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May 22, 2013
Staff of the New Hampshire PUC and the Office of Consumer Advocate have petitioned the PUC to open a rulemaking to review the applicable codes addressing retail electric supplier licensing and marketing rules.
May 22, 2013
IDT Energy, Inc. would pay $39,000 under a settlement with the Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) to resolve all allegations of slamming and fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful sales and marketing actions arising under an informal investigation by PUC Staff.
May 21, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has sent $212,500 to 2,102 retail electric customers who were charged improper enrollment fees by their retail electric provider.
May 17, 2013
The Maryland PSC has issued a show cause order to Starion Energy regarding Starion Energy's disclosures of customer contracts.
May 15, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC will likely rule on the issue of fixed price electricity contracts which nevertheless contain pass-through components which may be adjusted by the supplier during the fixed term, especially as the PUC has found that these pass-throughs have trickled from large C&I contracts down…
May 14, 2013
Staff of the Maryland PSC have petitioned the Commission for a show cause order against Starion Energy PA, Inc. regarding Starion Energy's disclosures of customer contracts.
May 10, 2013
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and AEP Energy Inc. (f/k/a BlueStar Energy Services, Inc.) d/b/a BlueStar Energy Solutions have reached a stipulation and filed a proposed order regarding the name under which BlueStar Energy Solutions will operate as a retail electric provider in…
April 30, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas is planning to launch on May 6 a revamped Power to Choose website, with the revised site notably allowing customers to rate retail electric providers.
April 19, 2013
The New York PSC said yesterday that it directed Liberty Power Holdings LLC to suspend all door-to-door sales, "pending the development of longer-term solutions to address its marketing problems."
April 19, 2013
The New York State Public Service Commission yesterday said that it directed Family Energy, Inc. to show why the Commission should not revoke the company's eligibility to enroll new customers or to offer services as an energy services company in New York, "given the company's pattern of apparent…
April 10, 2013
Citing an increase in market activity, the Maine PUC has opened an inquiry into potential changes to residential and small commercial Standard Offer service, and to other rules and practices related to retail competition in the residential and small commercial sectors.
April 5, 2013
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) yesterday issued an alert reminding customers that, "telemarketers offering a new rate or discount on your electricity bill must follow Public Utilities Commission's Consumer Protection rules."
April 5, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC denied rehearing seeking a narrower definition of the term "agent" in marketing rules applicable to retail electric and natural gas suppliers, in large part because the PUC fears the more specific definition sought by retail suppliers could be read to exclude multi-level…
April 5, 2013
A state PUC has ruled on whether individuals marketing retail energy under a "friends and family" referral approach require an individual electric license, in addressing an application for licensure from North American Power and Gas LLC.
March 22, 2013
Rules adopted by the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission currently prohibit the purchase of electric supplier receivables in the manner sought by retail suppliers, Public Service Company of New Hampshire said in recently filed testimony.
March 21, 2013
The Texas House of Representatives yesterday considered requiring retail electric providers to provide residential customers on month to month contracts with advance written notice of any price changes which do not result from a change in law or regulation.
March 21, 2013
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) proposes to impose a civil penalty on a retail supplier, and would warn the supplier that future violations could jeopardize the supplier's license.
March 15, 2013
The New York PSC has issued a show cause order to Liberty Power Holdings LLC directing Liberty Power Holdings LLC to show why it should not be precluded from enrolling new customers until the Commission orders otherwise and why its eligibility to act as an ESCO in New York State should not be…
March 13, 2013
The Public Utility Commission of Texas should consider, "developing simple, clear model disclosures that describe actual cost savings, measured fairly," regarding demand response and similar offerings from retail electric providers, the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission said in comments to the…
March 6, 2013
The Retail Energy Supply Association has recommended that the New York PSC adopt a standardized format for ESCO contract renewal letters.
March 4, 2013
A retail supplier has recommended to the New York PSC that retail supply contracts which are the result of brokering should disclose to the customer that the broker is being paid for its services by the retail supplier.
March 1, 2013
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued an Advance Notice of Final Rulemaking which would revise the natural gas market rules such that all natural gas brokers and aggregators are required to be licensed, but that certain non-selling marketers and non-traditional marketers are excluded from licensing.
February 26, 2013
The New Jersey BPU recently sent a letter to retail suppliers concerning state and federal telemarketing laws, requiring suppliers to certify compliance with such laws.
February 26, 2013
On February 22, aggregator Resident Power LLC petitioned the New Hampshire PUC for a declaratory order that its transfer of aggregation customers from customers originally placed with PNE Energy Supply, LLC, who were dropped to default service due to a PNE Energy Supply default, to a new competitive…
February 18, 2013
The Maryland PSC has directed a retail supplier to remove a reference to "cheaper electricity."
