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December 30, 2010
Pa. PUC Reports Zero Slamming Complaints Against Competitive Suppliers in 2009 The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Consumer Services did not receive any residential consumer complaints alleging slamming by an electric generation supplier or natural gas supplier during 2009, the Commission said in an…
December 28, 2010
Maine PUC Discloses Standard Offer Supply Winners NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC won 33% of the Standard Offer load requirements for the residential and small commercial customer class at Central Maine Power for the three year period beginning March 1, 2011. New Brunswick Power Generation…
December 24, 2010
In an Assigned Commissioner's ruling, California PUC President Michael Peevey denied Commercial Energy of California's motion to show cause and request for related relief regarding the implementation of the direct access phase-in at Pacific Gas & Electric (Rulemaking 07-05-025).
December 21, 2010
BGE Home Products & Services, "fully complies with COMAR regarding the use of a utility affiliate's trademark and logo," Maryland PSC Staff said in responsive testimony in the investigation of Baltimore Gas & Electric affiliate issues (Case 9235). The investigation stems from a complaint from…
December 16, 2010
Mega Energy, LP has entered into a settlement with PUCT Staff under which it would pay an administrative penalty of $42,400 to resolve allegations that Mega Energy violated 25 provisions of the substantive rules (Docket 38982).
December 16, 2010
Energy Management Resources of Missouri Fined $100, Receives Md. Broker License The Maryland PSC fined Energy Management Resources of Missouri, Inc. (EMR) $100 for brokering electric service without the requisite license and granted EMR an electric broker license to serve non-residential customers…
December 15, 2010
BlueStar Energy Services, Inc. has petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission to rule on several pending motions in its complaint against Ameren concerning the rescission period.
December 15, 2010
Notwithstanding Zahed Lateef's proposal to place ownership of dPi Energy into a trust over which he has no control, PUCT Staff is still seeking revocation of dPi Energy's REP certificate, with Staff alleging in testimony that, "[i]t appears that Mr. Lateef has been convicted and found liable for…
December 13, 2010
WGES Launches PECO Residential Offers Washington Gas Energy Services has launched residential electric service at PECO. WGES is offering:
December 8, 2010
PUCO Opens Docket on AEP Ohio Capacity Pricing PUCO has opened a docket entitled, "In The Matter Of The Commission Review Of The Capacity Charges Of Ohio Power Company And Columbus Southern Power Company." Other than the opening docket sheet, nothing is contained in the docket at this time…
December 6, 2010
Md. PSC Fines The Energy Link, Grants Broker Licenses The Maryland PSC fined The Energy Link, LLC a total of $200 for brokering electric and gas service without the requisite license, and granted The Energy Link, LLC both electric and natural gas broker licenses to serve residential, commercial, and…
December 2, 2010
The Maryland PSC fined Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. $1,826.22 for acting as a gas supplier without the requisite license, and granted Peninsula Energy Services a license to operate as a gas supplier and broker serving non-residential customers.
December 1, 2010
Md. PSC Fines Affinity Energy Management, Grants Broker License The Maryland PSC declined to adjust Staff's recommended penalty and fined Affinity Energy Management, LLC $22,500 for operating as a broker in the state without the requisite license. The PSC also granted Affinity Energy Management an…
November 29, 2010
Md. PSC to Consider Utility Choice International Applications on Dec. 1 The Maryland PSC has listed on its final agenda for its December 1 administrative meeting the applications of Utility Choice International for electric and natural gas broker licenses, which the Commission previously took under…
November 29, 2010
United Illuminating has informed Cianbro Energy, LLC that UI considers Cianbro Energy to be in material breach of Cianbro's obligations under the supplier service agreement executed with UI, due to an unpaid invoice.
November 24, 2010
Ontario to Extend Off-Peak Pricing Period A long-term energy plan from the Ontario provincial government will advance the start of the off-peak usage hours for Regulated Price Plan customers to 7 p.m., rather than the current 9 p.m. start time. The change is to take affect for the May 2011 Regulated…
November 23, 2010
Calif. PUC Adds Nonbypassable Charge Issues to Phase III of Direct Access Proceeding The California PUC has added issues relating to nonbypassable charges for departing load, referred to as the "power charge indifference amount" (PCIA), to Phase III of the direct access re-opening proceeding…
November 19, 2010
Champion Energy Services would pay $30,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations from Staff that Champion violated 12 provisions of the Substantive Rules relating to consumer protection (38905).
November 19, 2010
The Ontario Energy Board has issued an administrative penalty and costs totaling up to $299,000 against Summitt Energy Management related to sales agent activities that the Board found contravened the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (all dollar amounts Canadian).
November 15, 2010
Intelligen Resources Seeks Ohio Broker License Intelligen Resources LP applied for an Ohio electric broker license to serve all customer classes in all service areas.
November 11, 2010
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has denied interventions and related protests, raised by several parties including the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and several retail gas suppliers, in the context of Interstate Gas Supply's licensing docket, regarding IGS Energy's use of the trade name Columbia…
November 10, 2010
The Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Stream Energy and affiliated companies (collectively, Stream), finding that the contract which the plaintiff, Perry Betts, had with Stream's marketing arm Ignite was not unenforceable merely…
November 9, 2010
Zahed "Ed" Lateef, owner of dPi Energy, LLC, intends to divest 100% of the ownership of dPi held by members of the Lateef family so that dPi Energy can receive an amendment to its Texas REP certificate which is currently being contested by Staff for, among other reasons, Lateef's prior involvement…
November 8, 2010
The Connecticut DPUC issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Starion Energy for what the Department said were violations of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 16-245o(e), 16-245o(h), and 16-245(g)(2), relating to, among other things, authorization for customer switches and…
November 5, 2010
dPi Energy has agreed to the entry of a consent order by the PUCT under which dPi would pay an administrative penalty of $104,250 for its non-compliance with 27 provisions of the Substantive Rules as alleged by Staff in a Notice of Violation in Docket 38384.
