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January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would require that retail electric suppliers make their variable rates available for customer review at least 30 days in advance, and would require suppliers…
January 20, 2016
As noted in our related story today (click here) concerning the proposed double verification of in-person retail electric sales in Illinois (LOA plus TPV), a draft first notice order from two Illinois ALJs would broadly define "in-person solicitation," raising the question of whether in-person…
January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would prohibit retail electric suppliers from using the logo of any public utility.
January 20, 2016
A proposed first notice order from two Illinois ALJs in a broad rulemaking concerning retail electric supplier marketing and disclosure rules would require that retail electric suppliers obtain both a letter of agency (LOA) and third party verification for any "in-person" solicitation of a…
January 19, 2016
Two Illinois ALJs recently granted, in part, motions to compel certain retail energy trade associations to respond to discovery concerning individual retail suppliers' renewable energy marketing.
January 15, 2016
Maryland Sets Rulemaking Session Date To Adopt New Suppliers Consumer Protection, Marketing Rules
January 12, 2016
Proposed new supplier-agent requirements in Maryland as published in the state register could be interpreted as applying to sales to business customers, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the PSC on the proposed rules (RM 54)
January 7, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued orders in two separate complaint cases concerning FirstEnergy Solutions' polar vortex surcharge directing that FES nor the utilities may terminate (disconnect) service to the complainants on the basis of the amounts disputed in the cases.
January 5, 2016
The Delaware PSC recently closed an investigation into the solicitation practices of Starion Energy PA, Inc., noting a decrease in complaints and stating that the PSC found, "that insufficient evidence exists at this time to pursue a formal complaint against Starion for any alleged improper…
January 4, 2016
Stakeholders have reached consensus on certain proposed retail electric and natural gas marketing rules in the District of Columbia, but unsurprisingly parties did not reach consensus on a proposal from the PSC that retail energy sales be subject to two separate forms of verification, a proposal…
December 31, 2015
A final Connecticut PURA decision concerning communication methods that retail suppliers are required to offer to customers for receipt of various notices, and the mechanisms through which suppliers must accept rescissions, would only require suppliers to offer two (rather than the original five)…
December 30, 2015
Proposed new rules for Maryland electric suppliers have been published in the state register, and would allow an electric supplier to estimate the customer's next month rate for purposes of complying with a new advanced disclosure requirement for any change in a residential customer's rate
December 28, 2015
A revised proposal for new electricity supplier rules in Delaware drops the more expansive definition of broker contained in an earlier proposal, and would essentially maintain the current definition.
December 16, 2015
The Retail Energy Supply Association has sought a stay of the requirement that retail electric suppliers conform, by January 1, 2016, their marketing materials to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's recent "fixed means fixed" order, arguing that the PUCO order implies that there will be…
December 14, 2015
An Illinois ALJ has denied a motion from Sperian Energy Corp. which had sought, citing due process concerns, to require Illinois Commerce Commission Staff to issue a formal complaint or "more definite statement" in a proceeding examining the company's marketing practices
December 9, 2015
A proposal for decision from a Texas ALJ would grant Accent Energy Texas, LP d/b/a IGS Energy a good cause exception to the recorded telephonic verification requirements otherwise required for door-to-door sales under 16 TAC § 25.474(f)(3) for IGS Energy's specific iPad-based in-home sales and…
December 2, 2015
The Connecticut PURA issued a draft decision which would, among other things, modify the communication methods retail suppliers are required to offer to customers for receipt of various notices, and the mechanisms through which suppliers must accept rescissions
November 19, 2015
In a procedural ruling, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled that it has authority to review a complaint concerning FirstEnergy Solutions' polar vortex surcharge filed by Power4Schools, denying a motion to dismiss from FES which had argued PUCO lacked jurisdiction over what it deems a…
November 19, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ruled that fixed rate electric contracts, for all customer classes, may not contain pass-through clauses, but will allow for regulatory-out clauses that allow suppliers to cease service under fixed rate contracts under terms as delineated in the contracts
November 18, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has issued a revised proposal governing door-to-door electricity sales, which now includes proposed standards of conduct (14-140).
November 17, 2015
Astral Energy LLC submitted an additional response to a show cause order issued by the New York PSC, arguing that revocation of its license would be, "overly and unnecessarily prescriptive," in light of the PSC's recent suspension of Astral's ability to market to and enroll customers, and proposing…
November 9, 2015
WGL Energy Services, Inc. would pay a civil penalty of $1,000 under a settlement issued for comment by the Pennsylvania PUC to resolve an investigation of WGL Energy in which it was alleged that a door-to-door sales agent employed by a third party marketing vendor, conducting sales calls on behalf…
November 9, 2015
The New York PSC suspended Astral Energy, LLC's ability to market to and enroll residential and non-residential customers until the Commission orders otherwise.
October 26, 2015
A proposed order from a Maryland Public Utility Law Judge would impose a civil penalty of $250,000 on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC, for what the proposed order finds to be, "its misleading, false and deceptive statements or trade practices," and would impose a $50,000 civil penalty, jointly…
October 22, 2015
The Connecticut PURA "suggests" that retail electric suppliers make various changes to PURA-approved customer notice forms, similar to revisions sanctioned by PURA proposed by two retail suppliers, in light of certain statutory changes, such as the prohibition of renewing a customer onto a fixed…
