January 21, 2019
Regulator Opens Proceeding To Promote, Protect Consumer Interests In Retail Electric Market
Asks Whether Consumer Protections Should Be Expanded To Small C&I Customers, Gas Market
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January 18, 2019
Retail Supplier To Pay $37,500 Under Settlement Related To Marketing Practice
Vista Energy Marketing, L.P. ("Vista") would pay a civil penalty in the amount of $37,500 under a Settlement ("Settlement") with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) to resolve allegations that a vendor's agent conducted door-to-door sales on behalf of Vista prior to…
January 16, 2019
Regulator Orders That Municipal Aggregations Must Always State That "Savings Cannot Be Guaranteed" Whenever Price Is Referenced, Even Where Aggregation Does Not Otherwise Mention Savings
The Massachusetts DPU in several recent orders approving opt-out municipal electric aggregations raised concern that aggregations are still touting savings under the plans without adequate disclosures that such savings are not guaranteed.
January 14, 2019
PSC Prepares To Adopt Revisions To Retail Energy Marketing Rules
Revisions Address Scope, Applicability To Non-residential Customers
The Maryland PSC has scheduled for February 6, 2019 a rule making session to consider, "whether to finally adopt the proposed revisions to the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 20.32, 20.50, 20.53, 20.55, and 20.59 addressing competitive markets and retail gas and electric choice that were…
January 14, 2019
Ameren Moves To Include Price To Compare On Utility Consolidated Bills For Retail Supplier Customers
Ameren Illinois has filed at the Illinois Commerce Commission for a declaratory ruling that a proposed listing of Price to Compare information on all utility electric bills for small volume customers, including utility consolidated bills sent to customers of alternative retail electric suppliers…
January 7, 2019
RESA Seeks Waiver To Allow More Time For Suppliers To Comply With New Retail Market, Customer Protection Rules
The Retail Energy Supply Association petitioned the District of Columbia PSC for a temporary delay in the effective date of the revised Consumer Bill of Rights (CBORs) and associated retail electric and gas market rules, or a "market waiver," of approximately 11 weeks from December 14, 2018, or…
December 28, 2018
NY PSC Secretary Grants Extension Of Deadline For ESCO Compliance With Revised UBPs
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted a further extension for ESCO compliance with the recently revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018.
December 24, 2018
RESA Seeks Further Extension For ESCO Compliance With Revised New York UBPs
The Retail Energy Supply Association has sought from the New York PSC a further extension for ESCO compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018
December 6, 2018
Regulator Issues Show Cause Order To Retail Supplier, Opens Investigation of Sales, Marketing Practices
The Illinois Commerce Commission initiated a proceeding to determine whether Great American Power, LLC (GA), "has violated 83 Ill. Adm. Code Part 412," and whether, if violations are found to have occurred, if GAP should be, "ordered to cease and desist from, or correct, the violation(s) of or…
December 6, 2018
PSC Adopts New Retail Energy Customer Protection Rules
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December 4, 2018
Retail Supplier Agrees To $150,000 Forfeiture Under Stipulation
Town Square Energy East, LLC (Town Square) and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have entered into a stipulation under which Town Square agrees to a forfeiture of $150,000 upon approval of this stipulation to resolve allegations of non-compliance, including allegations that…
December 3, 2018
PUCO To Accept Comments On Audit Report Which Says "FirstEnergy" Brand Should Be Dropped From FirstEnergy Solutions Name
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has set forth a comment schedule concerning a final report from the SAGE Management Consultants, LLC (SAGE) on a Compliance Audit of the FirstEnergy Operating Companies (including the Ohio regulated utilities, or Ohio Companies) with the Corporate Separation…
November 20, 2018
RESA Cites Concerns With New Definition For Third Party Verification In Retail Market Rules
Definition References Customer Access To "Future" Pricing Information, Not Cited Elsewhere In Rules
The Retail Energy Supply Association raised concerns with several of the revisions contained in the District of Columbia's most recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for changes to its Consumer Bill of Rights, which apply to retail electric and natural gas service to residential customers
November 20, 2018
ComEd Seeks To Implement Time Of Use Supply Rate Option With More Rate "Certainty"
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission proposed tariffs to implement a pilot Time of Use (TOU) electricity supply option that has greater "price certainty" than ComEd's currently authorized real-time supply pricing program.
November 14, 2018
PUC Issues Waiver Of Third Party Verification For Certain Sales
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November 1, 2018
NY Appellate Division Affirms NY PSC Authority To Prohibit ESCO Service To Low-Income (APP) Customers, Except Where Savings Guaranteed
The State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department has affirmed the New York PSC's (respondent) authority and related December 2016 order which prohibited ESCOs from providing service to assistance program participant (APP) customers except where the ESCO guarantees…
October 30, 2018
Regulator Closes Broad Retail Market Docket, Says Rulemaking Forthcoming On Disclosure Label Changes
The Massachusetts DPU has closed Docket 14-140, which had addressed a variety of retail electricity marketing issues, stating that the only remaining issue in the docket -- revisions to the disclosure label -- must be accomplished through a rulemaking
October 26, 2018
Regulator Issues Show Cause Orders To Two Retail Suppliers, Opens Investigation Of Marketing Practices
Note: This story was first published on Oct. 26 with an alert to our email subscribers
October 25, 2018
Regulator Increases Fine On Retail Supplier
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion today (10/25) which increases a proposed fine on Choice Energy, LLC for what the PUC Vice Chair Andrew Place said was, "abusive telemarketing and intentional misconduct."
October 22, 2018
Latest Retail Energy Proposed Rules Include New Requirement For TPVs
Nebulous "Future" Pricing Information Obligation Created
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October 16, 2018
ComEd Seeks Declaratory Order Concerning Ability To Post Default Service Price To Compare On Bills Issued To Retail Supplier Customers
Commonwealth Edison has petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission for a declaratory order affirming that ComEd is not prohibited from including on bills a bill message setting forth "Price to Compare" information on the customer bills for the majority of residential and commercial accounts that…
October 16, 2018
Retail Supplier To Refund $2.65 Million Under Settlement, Agrees Not To Market For Two Years
Sperian Energy Corp. has entered into a consent decree with the Illinois Attorney General under which Sperian will refund $2.65 million to customers, and agrees to refrain from marketing activities in Illinois for two years. Sperian has also entered into a settlement with the AG and Staff of the…
October 9, 2018
PUC Proposes Ban On Pre-Recorded Automated Messages For Unsolicited Advertisements, In Draft New Retail Supplier Marketing Rules
The New Hampshire PUC has opened a rulemaking addressing rules governing licensing and marketing of retail natural gas suppliers.
September 20, 2018
PSC Says Supplier Licenses Cannot Be Transferred; Transfer (Purchase) Of Customers Must Involve Licensed Entity
In adopting final new rules applicable to natural gas supplier licensing, the District of Columbia PSC said that natural gas supplier licenses may not be transferred, and opined on how any purchase of customer books should be executed in light of this finding.
September 20, 2018
PSC Adopts Final New Retail Supplier License Rules
Clarification Appears To Require Suppliers To Post Rate Information For Commercial Customers On Website