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September 28, 2026
The Delaware PSC confirmed that, as anticipated, the final version of 26 DE Admin. Code § 3001 containing various new retail energy marketing and enrollment rules was published in the Delaware Register of Regulations on September 1, 2026
September 25, 2026
The District of Columbia City Council will on October 1, 2026 hold a hearing on a stand-alone bill (26-750, B26-0750) to impose various restrictions on retail energy choice, including price caps
September 25, 2026
New Authority For Utilities To Impose Financial Standards On Retail Suppliers
The PUC of Ohio has established October 5, 2026 as the effective date for several recently adopted retail market rule changes, including a form of enroll by wallet
September 15, 2026
IDT Energy, Inc. and Residents Energy, LLC (Joint Applicants) petitioned the PUC of Ohio for certain rule waivers to allow third party verification to be conducted digitally on a customer's own device, rather than telephonically
September 2, 2026
A retail energy supplier and Staff of the PUC of Ohio have entered into a partial stipulation under which…
August 28, 2026
In a motion for partial summary judgment, the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) and Green Mountain Energy Company (the Plaintiffs) alleged that a 165-word disclosure required to conspicuously accompany all marketing materials for green power products in Maryland is "unduly burdensome", and…
August 12, 2026
The New Jersey BPU approved a switch block mechanism as part of adopting new and modified rules governing retail electric and natural gas marketing and licensing
August 6, 2026
PSC Chair Notes Other State's "Wall of Shame" For Bad Actor Retail Suppliers
The Delaware PSC adopted final rule language for changes to the retail electric supplier marketing rules, including changes requiring variable rate notices and fixed rate renewal notices
July 30, 2026
New York PSC Issues Show Cause Orders To Two ESCOs
The New York PSC has issued an order to show cause to Median Energy Corp., directing Median to show why its ESCO eligibility should not be revoked or why other consequences should not be imposed, as Department of Public Service Staff has alleged, among other violations, that Median allegedly offered…
July 27, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a "corrective" statement of position in the customer complaint case against Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC ("Reliant") reported by ECM on July 24 (Docket 59602), which implicates representations made by REP sales agents and CSRs during enrollment, and the…
July 23, 2026
Sustainable Westchester, Inc., in conjunction with ProjectEconomics, Inc. d/b/a PowerMarket (the "entities"), intend to offer a voluntary REC-only (no energy supply) product to residential and non-residential customers in New York on an opt-in basis, called Green My Power
July 16, 2026
During a Delaware PSC public meeting, PSC Commissioner Michael Richard suggested that the PSC hold a public briefing on the current state of retail electric choice in the state
July 13, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association has requested that the Delaware PSC provide a transition period of 75 days for retail electric suppliers to comply with new marketing rules anticipated to be adopted by the PSC on July 15.
July 8, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing requests from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel which had argued that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose…
July 2, 2026
As a resident of the District of Columbia, Christopher Ercoli, President & CEO of the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL), urged the Council of the District of Columbia to strike, from the proposed Budget Support Act (D.C. Bill 26-661), a section (Subtitle E) which would impose various…
July 1, 2026
Amendment (Unintentionally?) Allows Any Muni Aggregation Suppliers To Conduct Residential Marketing, Statewide, Notwithstanding Any Town's Ban On Residential Marketing
June 24, 2026
"Written Consent" Needed For An "Automatic" Renewal
June 24, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied a rehearing request from the Retail Energy Supply Association which had objected to what RESA argued was a misalignment in the applicability of new customer signature requirement rules for electric enrollments and natural gas enrollments
June 23, 2026
The U.S. District Court for the District Of Maryland, Northern Division has formally issued an order preliminarily enjoining the state and relevant agencies, including the PSC and Attorney General, from, "implementing, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out," Section 7-707(c) of the Maryland Public…
June 16, 2026
Junk Fees Include "Excessively Overpriced Fees" That Provide Little Benefit To Customers
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a coordinated "crack down" on junk fees, with direction to all executive state agencies (including the Board of Public Utilities) to identify and analyze the impact of junk fees on consumers, and to report…
June 15, 2026
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel filed a rehearing request at the PUC of Ohio arguing that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose certain…
June 12, 2026
In a regulatory filing at the New York PSC, IDT Energy, Inc. (IDTE), "expressly maintains its position that its variable-rate contracts have an ongoing continuous term and do not require express customer consent for each change in price."
June 4, 2026
Rushmore Energy, LLC provided the following statement concerning the matter:
June 4, 2026
In a news release, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced a $500,000 settlement with Rushmore Energy, "that resolves allegations the alternative retail electric supplier (ARES) engaged in fraudulent, unfair and deceptive business practices to mislead Illinois consumers into paying more…
May 29, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association said that revised new rule language adopted by the PUC of Ohio on rehearing creates a misalignment in the types of customers from which retail suppliers must obtain a signature, with the new electric rule applying the signature requirement only to residential and…
