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September 17, 2018
The Secretary of the New York PSC has granted a further extension for ESCO compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018.
September 14, 2018
34 REPs Active On One Site Not Listing Offers On Other Version Chair Walker: "Not Happy"
Note: This story was first published the morning of Sept. 14 with an alert to our email subscribers
September 14, 2018
Applies New Marketing Rules To Small C&I Customers Applies Some New Rules To Brokers
The Maine PUC has issued final revisions to its rules governing retail electricity marketing.
September 13, 2018
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
September 13, 2018
NOV Would Impose $1.5 Million Penalty
The Connecticut PURA has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against, "Liberty Holdings, LLC (Liberty or Company)" [sic], filed in the docket concerning the supplier license of Liberty Power Holdings, LLC, in which the NOV alleges various violations of marketing and…
September 12, 2018
The Connecticut PURA has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against, "Direct Energy, LLC [sic]," in which the NOV alleges various violations of marketing and disclosure rules, and would impose a $1.5 million penalty and suspend Direct Energy's ability to sign up new…
September 7, 2018
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Assessment of Civil Penalty in the amount of $750,000 against Spark Energy, L.P. (Spark or Company), related to the content of alleged sales calls made by a subcontractor
August 22, 2018
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended approval, as more specifically described below, of a petition for a waiver of third party verification for customer-initiated inbound calls to a retail natural gas supplier which result in an enrollment, provided that the entire call…
August 10, 2018
Two Commissioners Question Having Pricing Function On Website Going Forward
D'Andrea Notes Potential For Site To Pull Historic Customer Usage, But Also Says If Reforms Don't Work Over Time, May Need To "Reconsider" Wisdom Of Government Agency Running A Commercial Website
August 3, 2018
In a memo to Commissioners, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended a series of changes to the Power to Choose website
August 1, 2018
Andrew Barth, President of the National Board of The Energy Professionals Association (TEPA), has written a letter to TEPA members seeking input on how to take a more proactive approach in creating greater transparency for consumers in the retail electric market, noting recent concerns over tiered…
July 30, 2018
At last week's National Energy Marketers Association Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit, Dan Mumford, Director of the Pennsylvania PUC's Office of Competitive Market Oversight (OCMO), said that the PUC expects to have discussions in the coming months concerning changes to the PUC's Power to Choose…
July 25, 2018
The Maine PUC issued a show cause order to Electricity Maine, LLC in which the PUC, "directs Electricity Maine, LLC (Electricity Maine) to show cause why it should not be found to have violated Maine statutes and Commission rules regarding its operations as a licensed competitive electricity…
July 24, 2018
The Secretary of the New York PSC issued a notice extending the deadline for compliance with the newly revised Uniform Business Practices (UBPs) that had been adopted on January 19, 2018
July 20, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the application of "Power of Choosing Inc." (POC) for an electric aggregator certificate be denied, stating in a filing that Staff believes that use of the name "Power of Choosing Inc." by the applicant, "would violate the…
July 17, 2018
The National Energy Marketers Association has released an agenda for its upcoming Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit to be held July 25-26 in Baltimore, Md.
July 3, 2018
As part of an annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market Development has recommended that the utility's Price To Compare be included on any solicitation or marketing materials to mass market customers which contain a price per kWh.
June 28, 2018
Note: The following story was first posted at 11 a.m. on June 28, with an alert to our email subscribers
June 28, 2018
The Nevada Governor's Committee on Energy Choice has approved a final report on findings and recommendations related to the energy choice initiative
June 28, 2018
Astral Energy, LLC has requested its eligibility to market to and enroll residential customers in New York be included on the agenda for the New York PSC's next monthly meeting, scheduled to be held on July 12, 2018.
June 15, 2018
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission adopted without modification a previously reported proposed Joint Settlement Petition (Settlement) filed on April 6, 2017, by the Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania, LLC (AP&G or Company)…
June 12, 2018
The National Energy Marketers Association has released a draft agenda with session topics for its upcoming Mid-Atlantic Energy Summit to be held July 25-26 in Baltimore, Md.
May 30, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association filed comments on new electric marketing rules proposed by the Maine PUC (Docket No. 2018-00056)
May 10, 2018
Urges Consideration Of Prohibiting Door-to-Door, Telephonic Sales, Capping Termination Fees
Committee Punts On Specific Default Service/POLR Structure, Would Task Legislature/PUCN With Development, Though Endorses POLR As "Temporary" Service
May 7, 2018
The Massachusetts DPU has adopted in a final order new notice requirements, and Standards of Conduct, for the door-to-door marketing of electricity
