December 6, 2024
Texas QSE To Pay $240,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff
A QSE would pay $240,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve…
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December 4, 2024
New York ESCO To Pay $1.5 Million Under Court-Approved Settlement
A New York Court has approved a settlement under which
December 2, 2024
Active Texas Retail Provider Enters Settlement With PUC Staff To Address Alleged Failure To Maintain Minimum Financial Requirements
A Texas REP would pay a penalty of…
November 19, 2024
1,100 Accounts Wrongly Enrolled Onto New York Municipal Aggregation Service
About 1,100 customer accounts were wrongly enrolled on an opt-out basis by a municipal aggregation in New York, the New York PSC reported in formally issuing an order to undertake a "complete evaluation" of community choice aggregation (CCA)
November 14, 2024
New York PSC Issues Show Cause Order To ESCO, Revokes Eligibility Of Two Other ESCOs
The New York PSC said today that it issued a show cause order to…
November 14, 2024
PUC Says Its Ready To Ratchet Up Penalties, In Warning To Retail Suppliers
PUC Approves $355,000 Fine For Supplier, "Double" Refunds
A majority of Commissioners on a Public Utilities Commission are ready to "ratchet up" penalties and other remedies against retail energy suppliers for misconduct
November 7, 2024
Pa. PUC Chair Says PUC Must Pursue Collection of $1 Million Settlement Penalty Against Retail Supplier, Lest PUC Signal "Egregious" Violations Won't Be Punished
The Pennsylvania PUC rejected the term of a settlement between its Enforcement Staff and…
October 31, 2024
Retail Supplier Receives Probable Non-Compliance Notice From PUC
A retail energy supplier has received…
October 18, 2024
PUC Approves $315,000 Penalty For Retail Supplier Under Revised Settlement, Says Will Deter All Suppliers From Violations
A PUC found that a $315,000 administrative penalty to be paid by…
October 16, 2024
PSC Further Revises Proposed Rules For Retail Supplier Penalties
A PSC has further modified proposed revisions to the rules governing…
October 10, 2024
Initial Decision Would Fine Retail Supplier $2,000 For Slamming
An initial decision from…
October 7, 2024
Texas TDU Enters $1 Million Settlement With PUC Staff Concerning Meter Reading
A TDU has agreed to a $1 million write-down of…
September 25, 2024
Retail Supplier To Exit State Under Settlement With PUC Staff
A retail energy supplier has agreed to wind-down its retail electric and gas businesses in…
September 24, 2024
Retail Supplier Agrees To $315,000 Penalty, Additional Refunds, Extended Rate Cap, Under Revised Settlement
A retail energy supplier ... would pay an administrative penalty of $315,000 and provide an estimated $1 million in additional refunds under
September 23, 2024
Retail Energy Sales Agent Enters $10 Million Settlement With Attorney General
A retail energy vendor has entered into a consent decree with…
September 23, 2024
Retail Supplier Suggests $100 Million Forfeiture For Utility For Alleged Affiliate Rules Violations
A retail energy supplier has suggested in testimony that a Public Utilities Commission should consider imposing a forfeiture of over $100 million against…
September 13, 2024
Texas PUC Executive Director Dings REPs For Non-Response To "So-Called Voluntary RFIs" Concerning Industry Response To Hurricane Beryl
During the Sept. 12 open meeting, Texas PUC Executive Director Connie Corona said that the PUC has received only four responses from retail electric providers in response to…
September 3, 2024
NextEra Alleges Use Of Its Name In Third-Party's Texas Energy Fund Loan Application Was Without Knowledge Or Consent; NextEra Not Participating In Project
NextEra Energy Resources Acquisitions, LLC filed a letter with the Texas PUC concerning an application for funding under the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Loan Program (TEF Program) which was said to be filed by Aegle Power, LLC
September 3, 2024
Citing Recent Supreme Court Decision, Retail Supplier Says Jury Trial Needed For PSC To Impose Punitive Penalties
In what may be the first sought application of a recent U.S. Supreme Court administrative law precedent to retail energy regulation…
August 29, 2024
PUC Judge Adopts $1 Million Penalty Against Retail Supplier To Show PUC's "Fervent Disapproval" Of Alleged Actions
A PUC ALJ has issued an initial decision which approves
August 21, 2024
Texas PUC Staff Says Only PUC Staff May Initiate Petition To Revoke A REP's Certificate
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas believe that only PUC Staff may petition the PUC for the revocation of a retail electric provider's certificate
August 6, 2024
Texas PUC ALJs Seek Briefing On Whether Parties Other Than PUC Staff Can Petition For Revocation Of A REP's Certificate
Two ALJs at the Public Utility Commission of Texas have sought…
August 5, 2024
Texas PUC Enforcement Staff Withdraw Petition For $128,000 Penalty Against Retail Provider
Staff of the Texas PUC have withdrawn a petition…
August 5, 2024
PSC Staff Seek Enforcement Of Judgment Against Retail Supplier Under Which Supplier's Liability Now Exceeds $15 Million
An LLC has filed with the Texas PUC a registration as a retail electric broker
August 2, 2024
Texas PUC Asks Retail Providers To Provide Information On Beryl Customer Communications
As part of an investigation of utility responses to Hurricane Beryl and the May 2024 derecho event…