April 23, 2014
Texas REPs Assign POLR Responsibilities to Affiliate
Direct Energy has availed itself of new rules allowing Texas retail electric providers to assign their non-volunteer POLR responsibilities to an affiliate.
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April 17, 2014
Michigan Adopts Reservation Charge Applicable to Choice Customers at DTE
The Michigan PSC has approved a reservation charge applicable to retail natural gas choice customers at DTE Gas (MichCon).
March 4, 2014
ERCOT Proposes NPRR to Reflect Incremental Load Exposure to POLRs from Mass Transition
ERCOT has proposed Nodal Protocol Revision Request 601 to revise, "the calculation of credit exposure for Counter-Parties that are registered as Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) and Load Serving Entities (LSEs) and provide Provider of Last Resort (POLR) service as a result of Mass Transition of…
February 24, 2014
Retail Provider Withdraws as Default REP at Sharyland
Cirro Energy has withdrawn as a default retail electric provider at the Sharyland Utilities territories newly opening to choice on May 1.
February 5, 2014
Briefly
CL&P Discloses Last Resort Service Supplier
January 17, 2014
Texas Staff File Draft Language to Ensure No Financial Gap Where REP's Affiliate Assumes POLR Obligation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a revised draft proposal for adoption concerning the Provider of Last Resort rules to ensure that, in cases where an affiliate assumes the obligation of a Large Service Provider (LSP, aka non-volunteer POLR), the original Large Service…
January 10, 2014
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FirstEnergy Solutions Offering Six-Year Rate in New Territory
January 8, 2014
Retail Supplier: "Market Conditions" in New England Have "Limit[ed]" Ability to Serve Customers with Stable Rate (But Capacity Markets Supposed to be Less "Volatile")
Market conditions in ISO New England limited a retail supplier's, "ability to meet our goal to provide you with a stable competitive electricity price," Easy Energy of Massachusetts said in a notice on its website concerning its withdrawal from the retail electric market.
December 20, 2013
FERC Concedes Error in Allowing Provider of Last Resort to Recover Administrative Costs Via Wholesale Rate
FERC has granted rehearing concerning the cost recovery of Providers of Last Resort in the Midwest ISO capacity market, agreeing that it erred in a prior order which allowed such POLRs to recover undefined "administrative" costs.
December 20, 2013
Texas Commissioner Concerned Proposed Change to POLR Rule Does Not Sufficiently Protect Market
Texas Public Utility Commissioner Kenneth Anderson yesterday expressed concern that a draft proposal for adoption that would allow a retail electric provider to assign its responsibility to serve as a Large Service Provider (LSP, aka non-volunteer POLR) to an affiliate does not sufficiently protect…
December 13, 2013
Texas Staff File Proposal for Adoption to Allow Affiliate to Assume REP's Non-Volunteer POLR Obligation
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft order to adopt revised Provider of Last Resort rules (Subst. R. 25.43) to allow a retail electric provider to assign its responsibility to serve as a Large Service Provider (LSP, aka non-volunteer POLR) to an affiliate.
December 13, 2013
"Obvious" That Removing Utility From Default Supplier Role Requires Statutory Amendment
Amendments to Pennsylvania statute would "obvious[ly]" be required to remove the natural gas distribution companies from the default supplier role, the Energy Association of Pennsylvania said in comments to the PUC.
December 13, 2013
Texas Staff Make Recommendation on Review of Retail Provider Certification, POLR Rules in Light of Higher Offer Caps
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommendation regarding a review of whether changes to the retail electric provider certification rules, and/or Provider of Last Resort rules, require changes in light of the higher system-wide offer caps in place in the ERCOT market.
December 10, 2013
ERCOT Proposes Changes to POLR Notification, Mailer Process
ERCOT has proposed replacing, for certain customers, the current mailer required to be sent by ERCOT to customers transitioned to POLR with email and phone notifications.
December 10, 2013
Texas ROSE Report: "Prepaid Service is High Risk with Little Protection for Consumers"
"We have found no evidence to suggest that prepaid electricity is in the best interests of residential consumers, especially low-income consumers," Texas Ratepayers’ Organization to Save Energy (ROSE) said in a new report concerning prepaid service offered by retail electric providers.
November 6, 2013
Dominion Retail Sees Stabilization, Growth in Retail Market from Competitors' Coal Plant Retirements
Dominion Retail expects the currently "very, very competitive" retail market climate to stabilize and allow for growth with the looming coal plant retirements owned by various competitors in the space.
November 1, 2013
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Connecticut Light and Power Reports Default Service Supplier
October 21, 2013
Texas Staff Propose Changes to REP Certification Rules
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication to amend the REP certification rules to, among other things, provide an additional basis for the suspension or revocation of a REP certificate.
October 7, 2013
Texas TDUs: Retail Electric Provider Capital Requirements Should Be Raised, If There Are Additional Risks in Market
The capital requirements of Texas retail electric providers should be increased if changes to the ERCOT market, specifically higher system-wide offer caps, impose increased risks on REPs, several transmission and distribution utilities told the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
September 13, 2013
2005, 2008, or 2013? Pennsylvania PUC Opens Another Proceeding to Jumpstart Retail Natural Gas Market, Citing "Dismal" Residential Market
The Pennsylvania PUC has instituted what is essentially its third generic proceeding to examine barriers to a workably competitive retail natural gas market, after two prior efforts have failed to create meaningful opportunities for residential customers to choose an alternative gas supplier.
August 29, 2013
Texas to Hold Workshop on REP Collateral Requirements, POLR Rates, Other SWOC Impacts; Issues Questions for Comment
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has scheduled a workshop for October 17 to discuss the potential impacts of increases to the system wide offer cap on retail markets, including REP collateral requirements.
August 19, 2013
United Illuminating Files New Default Service Rates
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2013.
August 5, 2013
Texas Staff File Proposal to Allow Affiliate to Assume REP's Non-Volunteer POLR Obligation
Story edited at 11:27 a.m. ET to reflect the filing was a proposal for publication, not adoption. A filing this spring had been a strawman
July 17, 2013
Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office Open to Studying Retail Choice Proposals
In comments on Arizona's investigation into retail electric choice, the Residential Utility Consumer Office, a key stakeholder, did not take a definitive position, and said that it continues to research the subject.
July 12, 2013
Texas Staff File to Set SBF Fee Charged to REPs at $0, Set New LIDA Discount
Consistent with recent legislation, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft order to set the nonbypassable system benefit fund fee (charged to REPs) at 0¢/MWh for the period beginning September 1, 2013 and ending September 1, 2016.