September 18, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a final recommendation of retail electric providers that Staff proposes to serve as non-volunteer POLRs (called Large Service Providers or LSPs) for each customer class and service area (excluding LP&L which has its own process) for the 2027-28 term.
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August 31, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have posted a preliminary list of all REPs eligible, based meeting a sales volume threshold and other criteria set in rule, to serve as a non-volunteer POLR (called Large Service Providers or LSPs) for each customer class and service area (excluding LP&L which has its own…
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April 21, 2026
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light) said in comments at the PUC of Ohio, concerning potential default service changes proposed by Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) to address SSO load risk premiums from large load data centers (see related story today) , that AES Ohio, "has secured contractual commitments from data…
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September 22, 2022
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a final list of non-volunteer POLRs (large service providers, or LSPs), by service area and customer class, as well as volunteer POLRs (VREPs), for the 2023-2024 two-year term
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May 16, 2022
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas filed a petition to revoke the retail electric provider certificate of…
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May 3, 2022
ERCOT issued a market notice stating, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, ERCOT revoked all rights of…
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March 18, 2021
Exelon has sought rehearing of two Texas PUC orders, which Exelon alleged were not adopted in a lawful manner, in order to mitigate any uplift impacts arising from the Commission’s order
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March 9, 2021
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021, ERCOT revoked all rights of POWER OF TEXAS HOLDINGS INC to conduct activity under the ERCOT Protocols due to its failure to designate a new Qualified Scheduling Entity (QSE) or qualify as an Emergency QSE pursuant to the ERCOT Protocols.
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January 7, 2020
Earlier Bill Envisions Texas-Style Model (Retailer Separated From EDC Inherits All Customers, Charges Price To Beat)
Legislation will be introduced for Virginia's 2020 General Assembly session, "that would end monopoly control over Virginia’s electricity system, creating competition in the retail sector," proponents of the bill, the Virginia Energy Reform Act, announced today
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October 14, 2019
Proposes Pricing Restrictions For Small Suppliers Proposes Time Limit On Service To Assigned Customers
Retail supplier Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. has offered recommended changes to the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) customer assignment program at Ohio utility Dominion Energy Ohio, including restrictions on eligibility for MVR suppliers
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August 13, 2019
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning October 1, 2019
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July 29, 2019
EGSs Propose Winning Retail Suppliers Be Required To Pay A Per-Customer Charge Into "Social Responsibility" Fund Consumer Advocate Does Not Support PUC's Suggested Changes, Use Of PLC, NSPL Tickets For Small Customers
In comments filed in the Pennsylvania PUC's review of default service cost assignment, rate structure, and procurement issues, a coalition of retail electric suppliers proposed that the default service obligation be assigned to retail electric generation suppliers (EGSs) via a competitive bidding…
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February 18, 2019
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) has filed with PURA new Last Resort Service (LRS) rates for the period beginning April 1, 2019
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October 17, 2018
The Texas PUC has approved a final list of non-volunteer POLRs (Large Service Providers, or LSP) for the 2019-20 term
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September 4, 2018
The Connecticut PURA has approved new Last Resort Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2018 at United Illuminating.
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August 21, 2018
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Last Resort Service Rates for the period October 2018 to December 2018
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August 14, 2018
The Alliance for Retail Markets has filed testimony with the Texas PUC opposing new discretionary service charges proposed by Texas-New Mexico Power as part of TNMP's rate case, such as a new Inadvertent Gain fee, and a new fee for a meter reading for purpose of a mass transition
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March 5, 2018
The Connecticut PURA has approved Last Resort Service rates at Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2018
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August 17, 2017
Staff Asks Whether REPs Should Be Required To Send Bill Inserts Concerning Whether REP Does, Or Does Not, Offer Low-Income Assistance Programs
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a strawman proposal which would eliminate several customer protections currently in the substantive rules for customers who were eligible for the prior Lite-Up Texas discount program (funded by the defunct System Benefit Fund)
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August 29, 2016
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adjudicated default service rate treatment at Dayton Power & Light in light of DP&L withdrawal of its current electric security plan (ESP II), which resulted from an Ohio Supreme Court decision
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August 16, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power's has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2016
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February 18, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power has posted new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning April 1, 2016.
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August 18, 2015
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning October 1, 2015
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August 17, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning October 1, 2015.
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June 24, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommendation for the level of the discount provided under the low-income discount program.
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