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November 5, 2010
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and Just Energy have entered into a stipulation to resolve customer complaints received by PUCO, and Staff's earlier recommendation to suspend Just Energy's gas supplier certificate (02-1828-GA-CRS).
November 4, 2010
The Maryland PSC took under advisement the application of Affinity Energy Management for an electric broker license after Staff recommended granting the license, and fining the broker $22,500 for its operations in the state prior to licensure.
November 1, 2010
The Retail Energy Supply Association has filed a petition at the Pennsylvania PUC for a declaratory order regarding the ability of home rule municipalities to conduct opt-out aggregations under the current legislative regime (P-2010-2207062).
October 29, 2010
Starion Energy Seeks Maryland Electric License
October 29, 2010
FERC has accepted a settlement which compels North America Power Partners to pay a civil penalty of $500,000 and disgorge $2.2 million, plus interest, in unjust profits, relating to FERC Enforcement Staff's allegations that North America Power Partners engaged in a fraudulent scheme or artifice…
October 26, 2010
Tara Energy, LLC would pay $13,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations from PUCT Staff that Tara Energy was not in compliance with nine provisions of the Substantive Rules (Docket 38839).
October 25, 2010
The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, along with two gas marketers and other parties, filed a complaint against Interstate Gas Supply at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio concerning IGS' use of the Columbia Retail Energy trade name (10-2395-GA-CSS).
October 21, 2010
PPL EnergyPlus Wins CL&P Last Resort Service Load
October 20, 2010
The Maine PUC has initiated an investigation of Central Maine Power Company's credit and collection practices and how such practices and related accounting methods may have influenced CMP's Standard Offer-related uncollectible balances and write-offs (2010-327).
October 15, 2010
Ontario Confirms New Supplier Marketing Standards The Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure confirmed as final its draft rules to implement legislation earlier this year calling for a series of new marketing and solicitation rules applicable to competitive electric and natural gas suppliers…
October 14, 2010
TexRep6, LLC said that it has hired Sequoia Advisors to meet the risk management and other technical fitness requirements of PUCT Subst. R. 25.107, but still has not completed financing to meet the financial requirements of §25.107.
October 14, 2010
The Connecticut DPUC has revoked the license of Turris Associates LLC to operate as an electric aggregator, finding that Turris, "has failed to comply with the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. §16-245(l)(5)."
October 14, 2010
PUCT Chairman Barry Smitherman has recommended that the Commission reject a proposed settlement between AllStar Energy (TexRep 5 LLC) and Commission Staff concerning AllStar's application for an amended REP certificate and Staff's counter-petition to revoke AllStar's certificate, with Smitherman…
October 13, 2010
FERC has opened a proceeding pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act to determine whether Shell Energy North America (US), LP's market-based rate authority in the Central and Southwest (CSWS, American Electric Power-West) balancing authority area remains just and reasonable after Shell's…
October 13, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil investigation into competitive issues concerning certain practices and policies of the Entergy utility companies - Entergy Arkansas, Inc.; Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC; Entergy Louisiana, LLC; Entergy Mississippi, Inc.; Entergy New Orleans, Inc…
October 11, 2010
AllStar Energy (TexRep 5 LLC) has entered into an amended settlement with PUCT Staff under which Staff would withdraw its petition for revocation of AllStar's certificate and recommend approval of an amendment to AllStar's certificate to clarify its ownership, and under which AllStar would pay an…
October 8, 2010
Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC would pay an administrative penalty of $50,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve Staff's allegations that Reliant was not in compliance with 14 provisions of the Substantive Rules (38785).
October 7, 2010
Penstar Power, L.L.C. would pay an administrative penalty of $6,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve a Staff investigation concerning Penstar's compliance with P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.474, concerning selection of a retail provider and P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.480, concerning bill payment…
October 6, 2010
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October 5, 2010
CenterPoint Energy has moved to intervene in the application of dPi Energy for an amendment of its REP certificate to reflect new ownership (37917), alleging that the application proposes to permit an owner of another retail electric provider which defaulted on more than $310,000 in charges owed to…
October 1, 2010
FERC accepted the findings and recommendations of separate audits of DTE Energy Company and affiliates (Docket PA10-12); EDF Inc. and affiliates including EDF Trading (Docket PA10-11); and EIF Management, LLC and affiliates (PA10-10); relating to the filing of electric quarterly reports (EQR) and…
September 30, 2010
EDF Trading North America Receives Maryland Gas License
September 30, 2010
The PUCT approved separate settlements under which Accent Energy (38550), Penstar Power (38596), and Gexa Energy (38632) will pay various administrative penalties to resolve allegations from Staff that each has violated several provisions of the Substantive Rules.
September 30, 2010
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Border Energy, Inc, Stand Energy Corporation, and Delta Energy, LLC petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to require Interstate Gas Supply to, "immediately cease and desist from using the trade name 'Columbia Retail…
September 30, 2010
An initial decision from a FERC ALJ finds that, "[d]espite being afforded every possible opportunity to prove their case - by the Commission as well as the presiding judge - and despite being granted extraordinary latitude to secure the evidence they insisted would demonstrate that respondents…
