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April 23, 2014
The Delaware PSC, as part of newly proposed retail electric market rules, has proposed a new definition for "broker," and the proposed definition is so broad that it would appear to include anyone and any entity involved in the sale or marketing of electricity.
April 18, 2014
A draft "interim" order in the Connecticut PURA's review of electric market consumer protections would prohibit retail suppliers from offering certain products to mass market customers via utility consolidated billing, and would also require suppliers to provide written notice of variable rate…
April 10, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened an investigation, "to determine whether it is unfair, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable to market contracts as fixed-rate contracts or as variable contracts with a guaranteed percent off the SSO rate when the contracts include pass-through…
April 9, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is to open on its own motion an "Investigation Of Marketing Practices in the Competitive Retail Electric Service Market."
April 4, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted new rules regarding the provision of marketing materials and data for retail supplier and utility voluntary green power programs.
April 4, 2014
As part of its final rulemaking order on customer disclosures, the Pennsylvania PUC adopted a standard template for an Electric Generation Supplier Contract Summary, for residential and small commercial customers.
April 4, 2014
Departing from an earlier proposal, the Pennsylvania PUC will not require electric generation suppliers to notify variable rate customers, "of a rate increase of more than 50% over the prior billing cycle as soon as the EGS becomes aware that such an increase will occur."
April 4, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC, while requiring the disclosure of certain variable electric rate history by suppliers for residential and small business customers, has not yet determined how exactly such rate history shall be compiled and presented.
April 2, 2014
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and State Senate President Pro Tempore Donald Williams, Jr. are proposing legislation, the Electric Supplier Consumers' Bill of Rights, that would, among other things, require affirmative consent…
April 2, 2014
The Maryland PSC has issued show cause orders to American Power Partners, LLC; Blue Pilot Energy, LLC; Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Major Energy Services, LLC; Xoom Energy Maryland, LLC; and U.S. Gas & Electric and Energy Services Providers, Inc. d/b/a Maryland Gas & Electric concerning…
March 28, 2014
The "extreme" pricing which has been the impetus for several proposed market changes in Pennsylvania result from, "one or two suppliers," NRG Retail Northeast said in comments to the Pennsylvania PUC.
March 25, 2014
Pennsylvania retail electric suppliers should be required to disclose to customers the highest electric rate they have charged in the past 60 months, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate said in comments to the PUC.
March 25, 2014
Infinite Energy, Inc. petitioned for a limited rule waiver at the Georgia PSC in order to provide enrollment materials via email for customers who voluntarily request electronic service.
March 20, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC intends to adopt a standard Electric Generation Supplier "Contract Summary" which all EGSs will be required to use for residential and small business customers, and the PUC also intends to require EGSs to provide certain customers with advance notice of variable rates.
March 17, 2014
Taken together, the 25 retail electric market proposals on which the Connecticut PURA sought comment, "could stifle and ultimately collapse the retail electric supply market in Connecticut," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in a request to postpone a fact finding session announced by PURA.
March 12, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has invited stakeholders to submit, "written comments on the following topics or proposed rules and requirements," for electric suppliers.
March 10, 2014
The Maryland PSC has imposed a civil penalty of $350,000 on Starion Energy, but will not revoke Starion's license or compel Starion to return any customers to SOS.
March 7, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has sought more information regarding a settlement between Enforcement Staff and ResCom Energy LLC under which ResCom would pay $59,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged slamming, Do Not Call violations, and other marketing violations.
February 27, 2014
On rehearing, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has deleted from the requirements for third party verifications of retail natural gas contracts a question seen as confusing, and even seen as suggesting to the customer that they should enroll with a provider other than the one for whom the TPV…
February 27, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed Staff to convene an informal workshop to review the financial security requirements applicable to retail suppliers, as PUCO addressed rehearing requests regarding recently adopted changes to the electric market rules.
February 26, 2014
The New York PSC has adopted new procedures governing the renewal of residential and small non-residential ESCO electric and natural gas contracts, in its retail markets order.
February 26, 2014
The sweeping changes that the New York PSC has ordered in the retail market were adopted, "[i]n light of the apparent scarcity of energy-related value-added products and services available in the residential and small non-residential markets; the high complaint rates; and what appears to be a large…
February 26, 2014
The New York PSC's written retail markets order details the specific sales introduction that ESCOs must now use in mass market sales, and specifies what the newly required independent third party verifications must include
February 26, 2014
The New York PSC has ordered the utilities to cease offering ESCO referral programs, as part of its retail markets order.
February 26, 2014
New York electric and natural gas ESCOs will be required to "guarantee" their prices as listed on New York Power to Choose, including for small commercial service, which will be added to the site
