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October 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC should, "license or register," the, "independent representatives" of retail energy suppliers, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments to the Maryland PSC.
October 3, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a final order providing guidance to retail electric and natural gas suppliers regarding the renewal notices required to be sent to customers taking both gas and electric service from the same supplier, given that recent changes to the electric notice rules mean the…
October 2, 2014
IGS Energy has petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver from the third party verification rules applicable to door-to-door electric and natural gas sales, contained in Revised 4901:1-29-06(D)(6)(b) and 4901:1-21-06(D)(1)(h), for what it described as a type of sales transaction…
September 25, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development of a standard summary form of material contract terms for retail electric contracts (Docket 14-07-17).
September 25, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued a request for comments concerning its investigation into the development and implementation of marketing standards and sales practices for electric suppliers (Docket 14-07-20).
September 15, 2014
Buy Energy Direct, LLC has petitioned the New York PSC for authorization to resume marketing to residential customers.
September 12, 2014
The Michigan PSC issued an order establishing a natural gas rate comparison website, and retail natural gas suppliers will be required to post pricing on the site.
September 11, 2014
The Connecticut PURA yesterday directed retail electric suppliers to begin reporting historic variable rates.
September 11, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has opened Docket 14-07-17 for an investigation into the development of a standard electric supplier residential contract
August 29, 2014
Staff of the Maryland PSC have proposed eliminating the ability for retail electric and natural gas suppliers to obtain customer consent for a switch via a verbal authorization, such as a TPV, and would instead require that all authorizations be in the form of written or electronic consent.
August 27, 2014
The Georgia PSC recently issued a written order granting Infinite Energy, Inc. a limited rule waiver to allow Infinite to provide enrollment materials via email for customers who voluntarily request electronic service.
August 26, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has approved a customer notice to be sent to customers of HOP Energy who will be transferred to Viridian Energy after Viridian agreed to purchase the HOP Energy book, and the notice is notable for requiring the disclosure of the customer's new rate after assignment for variable…
August 25, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has filed a formal complaint against Respond Power LLC seeking a $639,000 fine and asking that Respond Power's authority to do business as an EGS in Pennsylvania be rescinded, as I&E Staff alleged that Respond Power engaged in various…
August 6, 2014
A Connecticut PURA draft decision, first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com (click here) , regarding new electric customer protections and rules for retail suppliers, "could stifle and ultimately collapse the retail electric supply market in Connecticut," the Retail Energy Supply Association said…
August 4, 2014
A Connecticut PURA draft decision would prohibit the use of utility consolidated billing for "variable plan" electric products
July 28, 2014
Starion Energy and the District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel have filed a status report with the D.C. PSC regarding an earlier settlement addressing Starion complaints and marketing practices.
July 25, 2014
The Maine PUC has proposed in a rulemaking that variable rates offered by retail electric suppliers shall be specified in terms of an index or formula and, "must be reasonably reflective of electricity market conditions."
July 24, 2014
Michigan's to-be-developed natural gas choice comparison website should be promoted by alternative natural gas suppliers on certain pre-enrollment marketing materials, and should not include historic supplier price data, according to "primary" recommendations from Michigan PSC Staff.
July 23, 2014
Consistent with recent legislation, the Connecticut PURA has opened three dockets addressing electric customer protections, standard electric contracts, and billing design.
July 21, 2014
The Texas Third Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, has affirmed a lower court's ruling and a Public Utility Commission of Texas decision which prohibited the sought use of the AEP brand by an Option 1 Texas retail electric provider, on the grounds that such use would be contrary to statutory…
July 18, 2014
The Office of People's Counsel should have access, subject to a confidentiality agreement, to confidential materials submitted by Maryland retail energy suppliers as part of a generic PSC investigation into marketing practices and customer protections (PC 35), Maryland PSC Staff have recommended
July 15, 2014
The residential retail electric market at Commonwealth Edison remains "moderately concentrated," but did show marginal improvement in the past year, according to the 2014 annual report from the Illinois Commerce Commission Office of Retail Market Development.
July 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued a news release on Friday which, "remind[ed] Pennsylvania residents to be wary of door-to-door solicitors, noting that PUC personnel will never go door to door to target customers."
July 11, 2014
Update 11:15 am: Starion provided the following statement to Matters:
July 10, 2014
The Maine PUC has assigned docket numbers for two rulemakings related to electric market customer protection and disclosure rules.
