May 31, 2024
Maryland Utilities Ask PSC To Pause Retail Market Review, Citing Implementation Activities Under Reform Law SB1
The Maryland Joint Utilities (indicated below) have asked the Maryland PSC to hold in abeyance the PSC's review of…
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May 16, 2024
New York PSC Denies Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation Community Solar, In Adopting Statewide Solar For All Program
In an order adopting a Statewide Solar for All program (S-SFA), the New York PSC denied again a proposal to…
May 7, 2024
NRG Reports Retail Customer Count
NRG Energy has reported its…
April 30, 2024
Retail Energy Regulator Declines To Open Investigation Of POR Discount Rate Methodology, Approves Huge Increases In Discount Rates
A retail energy regulator declined to open an investigation into the calculation of…
April 25, 2024
Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill Ending Individual Residential Electric Choice
The Massachusetts state senate today passed on third reading…
April 12, 2024
Retail Supplier Seeks Changes To POR Discount Mechanisms In Light Of 50% Increase In Discount Rates
A retail energy supplier has sought changes to…
March 15, 2024
Muni Aggregation-Focused Retail Supplier Seeks Pennsylvania License
A muni aggregation-focused retail supplier applied for a Pennsylvania retail electric supplier license to serve…
March 11, 2024
Genie Energy Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results
Genie Energy, Ltd., the parent of Genie Retail Energy (GRE), announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
March 8, 2024
Maryland Senate Passes Retail Energy Reform Bill
The Maryland Senate has passed on third reading SB0001, the retail energy reform bill
January 3, 2024
Boston, MA Municipal Aggregation Names New Supplier
The Boston MA municipal aggregation has named…
November 29, 2023
New York PSC Chair Says DPS Has Observed "Repeated Violations" Of CCA Rules, Violations "Misleading" To Customers
"After observing repeated violations of the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program Rules ..."…
October 9, 2023
Claim: Municipal Aggregation Programs "Offer Choices That Are Not Otherwise Available In The Market"
Municipal aggregation programs, "offer choices that are not otherwise available in the market..."
October 6, 2023
Generator's CCA-Focused Retail Supplier Seeks License In New State
A CCA-focused retail supplier applied for…
October 6, 2023
State Agency: Total Muni Aggregation Fees Charged To Customers Exceeds $11 Million Annually
"Magnitude Of Fees" Justifies "Further Accountability" Versus New Proposed Guidelines, Agency Says
"Magnitude Of Fees" Justifies "Further Accountability" Versus New Proposed Guidelines, Agency Says Fees paid to municipal aggregations by such aggregations' customers exceeded $11 million in 2022…
August 24, 2023
SOS Workgroup Proposes Shifting Responsibility For Certain RTO Charges From Wholesale Suppliers To Utilities (Seeks To Reduce SOS Risk Premiums)
According to a filing from Maryland PSC Staff concerning the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process group, the PIP group has recommended that, under a revised SOS full requirements service agreement, "[t]he following four line items are shifted from the sellers’ responsibility to the buyers’:
August 24, 2023
State's First Opt-Out Aggregation Now Won't Begin Delivery Until June 2026
According to a filing from Maryland PSC Staff concerning the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process group, "Montgomery County confirmed, via email from the County’s attorney to the SOS procurement improvement process parties on August 7, 2023 that the CCA [Montgomery County community choice…
August 22, 2023
Regulator Seeks To Require Municipal Aggregations To File Specific Start Date When Seeking Needed State Approval; Intent Is To Lower Default Service Prices
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has opened an investigation to (1) establish guidelines governing the filing requirements and the process by which the Department reviews and evaluates municipal aggregation plans, as well as the rules governing operation of a municipal aggregation…
August 8, 2023
PSC Rules Municipal Aggregation May Bundle & Bill Certain Non-Commodity Costs Through Utility Bill, POR
Throws Cold Water On Retail Suppliers Seeking Same Treatment
During a rulemaking session, the Maryland PSC agreed to allow an opt-out community choice aggregation to bundle certain non-commodity costs into the CCA's energy rate, with such bundled rate being eligible for utility consolidated billing and purchase of receivables
July 25, 2023
PSC Sets Date For Next Opt-out Aggregation Rulemaking Session
The Maryland PSC has scheduled for August 8, 2023 an additional rulemaking session concerning RM80, the community choice aggregation rulemaking
July 24, 2023
PSC Moves To Prohibit Municipal Aggregation From Charging Variable Rates
During a further Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC appeared prepared to adopt a specific regulation prohibiting a CCA from charging variable rates
July 24, 2023
ComEd Residential Customers On Retail Supply Paid $88 Million More Than Price To Compare From June 2022-May 2023 (1.8¢/kWh)
Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission's Office of Retail Market development have filed an annual report on the retail electric market, covering the 12 months ending May 2023.
July 14, 2023
Utility Proposes New Minimum Stay
Dominion East Ohio (Dominion Energy or DEO) has proposed a new default service minimum stay, of at least 12-months, applicable to municipal aggregations which return a threshold number of customers to default service prior to the expiration of the aggregation program
July 6, 2023
PSC Postpones Municipal Aggregation Rulemaking Session, Sets New Date
The Maryland PSC has postponed its legislative-style hearing that had been set for July 11, 2023 concerning RM80, the community choice aggregation rulemaking
June 1, 2023
PSC Provides Guidance That Municipal Aggregation (& CCA Supplier) Won't Be Subject To Low-Income Customer Rate Cap Applicable To Retail Suppliers
"Not Fair," PSC Chair Says PSC Discusses Advertising Limits, Offers Guidance On Opt-outs
During a Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC provided guidance to a workgroup on several key disputed issues, after it became clear there were still too many remaining disputes to go through the regulations for final…
May 31, 2023
PSC Clarifies Grandfathering Of Existing Retail Supplier Contracts To Energy Assistance Households, Given New Price Cap & Rules
Final Rules For Service To Energy Assistance Households Adopted
The Maryland PSC adopted final regulations to implement a 2021 law [Chapter 637; amending the annotated code Section 4-308] that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers outside of a PSC-approved plan whose price is less than SOS