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May 25, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released unredacted auction reports showing the retail suppliers which won the right to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs, Duke Energy Ohio, and Dayton Power & Light for the 12-month period beginning June…
May 24, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released an unredacted auction report showing that AEP Energy, Inc. won the right to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at AEP Ohio for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2018
May 17, 2018
The Connecticut PURA issued a notice that it will not consider a proposal from the Office of Consumer Counsel to ban electricity shopping for hardship customers as part of a docket investigating measures to manage uncollectibles (Docket 18-04-25)
May 16, 2018
Emphasizes Statutory Obligation For PUC To Ensure Electricity Provided On "Reasonable" Terms
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has recommended that Customer Assistance Program (CAP, or PCAP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs be prohibited from shopping for electricity rates that exceed the EDCs' Price to Compare, "at any time."
May 9, 2018
During a legislative hearing concerning the Massachusetts Attorney General's call to shut down residential electric choice in the state, Direct Energy told lawmakers that its residential customers on fixed price products in the state have saved over $500,000 over the past fours years.
May 8, 2018
The New Hampshire PUC has adopted an order requiring that customers served by competitive retail suppliers shall now receive the discount available to low-income customers under the Electric Assistance Program (EAP), adopting recommendations from the EAP Advisory Board
May 3, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has awarded, to a retail electric supplier, 100% of the load of electricity Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at AEP Ohio for the term June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
May 3, 2018
In reporting earnings this morning, Genie Energy said that Genie Retail Energy's customer base declined versus December 31, 2017 due, in part, to the required return of low-income customers in New York to default service, as well as a strategic decision to pull back customer acquisition efforts in…
May 3, 2018
Denies Appeal Of PPL CAP-SOP Program
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on May 2 ruled that the Pennsylvania PUC acted within the PUC's authority when it restricted Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customer shopping at PPL Electric to a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which includes a price ceiling of 7% off the…
May 1, 2018
In response to a March 2017 Connecticut PURA procedural ruling, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel has narrowed its petition to end retail electric choice for certain customers
April 26, 2018
An initial April 24 RFP to secure a retail supplier (or suppliers) to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at AEP Ohio saw zero conforming bids submitted, and no load was awarded in the auction
April 12, 2018
Texas PUC Chair: Bill Precludes PUC From Requiring REPs To Allow All Residential Customers To Pay Deposits >$50 In Two Installments
April 7, 2018
A New Hampshire Electric Assistance Program (EAP) Advisory Board has recommended program changes that would allow customers served by competitive retail suppliers to receive the discount available to low-income customers under the Electric Assistance Program (EAP)
April 6, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft recommended proposal for adoption which, as part of removing certain low-income customer benefits from the Substantive Rules due to elimination of the System Benefit Fund, would require that retail electric providers extend to all…
April 5, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has awarded, to a retail electric supplier, 100% of the load of electricity Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at Dayton Power & Light for the term June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
April 3, 2018
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (the Companies), in a letter to the New York PSC, confirmed that they have completed testing and implementing EDI changes necessary to accommodate bill credits to Assistance Program Participants (APP).
March 30, 2018
Mass. AG Study: Economics Suggest Retail Supply Market "Will Always Fail" Individual Residential Customers Due To No-Mark-Up Default Service, Suppliers' Marketing Costs
March 29, 2018
Mass. AG Study: Economics Suggest Retail Supply Market "Will Always Fail" Individual Residential Customers Due To No-Mark-Up Default Service, Suppliers' Marketing Costs
March 29, 2018
An initial March 26 RFP to secure a retail supplier (or suppliers) to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at Dayton Power & Light saw zero conforming bids submitted, and no load was awarded in the auction
March 22, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has awarded, to a retail electric supplier, 100% of the load of electricity Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at the Duke Energy Ohio for the term June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
March 21, 2018
Direct Energy announced the results of a recently commissioned study to quantify energy savings from customers enrolled in First Choice Power’s Power-To-Go plan, a prepaid plan which notifies customers of their account balance on a daily basis.
March 15, 2018
Rejects Rehearing Of Order Denying Two Other ESCOs From Serving Low-Income Customers
This story was first published on March 15, with an alert to our email alert subscribers
March 15, 2018
An initial March 13 RFP to secure a retail supplier (or suppliers) to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at Duke Energy Ohio saw zero conforming bids submitted, and no load was awarded in the auction
March 8, 2018
Genie Retail Energy reported quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $12.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, up from $3.1 million a year ago, on strong consumption and robust electricity margins
February 22, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has awarded, to a retail electric supplier, 100% of the load of electricity Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at the FirstEnergy EDCs for the term June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019
