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March 16, 2021
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority or PURA) issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty (NOV) against Residents Energy, LLC (Residents or Company), in which the Authority seeks to fine Residents in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars…
March 11, 2021
At the direction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, ICC Staff have filed a motion to allow all retail electric and natural gas suppliers to conduct both in-store solicitations and appointment-based non-residential customer solicitations
March 10, 2021
Staff of the Texas PUC in a memo to the Commission identified eight "key focus areas" as a "road map" for Commission work in response to the February 2021 Winter Weather Event
March 4, 2021
Broad Interpretation Of Language Could Be Read As Giving Regulator Ability To Cap All Retail Electric Supplier Rates (Not Just Low-Income Rates)
March 2, 2021
Seek Ban On Termination Fees & Switch Holds Seek To Make POLR Rate A Fixed Rate
Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) and AARP Texas filed a request for emergency action at the Texas PUC seeking the following relief:
March 1, 2021
Supplier Prohibited From Residential Marketing Via Other Channels For One Year
The Maine PUC issued an order finding that, "Electricity Maine, LLC (Electricity Maine) engaged in conduct in violation of 35-A M.R.S. § 3203 and Chapter 305 of the Commission’s Rules, both of which govern the retail competitive sale of electricity in Maine. Electricity Maine sales agents, during…
February 25, 2021
The Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut PURA said in a letter to PURA's Chairman that EOE is concerned that new market entrants are not aware of PURA's long-standing determination that an electric aggregator may only represent a customer, and may not represent a…
February 19, 2021
RPA Energy, Inc. d/b/a Green Choice Energy (RPA Energy) petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for waivers of certain rules governing the third-party verification (TPV) process for new customers enrolled through sales channels requiring TPV. The requested waivers will enable RPA Energy…
February 18, 2021
Denies Petition From Another Supplier For Appointment Marketing
The Illinois Commerce Commission today voted to grant petitions from Just Energy to resume in-person marketing of both electricity and natural gas at storefronts and similar retail establishments, subject to conditions
February 11, 2021
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that bills (SD674 / HD1614) have been re-filed with the Massachusetts legislature that would ban new competitive electric supply contracts for individual residential customers beginning in 2022.
February 9, 2021
Proposed orders from two Illinois Commerce Commission ALJs would grant petitions from various Vistra retail suppliers for authorization to conduct in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments for electricity and natural gas, and would grant a petition from several NRG retail…
January 29, 2021
Citing a lack of "sufficient clarity" with respect to certain changes to the Uniform Business Practices (UBPs), including the identification of customers which meet the mass market definition adopted by the New York PSC, the Retail Energy Supply Association requested a 60-day extension of time to…
January 27, 2021
A bill (S.B. No. 398) has been introduced in Texas that would establish required disclosures, to residential and small commercial customers, by sellors or lessors of distributed renewable generation resources, including PPAs from such facilities
January 26, 2021
Would Require Brokers To Meet $100,000 Financial Security, Prohibit Certain Rebates/Inducements
A bill, A03166, has been introduced into the New York State Assembly that would require energy brokers and consultants to be registered with the New York PSC, and which would require the disclosure, to customers, of the amount of compensation to brokers
January 25, 2021
The Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland (the 'Division') filed an amicus brief on a proposed order in a Maryland PSC complaint case addressing alleged violations by SmartEnergy Holdings d/b/a SmartEnergy, in which the Division alleged that the findings of a…
January 22, 2021
Proposed orders from an Illinois ALJ would grant petitions from Just Energy to resume in-person marketing of both electricity and natural gas at storefronts and similar retail establishments, subject to conditions
January 22, 2021
In supplemental testimony, Staff of the Maryland PSC have recommended that the PSC revoke the license of SunSea Energy LLC and impose a civil penalty of no less than $500,000.
January 20, 2021
Several of the Vistra Energy retail energy suppliers in Illinois have filed motions with the Illinois Commerce Commission asking that the ICC grant, for both electricity and natural gas, authorization to conduct in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments under the same…
January 18, 2021
SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC d/b/a SmartEnergy filed with the Maryland PSC a Notice of Appeal of a proposed order in a proceeding addressing alleged violations by the supplier
January 15, 2021
An Illinois ALJ issued a ruling that denies separate petitions from the Vistra retail suppliers, as well as IGS Energy, for the resumption of various forms of in-person retail energy marketing.
January 7, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission has issued a written order granting the petition of various NRG Energy retail electric suppliers to resume marketing in storefronts and similar retail establishments, as first reported in our original story below from January 6
January 6, 2021
The Illinois Commerce Commission today adopted an interim order allowing several NRG Energy retail electric suppliers to resume in-person marketing at storefronts and similar retail establishments
January 6, 2021
The Maine PUC rejected a stipulation filed by Electricity Maine, LLC (Electricity Maine) and the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) to resolve an investigation into various alleged behavior of Electricity Maine, "because the Commission concludes the stipulation does not satisfy the Commission’s…
December 30, 2020
Commissioner Warns All Suppliers That PUC's Patience Is Not Unlimited
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the renewal applications of Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy for certification as a competitive retail electric and gas service provider in Ohio.
December 23, 2020
Taking up a proposed order on its own motion, the Maryland PSC issued an order imposing upon SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC a moratorium which prohibits SmartEnergy from adding or soliciting new customers in Maryland, as the PSC also directed further proceedings
