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June 10, 2011
The Maryland PSC has ordered North American Power and Gas, LLC to pay a civil penalty of $100,000 after the Commission found that North American Power (NAP) committed multiple deceptive practices.
June 3, 2011
Central Maine Power has requested that the Maine PUC investigate the actions of Liberty Power and issue a cease and desist order preventing Liberty Power from representing that they are in any way connected with CMP.
June 2, 2011
Chain Lakes Power Company, L.P., would pay $39,500 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that Chain Lakes Power was not in full compliance with 26 provisions of the Substantive Rules (39460).
May 30, 2011
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor HB 2133 which requires the PUCT to order the disgorgement of all excess revenue resulting from a violation of Section 39.157 of PURA, relating to market power.
May 26, 2011
LPT, LLC would pay $39,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that LPT, LLC was not in full compliance with 25 provisions of the Substantive Rules (39386).
May 25, 2011
FERC dismissed a complaint filed in 2009 by the California attorney general which had alleged that various market participants had made short-term bilateral sales at unjust and unreasonable prices to the California Energy Resources Scheduling Division (CERS) of the California Department of Water…
May 25, 2011
An Ambit Energy consultant has filed a suit against Ambit alleging breach of contract, and that Ambit's multi-level marketing network is a "pyramid scheme" contrary to federal law.
May 20, 2011
Starion Energy would make a $20,000 donation to Connecticut energy assistance fund Operation Fuel in lieu of a civil penalty to resolve a Connecticut DPUC Notice of Violation previously issued by the Department against Starion (see 11/8) .
May 13, 2011
First Choice Power Mission Store Opening Set for May 20
May 13, 2011
The PUCT accepted without significant modification a settlement that will require TexRep5, LLC d/b/a AllStar Energy to relinquish its REP certificate.
May 10, 2011
Greater enforcement of retail pricing plans and disclosures in Texas is needed given some of the current practices in the market, said StarTex Power CEO Bob Zlotnik.
May 10, 2011
dPi Energy, LLC would be sold by its current owner, Amvensys Telecom Holdings, LLC, or face revocation of its REP certificate, under a settlement among the company, PUCT Staff, and several of the TDUs (37917).
May 9, 2011
FERC affirmed an initial decision from an ALJ and found that Brookfield Energy Marketing, Constellation Energy, and Shell Energy North America did not engage in market manipulation when offering energy associated with their capacity, as obligated to do as capacity suppliers in the ISO New England…
May 9, 2011
Alliance Power Company, LLC would pay $18,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that Alliance was not in full compliance with 11 provisions of the Substantive Rules (39386).
May 4, 2011
Proton Energy Files Statement of Intent to Offer Prepaid Service in ERCOT
May 2, 2011
PUCT Publishes for Comment Proposed Rule to Eliminate Rescission Period, Facilitate Same-Day Switching
April 29, 2011
The Connecticut DPUC has directed ResCom Energy to provide further information regarding its erroneous enrollment of 870 customers at United Illuminating.
April 27, 2011
Fines may not be sufficient to prevent bad actors in the competitive retail market from continuing to engage in such activity, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner Wayne Gardner told the National Energy Marketers Association Restructuring Conference.
April 22, 2011
Columbia Utilities LLC and Columbia Utilities Power LLC have entered into a settlement with the New York Attorney General to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing tactics.
April 20, 2011
The Texas Senate has passed SB 661, which includes many of the Sunset Commission's recommendations from its review of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
April 20, 2011
PUCT Staff have filed a petition to revoke the REP certificate of State Power, Inc. d/b/a Allstate Power Company, alleging that Allstate is not in compliance with several provisions of Subst. R. 25.107 (39338).
April 19, 2011
Abacus Resources Energy, LLC asked the PUCT to dismiss Staff's petition for a revocation of Abacus' REP certificate, due to its default on ERCOT obligations, claiming that its continued operation is essential for it to be able to repay some $1.2 million owed to ERCOT and the TDUs (39192).
April 15, 2011
The Illinois Commerce Commission ordered Ameren Illinois to revise the rescission period language in its tariff, such that it is consistent with the three-day rescission period applicable to internet enrollments, as the Commission found in favor of BlueStar Energy Services in a complaint brought by…
April 15, 2011
Proton Energy would pay a $10,000 administrative penalty but would keep its REP certificate under a settlement with PUCT Staff regarding Staff's petition to revoke Proton's REP certificate (38633).
April 14, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied a complaint from the Office of Consumer Counsel regarding the application of Dominion East Ohio at FERC to lease approximately 3-5 Bcf of excess on-system storage to its affiliate Dominion Transmission (PUCO Docket 07-1224-GA-EXM).
