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July 7, 2015
New York PSC Staff will convene a further collaborative on July 23 to continue discussions on the following issues concerning the provision of services by ESCOs: defining the standards to be used to determine value added products and services that must be provided to Assistance Program Participants…
July 6, 2015
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has adopted a Staff recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
July 1, 2015
Millions of dollars are still available for Texas retail electric providers to be reimbursed for providing no-cost programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays to eligible low-income customers.
June 30, 2015
Texas-New Mexico Power has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas its six-month report regarding the program under which REPs provide free programmable communicating thermostats and in-home displays (collectively, in-home devices) to low-income customers, with costs, up to a cap…
June 24, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
June 15, 2015
Update: 9:52. TNMP sent a new market notice this morning stating that it has reached the 90% reimbursement threshold
June 1, 2015
Two proposals have been offered to the District of Columbia PSC to make the residential low-income electric assistance discount portable, or available to customers regardless of their electric supplier.
May 29, 2015
New York PSC Staff will hold a collaborative on Thursday, June 25, 2015 to continue discussions on the following issues concerning the provision of services by energy services companies: define the standards to be used to determine value added products and services that must be provided to…
May 1, 2015
N.Y. Sets Further Collaborative On ESCO Service to Low-Income Assistance Customers, Faster Gas Switching
April 2, 2015
The New York PSC has scheduled for April 17 a collaborative to continue discussions on the following issues concerning the provision of services by ESCOs:
March 13, 2015
Pepco in the District of Columbia has filed to update its purchase of receivables discount rates effective June 1, 2015, including a reduction in the Rate R residential discount from 1.3737% to 0%.
February 26, 2015
New York Schedules Collaborative Meeting on Rules Governing ESCO Service to Low-Income Assistance Customers
February 13, 2015
The New York PSC issued an errata which removes a third party verification requirement included in the PSC's recent rehearing order regarding TPV requirements.
February 9, 2015
The New York PSC has issued a written rehearing order concerning the provision of ESCO service to low-income customers participating in utility administered low income discount programs and the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), and which also provides granular details regarding new third-party…
February 6, 2015
The New York PSC yesterday addressed certain rehearing requests related to its landmark February 2014 retail energy market order which, among other things, limited ESCOs' ability to serve low-income customers to certain situations.
December 1, 2014
An updated proposal under which Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) would initially limit how many customers for which each REP would be reimbursed.
November 7, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU will not defer or cap National Grid's new basic service rates which took effect November 1, which include a doubling of the residential rate to 16 cents per kWh.
October 6, 2014
The Massachusetts DPU will entertain comments on proposals to mitigate, including through a potential deferral, of basic service rate increases at National Grid.
September 24, 2014
The Georgia PSC has issued a request for proposal for natural gas marketers to serve as the regulated provider in the Atlanta Gas Light market for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2017.
September 22, 2014
Texas retail electric providers would be reimbursed for providing low-income customers with programmable communicating thermostats (PCTs) and in-home displays (IHDs) under a proposal from a working group addressing the requirement that TDUs provide in-home monitors to low-income customers under…
September 16, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas scheduled a workshop regarding Project No. 36234, Advanced Metering System Low-Income Programs, for October 9, 2014.
June 25, 2014
A New York collaborative has filed a report concerning EDI changes directed by the PSC in its recent retail electric market order (click here for background) , but asked for an extension on several required changes because the issues remain contested on rehearing, or are being further explored in…
May 20, 2014
The Texas Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to conduct an investigation into the policies and practices of Direct Energy in offering residential consumers a prepaid electric service plan known as Power-to-Go, alleging that the product…
April 28, 2014
Due to extended consideration of rehearing requests, the New York PSC has stayed several of the significant retail market changes contained in a February order.
April 14, 2014
The Maryland PSC has accelerated the switching timeline for customers with advanced meters, while also encouraging stakeholders to consider service quality standards for retail suppliers
