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October 22, 2012
The New York PSC will consider eliminating the availability of retail choice to certain low-income customers as part of its retail market investigation, as the comprehensive investigation will also include a review of a host of policies concerning ESCO marketing and pricing traditionally opposed by…
October 22, 2012
The New York PSC's newly initiated investigation of retail market issues (click here) will include the examination of whether ESCO receivables purchased by the utility should be purchased with recourse .
September 5, 2012
The Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection has formally asked in testimony that the New York PSC direct Niagara Mohawk to launch an online bill comparison tool under which customers may compare historic ESCO and default service…
August 28, 2012
The Utility Intervention Unit (UIU) of the New York State Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection said in the comments to the PSC that it intends to propose that Niagara Mohawk offer an online calculator on its website, "to assist current ESCO customers to determine whether it was…
August 3, 2012
In its binding poll conducted yesterday concerning the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies' default service plan, the Pennsylvania PUC agreed to expand the universe of customers eligible to participate in a series of programs at the EDCs meant to encourage customers to take competitive…
July 18, 2012
The Georgia PSC approved the previously reported stipulation with MXenergy to resolve Staff allegations of slamming.
July 10, 2012
Maryland's Office of Home Energy Programs of the Department of Human Resources (OHEP) should inform Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) participants about their opportunities to take service from competitive suppliers, Maryland PSC Staff recommended in comments on OHEP's FY 2013 EUSP plan…
June 29, 2012
National Grid's Massachusetts Electric territory saw the monthly growth in the number of residential electric customers on competitive supply triple during May, versus the growth recorded in April, according to the May DPU electric migration stats which have just been made available.
June 27, 2012
After seeing a large jump in migration of residential electric customers to competitive supply during March, Nstar's Boston Edison saw more measured growth in residential shopping during April, according to the latest DPU stats.
June 7, 2012
The National Consumer Law Center released a report stating that prepaid utility service programs are, "putting low- and moderate-income households' health and safety at risk, and setting up an inequitable two-tiered customer delivery system."
June 5, 2012
Nstar's Boston Edison territory saw a law jump in the number of residential electric customers taking competitive supply during March, according to the latest stats from the Massachusetts DPU.
April 9, 2012
Direct Energy has announced it will be providing customers in Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis and Kaufman County a two week leeway on making their electricity payments following recent tornadoes.
March 6, 2012
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for authority to enter into an agreement with BG Energy Merchants to provide competitive natural gas service to the company's Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers.
February 10, 2012
The Georgia Public Service Commission has selected a regulated provider at Atlanta Gas Light for a two-year term to begin September 1, 2012.
January 31, 2012
During December, Nstar and National Grid both saw reversals of the November gains in the number of residential customers on competitive supply, according to the latest stats from the Massachusetts DPU.
December 28, 2011
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed tariffs with the New York PSC to essentially "unbundle" one of its current low-income assistance programs, to allow customers served by ESCOs to receive service under the program as they would if they were sale service customers.
October 25, 2011
State Representative Sylvester Turner has requested that the PUCT collect more information regarding switch holds placed on customers by REPs, including the length of any disconnection for a customer subject to a switch hold.
October 12, 2011
PUCT Audit Finds Texpo Power Appropriately Implementing Lite-Up Discount
October 7, 2011
Constellation Confirms Small Business Gas Service at PECO, PGW
July 21, 2011
Seven Utility Management Consulting Adds Suite of Conservation, Engineering Services
June 3, 2011
Reliant Energy announced that it is providing up to 1,000 free home energy monitors to Reliant low-income customers in Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth with provisioned smart meters, and announced several other assistance programs for high summer bills.
April 15, 2011
Constellation Energy Starts Actively Marketing Residential Service in D.C.
March 18, 2011
SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc. has asked the Georgia PSC for several waivers in order to allow SCANA Energy to offer customers a prepaid natural gas product.
December 2, 2010
FirstEnergy Corp., Allegheny Energy, and several intervenors have filed a non-unanimous stipulation in Maryland that would provide for the approval of the merger of FirstEnergy and Allegheny with several conditions (Case 9133).
