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February 12, 2018
The Connecticut Business & Industry Association ("CBIA"), in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes ("CGS") section 16-245t, submitted to the Connecticut PURA a complaint concerning the alleged business practices of Mint Energy, LLC
February 7, 2018
The New York PSC denied a request from the Retail Energy Supply Association for a 60-day extension of the effective date of the recently revised Uniform Business Practices ("UBP") requirements
February 5, 2018
The Retail Energy Supply Association requested a sixty (60) day extension of time of the effective date of the revised Uniform Business Practices (UBP) requirements adopted by the New York PSC in January
February 5, 2018
Suggests Further Study Of Requiring Suppliers To Send Advance Notice Of Rate Changes Via Email
The working group leader in PC44, a Maryland PSC process addressing several retail market enhancements and issues, has recommended a third phase of the process be initiated to study several more issues.
February 5, 2018
The Maryland PSC recently issued a letter order extending a waiver of the requirement that electric and natural gas suppliers perform background checks on door-to-door agents
January 22, 2018
The New York PSC has adopted an order with changes to the Uniform Business Practices that now require ESCOs, for residential and small non-residential customers, to conduct, "an independent third party verification," for any sale resulting from a scheduled appointment, in addition to door-to-door…
December 20, 2017
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced a $50,000 settlement with Sperian Energy Corp. to resolve allegations that Sperian violated Pennsylvania’s Do-Not-Call Law and called Pennsylvanians on the list who do not want to receive these kinds of calls.
December 15, 2017
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) will host a day-long Residential Supplier Workshop on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
December 13, 2017
At the conclusion of the evidentiary hearings in the New York PSC's review of the retail energy mass market, ESCOs again sought to reach consensus among the parties on certain issues
December 8, 2017
Guidance Prompted By Recent Marketing Practices That Have Come To PUC's Attention
December 7, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC proposed today a host of changes to the retail electric marketing and disclosure standards
December 7, 2017
The Illinois Commerce Commission has opened a new rulemaking proceeding to address the service obligations, sales and marketing practices of Alternative Gas Suppliers
December 6, 2017
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) provided notice of its withdrawal as a party from the New York PSC's evidentiary proceedings reviewing the retail energy mass markets. As it is no longer a party, OGS said that it cannot provide testimony in the proceedings under the PSC's…
December 1, 2017
Rejects Changes To Supplier Coordination Tariff, Including Proposed Customer "Do Not Market" List
The Massachusetts DPU, in an order on an Eversource (Nstar, WMECO) rate case, has approved a significant increase in the charge for suppliers to participate in the retail supply customer referral program, but rejected (for now) a host of changes to the supplier terms and conditions (supplier tariff)
November 28, 2017
Star Energy Partners LLC petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a partial waiver of certain requirements set forth in Ohio Admin. Code 4901:1-21-06 with respect to third-party verifications (TPVs) that are required for door-to-door sales, with Star Energy Partners requesting that the…
November 20, 2017
The New York State Office of General Services has withdrawn the Direct Testimony of John T. Haff submitted in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail market
November 17, 2017
Several retail natural gas suppliers have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of the requirement to obtain third-party verification for all telesales.
November 10, 2017
The presiding ALJs issued a ruling declining to impose a schedule for any settlement discussions sought in the New York PSC's evidentiary proceeding reviewing the retail energy mass market, as the ALJs noted they cannot compel settlement discussions
November 7, 2017
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service (DPS) said in a letter responding to a request from various ESCOs to initiate settlement discussions in the PSC's evidentiary review of the ESCO mass market that such discussions would be an inappropriate delay in the case unless and until ESCOs…
October 27, 2017
Cite "Considerable Common Ground" On Key Areas
A group of ESCOs have asked the New York PSC to initiate confidential settlement discussions among parties in the New York PSC's evidentiary review of the retail energy mass markets
October 20, 2017
The Massachusetts DPU adopted, as proposed, changes in the rule applicable to the state's retail electricity rate board and shopping website
October 20, 2017
As first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com yesterday , the New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices, and a final order posted by the PSC provides further details…
October 20, 2017
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) said in an October 19 news release that, "the energy service company MPower Energy could be barred from operating in New York following more than 100 complaints about deceptive sales and marketing practices by the Brooklyn-based ESCO."
October 19, 2017
Making modifications required by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), the Illinois Commerce Commission adopted new rules governing retail electric supplier marketing.
October 19, 2017
The New York PSC adopted several customer protections and rules governing the marketing and sale of distributed energy resources (DER), via a set of uniform business practices
