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December 8, 2022
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a petition from PECO for PECO to continue to restrict customers enrolled in its Customer Assistance Program (CAP) from shopping for retail electric generation supply until after the Commission issues its final Policy Statement on Electric Customer Assistance Program…
December 5, 2022
The Connecticut PURA directed Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) to cease implementation of CL&P's plan to streamline the process for hardship customers to opt into electric choice, which requires that such customers forfeit their hardship status
November 28, 2022
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) informed the Connecticut PURA that it plans to streamline the process for hardship customers to opt into electric choice, which requires that such customers forfeit their hardship status
November 17, 2022
As the Connecticut electric utilities filed new default service rates that are in some cases 100% higher than current rates (see related stories today), Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont stated, "In the coming days, I will be calling the General Assembly into special session to adopt legislation…
September 22, 2022
The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General has requested that the state's Department of Public Utilities consider "reforms" to the procurement of electricity supplies for basic service (default service), and to consider ways to lessen the impact of the winter basic service rates
September 15, 2022
Central Hudson Gas & Electric is advising customers, "to prepare for elevated energy supply prices as a number of external factors, including extended periods of heat in August, have driven electric and natural gas prices higher."
September 8, 2022
Utility Seeks To Delay Obligation To File Shopping Plan For CAP Customers
PECO petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for approval to continue to restrict customers enrolled in its Customer Assistance Program (CAP) from shopping for retail electric generation supply until after the Commission issues its final Policy Statement on Electric Customer Assistance Program Participant…
September 2, 2022
Draft Would Require Affirmative Consent For A Supplier To Keep An Existing Customer, Who Becomes An Energy Assistance Customer Mid-Contract, Under A Compliant Product
July 12, 2022
Staff Notes Challenges In Requirement That Rate Be Lower Than SOS For Entirety of Contract
Maryland PSC Staff have filed comments concerning implementation of a 2021 law that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers, outside of a PSC-approved plan that is less than SOS
June 29, 2022
With electricity rates set to soar to, "record high prices," this summer, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today launched a campaign to, "educate customers across the state about the programs available to help them reduce their energy usage and lower their bills."
June 29, 2022
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel renewed its petition for the Maryland PSC to adopt regulations to implement a 2021 law [Chapter 637; amending the annotated code Section 4-308] that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers outside of a PSC-approved…
June 23, 2022
Several Texas retail electric providers have requested to participate in the matching process to receive a list of their low-income customers for the next fiscal year (fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2022.)
May 27, 2022
A Public Utilities Commission has disclosed the winning retail suppliers selected to serve…
May 26, 2022
NYSEG and Rochester Gas & Electric have proposed procuring 11 MW of company-owned battery storage, and 70 MW of company-owned solar for low-income customers, under newly filed rate cases
May 13, 2022
An Office of People's Counsel petitioned a PSC to adopt regulations to implement a 2021 law that…
April 12, 2022
An opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA) serving more than 1.7 million customers in California said that it has partnered with…
March 18, 2022
A retail supplier JV was selected by…
March 1, 2022
Rory M. Christian, Chair of the New York PSC, has issued letters to all of the state's investor-owned utilities (as well as PSEG Long Island) directing each to…
February 17, 2022
A Public Utilities Commission has approved a one-time $90 bill credit for approximately 90,000 low-income customers of…
January 31, 2022
Investigation To Consider Whether Retail Supplier Offers Are Overpriced Or Harmful
Staff of the Connecticut PURA have proposed a schedule for PURA's review of retail electric supplier offers under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245(a), to be followed by the periodic review of the placement of all utility hardship customers on default service
January 24, 2022
Investigation To Consider Whether Retail Supplier Offers Are Overpriced Or Harmful
The Connecticut PURA has expanded a periodic review of the placement of all utility hardship customers on default service to include a review of retail electric supplier offers under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245(a)
January 21, 2022
In separate orders, the New York PSC granted New Wave Energy Corp.; Zone One Energy, LLC; and Ambit New York, LLC an extension of the waiver which allows each ESCO to serve assistance program participant customers with a guaranteed savings product
December 20, 2021
Regulator May Condition Access To Utilities' Systems Based On Such Findings
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA and the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) filed a motion requesting that PURA open a proceeding to investigate whether retail electric suppliers' offers are overpriced or harmful to residential customers
November 19, 2021
The New York PSC granted NOCO Electric, LLC and NOCO Natural Gas, LLC a waiver that will allow NOCO to serve assistance program participant (APP, or EAP) customers with a guaranteed savings product
October 22, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a settlement among National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E or NGE), Staff of the ICC, the Illinois Attorney General, and the Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) to resolve an ICC investigation into NG&E's "customer sales, solicitation, marketing and enrollment…
