payment to Ameren Illinois, with such $33 million then distributed by Ameren Illinois to only Ameren…
July 23, 2025
The New York PSC issued a written order revoking the ESCO eligibility of Polaris Power Services LLC (Polaris Power or the Company), and the PSC's decision to order revocation, rather than alternative penalties, appears to consider, in large part, what the PSC deemed to be Polaris Power Services…
July 18, 2025
GridBeyond, LLC would pay $40,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §§ 25.503(g)(3) and 25.507(d)(6), and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Nodal Protocols §§ 8.1.3.1.4 and 8.1.3.2, related to event…
July 17, 2025
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) said today in a news release that the PSC revoked Polaris Power Services LLC's (Polaris) eligibility to operate as an energy services company (ESCO) in New York State.
July 15, 2025
The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) provided notice to FERC of the immediate termination of Energy Conservation and Supply, Inc. from the ISO-Administered Markets in accordance with Section 2.7.5.3 of the NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and Section 7.5.3 of the…
July 9, 2025
The PUC of Ohio opened a case to, "investigate alleged failures to comply with certification standards and unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices in this state by SunSea Energy OH, LLC."
July 1, 2025
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June 24, 2025
The New York PSC issued a show cause order to Energo Power & Gas LLC (Energo), as Department of Public Service Staff (Staff) alleged, among other things, that Energo failed to "adequately" re-rate customers as required under a prior PSC order
June 4, 2025
At the June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, during consideration of changes to the purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities (see related story today) , PSC Staff said that Staff has received "a lot" of "complaints" from residential customers concerning the unavailability of…
May 2, 2025
TriEagle Energy LP would pay $74,725 under a settlement with Staff of the Texas PUC to resolve alleged violations of 16 TAC § 25.480(h)(2), relating to reconciliation of over-payments on average payment plans
April 28, 2025
The Maryland PSC has issued an order on refunds and penalties imposed on SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC ("SmartEnergy") related to a finding, affirmed by the Maryland Supreme Court, that SmartEnergy's telephonic enrollments, even though the call was inbound from a customer, were still subject to the wet…
April 22, 2025
A complainant has withdrawn a recently filed complaint at the Texas PUC against Discount Power (TX) which had alleged that, under a Texas statute governing contracts, a REP customer agreement which lasts longer than 12 months must be signed by both parties to be valid
April 17, 2025
Settlement Relates To Alleged Use Of Terms "Low" Rates & "Price Protection"
April 8, 2025
A complaint has been filed against Discount Power at the Texas PUC which alleges that, under a Texas statute governing contracts, a REP customer agreement which lasts longer than 12 months must be signed by both parties to be valid
April 8, 2025
A customer has filed a complaint against Southern Federal Power, LLC at the Texas PUC alleging that Southern Federal Power informed the customer that the customer's enrollment process would not be completed if the customer did not complete verification of the customer's identity through a service…
April 4, 2025
Eligo Energy, LLC filed a complaint at the PUC of Ohio against Dayton Power and Light (AES Ohio), alleging that AES Ohio has erroneously reported Eligo's aggregate usage data to PJM, which Eligo alleged resulted in PJM requiring Eligo to post "significantly more" cash collateral with PJM than would…
April 3, 2025
A Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings ALJ dismissed the remaining complaint pending before the Texas PUC concerning MidAmerican Energy Services LLC's imposition of a supplemental ancillary service charge after Winter Storm Uri
March 21, 2025
A draft Connecticut PURA annual report to lawmakers concerning the state of electric competition is proposed to once again include a comparison of retail supplier rates and default service rates -- after omitting the customary data in last year's report
March 20, 2025
The Chief Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) of the Maryland PSC has issued a ruling, on motions for summary judgment, finding that a bill message from the utility Washington Gas Light (WGL) which addressed the cleanliness and environmental benefits of natural gas was, "misleading based upon the lack…
