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August 11, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC issued a memo concerning retail electric provider participation in requesting a list of low-income customers, and also proposing to set costs applicable to REPs for creating the list
August 11, 2017
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) under which the New York PSC is, "temporarily restrained and enjoined from enforcing or implementing," the PSC's order generally prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance…
August 10, 2017
Josco Energy Corporation filed a request with the New York PSC to extend the deadline for de-enrolling assistance program participant (APP) customer accounts identified by the electric and gas distribution utilities pursuant to Ordering Clause 10 of the Public Service Commission's Order Adopting…
August 9, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
August 7, 2017
CEO Sees Multiples Increasing For Retail Acquisition Valuations
During an earnings call on Friday, Spark Energy disclosed that only a relatively small amount of its customer base is subject to the New York PSC's prohibition on ESCO service to low-income customers (absent a PSC-approved waiver for a guaranteed savings product)
August 3, 2017
PSC Moves Forward With Retail Evidentiary Hearing Process
In rejecting interlocutory appeals of several rulings concerning the scope and procedure for its retail mass market evidentiary hearing process, the New York PSC denied requests to suspend or terminate the evidentiary phase of the proceeding and affirmed that the evidentiary hearing process will…
August 2, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
August 1, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 31, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 31, 2017
Staff Says REPs Must Submit Request For Low-Income Sync List By July 31 (What About New Market Entrants During Fiscal Year?)
July 24, 2017
Starion Energy NY, Inc. withdrew its previously submitted request for a waiver at the New York PSC, under which Starion Energy had sought the authority to continue service to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers with a guaranteed savings product
July 24, 2017
Staff of the Texas PUC filed a memo outlining a process to repeal or amend various substantive rules (and the obligations they impose on REPs) related to the System Benefit Fund, with Staff stating they will forbear from enforcing the SBF-related rules, as it relates to new matters once the SBF…
July 21, 2017
Several additional Texas retail electric providers filed with the Texas PUC formal requests for production and receipt of a list of their low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 19, 2017
Clarifies Compliance Deadlines For Other ESCOs
The New York PSC has extended the deadline by which ESCOs must comply with various ordering clauses of its order prohibiting service to assistance program participant customers (APP) for the 12 ESCOs who have submitted waiver requests to continue serving APP customers with a guaranteed savings…
July 14, 2017
Pursuant to Senate Bill 1976, Champion Energy Services filed with 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, 2017.
July 11, 2017
TXU Energy has filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas for production and receipt of a list of its low-income electric customers for the state fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2017.
July 10, 2017
The New York PSC has granted Consolidated Edison and Orange and Rockland Utilities a further extension of time to implement EDI changes necessary to accommodate ESCO bill credits to Assistance Program Participant (APP) customers
July 5, 2017
The June 30 order from the Supreme Court for the County of Albany, New York, which upheld the PSC's general prohibition on ESCO service to low-income customers, and which affirmed the New York PSC has jurisdiction over ESCO pricing, undercuts several procedural objections ESCOs have raised in the…
June 30, 2017
A New York Supreme Court for the County of Albany has denied several ESCO petitions against the New York PSC and has upheld the PSC's authority to issue an order generally banning ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers
June 27, 2017
Duquesne Light is re-enrolling some 150-200 customers onto its Customer Assistance Program (CAP) who were supposed to be grandfathered under changes to the program, but who were nonetheless removed from CAP in 2014.
June 26, 2017
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted another limited, 30-day extension of the compliance deadline by which ESCOs must stop serving assistance program participant (APP) customers
June 26, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order directing PPL Electric Utilities to meet with retail electric suppliers concerning operational issues related to the new Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which is the only vehicle for CAP customer shopping at PPL effective…
June 23, 2017
Texas PUC Assigns Docket To Consider Issues Related To Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative's Sought Move To Join ERCOT
June 23, 2017
RESA Says PUC Lacks Authority To Mandate Transfer of Customers From EGS To Default Service
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed a brief with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in support of its appeal of the Pennsylvania PUC's decision which ordered that, effective June 1, Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL may only shop through a CAP-specific Standard Offer…
June 15, 2017
PUC Accepts Withdrawal of PPL's Prior Proposal To Change Implementation Date
The Pennsylvania PUC accepted a motion from Vice Chair Andrew Place which directs PPL Electric Utilities to meet with retail electric suppliers concerning operational issues related to the new Customer Assistance Program Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which is the only vehicle for CAP customer…
