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July 23, 2019
Retail Supplier Seeks Change In Light Of SCB
In comments in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rulemaking, Columbia Gas of Ohio has recommended that PUCO study an expansion of the eligibility criteria for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) program
July 22, 2019
Just Energy, Fulcrum Retail Energy LLC d/b/a Amigo Energy, and Tara Energy (and its d/b/a Smart Prepaid Electric) have each submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning…
July 12, 2019
Ambit Texas, LLC's has submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning on September 1, 2019
July 11, 2019
Gexa Energy, LP (REP Certification No. 10027) and Frontier Utilities, LLC (REP Certification No. 10169) have each submitted to the Public Utility Commission of Texas a formal request for production and receipt of the list of low income electric customers for the State Fiscal Year beginning on…
July 11, 2019
The Connecticut PURA opened Docket 19-07-01 for a review of proposed requirements for a statewide shared clean energy facility program
July 10, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has scheduled the dates for a hearing on its proceeding reviewing feasibility, costs, and benefits of placing hardship customers on Standard Service pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 16-245o(m)
July 5, 2019
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU have, in the DPU's retail electric market investigation, proposed further reporting requirements for retail suppliers
July 3, 2019
Accent Energy Texas LP, d/b/a IGS Energy, submitted to the Texas PUC a formal request for production and receipt of a list of its low-income electric customers for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019.
July 1, 2019
NRG Energy and Direct Energy have filed, for various of their retail energy brands, separate requests with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).
June 27, 2019
Just Energy issued the following statement from Brent Moore, President of Just Energy North America, concerning the settlement.
June 27, 2019
Vistra Energy, on behalf of its retail providers TXU Energy and Value Based Brands, formally requested from the Texas PUC the provision of the low-income customer identification service for the State fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2019 (FY2020).
June 21, 2019
In comments on an FY 2020 plan concerning the electric universal service program (EUSP) in Maryland, the Office of People’s Counsel said that low-income customers on competitive retail electric supply at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) have incurred, "massive net losses" versus…
June 19, 2019
Written Order Issued Approving PECO Prepaid Pilot
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order approving a modified prepaid program at PECO, with the order holding that, "[t]he Competition Act does not bar an EDC from offering a service if the market cannot."
June 14, 2019
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted an order amending 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list administrator (LILA)
June 7, 2019
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for adoption that would amend 16 TAC 25.45 to codify the process by which a retail electric provider requests and agrees to reimburse the Commission for the customer identification service from the low-income list…
June 4, 2019
Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy petitioned the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission for approval of a proposed "Clean Innovation Community Solar" pilot program for low and moderate income ("LMI") customers.
May 31, 2019
Requires Disclosure Of Price To Compare In Marketing, On Supplier Bills
May 21, 2019
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding examining whether all hardship customers should be placed on Standard Service, the Retail Energy Supply Association proffered several alternatives to the extent PURA reaches a conclusion that hardship customers are not sufficiently benefiting from competitive retail…
May 20, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the retail electric suppliers awarded 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at each of the EDCs, via competitive procurement
May 2, 2019
--- Requires Utility Supply Rate On Supplier Bills
April 29, 2019
Just Energy New York Corp. provided formal notice to the New York PSC withdrawing its previously requested waiver for its guaranteed savings Low-Income Program, and stating that Just Energy will no longer serve customers who are Assistance Program Participants (APP) customers in New York.
April 25, 2019
An RFP for a retail supplier to serve 100% of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer load at Dayton Power & Light for the term June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 resulted in at least one conforming bid.
April 23, 2019
--- Require Utility Supply Rate On Supplier Bills
April 15, 2019
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel in comments to the Connecticut PURA said that statutory language authorizing purchase of receivables (POR) was limited to a now-defunct referral program, and it is "arguable" that POR is not authorized by statute
April 10, 2019
An RFP for a retail supplier to serve 100% of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer load at AEP Ohio for the term June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 resulted in at least one conforming bid, according to an auction report
