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December 9, 2011
PUCT Commission Advising has filed a draft preliminary order addressing a list of issues concerning Sharyland Utilities' proposal to transition the four former Cap Rock service areas to retail competition (39592).
December 7, 2011
Texas State Representative Jim Pitts has asked the PUCT to review the current rule prohibiting electric offers to prepaid residential customers in excess of the Provider of Last Resort charge, stating that this rule negatively impacts prepaid providers who hedge.
November 29, 2011
The Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee has reported out of committee HR 505, a concurrent resolution disapproving the PUC's regulation on natural gas distribution companies and the promotion of competitive retail markets.
November 23, 2011
A proposed order from a Michigan ALJ would conclude that Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation's proposed level for a reservation charge applicable to choice customers, "is the simplest and fairest method to allocate the cost of providing reliable service to each customer class."
November 18, 2011
Connecticut Light and Power has submitted new Standard Service rates for the calendar year 2012, and new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2012.
November 17, 2011
United Illuminating has filed Standard Service rates for the year 2012, and Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2012.
November 14, 2011
Duquesne Light anticipates relying on competitively bid full requirements contracts to serve residential customers under its next default service plan (POLR VI), it said in recent comments to the Pennsylvania PUC.
November 10, 2011
PUCT Chairman Donna Nelson put REPs on notice that the she will not offer to help REPs which run afoul of the Commission's certification rules in the future, saying that she regretted granting time for dPi Energy to come into compliance rather than revoking the certificate.
November 4, 2011
Earnings from ongoing operations at PPL Corp.'s competitive Supply segment were $208 million for the third quarter of 2011, down from $260 million a year ago.
November 2, 2011
Continuing the pace seen in the second quarter of 2011, direct retail sales by FirstEnergy Solutions in the third quarter of 2011 increased by two-thirds versus the year-ago quarter, FirstEnergy Corp. disclosed yesterday in reporting earnings.
November 1, 2011
An internal memo dated August 31, 2011 from the PUCT's Oversight and Enforcement Division recommended an administrative penalty against Glacial Energy for several alleged violations relating to its original REP application and ongoing ownership. The memo, at one point, also recommends certificate…
October 27, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio accepted tariffs from AEP Ohio eliminating all POLR charges from current rates effective with the first billing cycle of November 2011.
October 14, 2011
Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power are seeking to continue the collection of POLR charges -- with the charges now being made fully nonbypassable for individual end users -- in submitting tariffs to comply with a recent PUCO order which directed the utilities to, "back out the amount of the POLR…
October 4, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will allow Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to continue charging bypassable costs of certain environmental investments, but ruled that the AEP Ohio utilities have not justified recovery of POLR charges at the level reflected in their existing rates.
October 4, 2011
NRG Energy executives are "baffled" by the lack of fallout from the extreme heat and wholesale pricing in the ERCOT market on retail electric providers, NRG CEO David Crane said during an investor call to revise guidance downward due to the difficult August.
September 7, 2011
A non-unanimous stipulation in AEP Ohio's electric security plan proceeding contemplates that, starting June 1, 2015, AEP Ohio would source power for Standard Service Offer load through competitive auctions (11-346-EL-SSO et. al.)
August 26, 2011
SEMCO Energy Gas Company will conduct an internal evaluation regarding its ability to perform as the Supplier Of Last Resort under the current Gas Customer Choice level of participation and future forecasts of choice volumes, under a settlement in SEMCO's gas cost recovery plan proceeding approved…
August 23, 2011
The Michigan PSC should authorize Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to implement a Reservation Charge of $0.6844 per Mcf applicable to both Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) and Gas Customer Choice (GCC) customers, PSC Staff said in a post-hearing brief (U-16481).
August 17, 2011
Champion Energy Services has repeated as the highest-ranked retail electric provider for Texas residential service under J.D. Power and Associates' annual customer satisfaction survey.
August 15, 2011
A proposed order from a Michigan ALJ would allow Detroit Edison to charge retail open access customers 1 mill per kWh, for the cost of Detroit Edison's environmental compliance (U-16472).
August 10, 2011
PUCT Approves Lower Discretionary Service Charges at TCC and TNC
August 8, 2011
PPL Corporation's Supply segment reported lower earnings from ongoing operations of $68 million for the second quarter, versus $164 million a year ago, on lower energy margins as well as a refueling outage at the Susquehanna nuclear plant.
August 2, 2011
Direct retail sales by FirstEnergy Solutions in the second quarter of 2011 increased by two-thirds versus the year-ago quarter, FirstEnergy Corp. disclosed today in reporting earnings.
July 26, 2011
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, "should not confuse AEP Ohio's application for 'free money' from all the customers within its service territories with a need for new, in-state generation," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in testimony regarding AEP Ohio's proposed electric security…
July 21, 2011
In a protest at FERC (EC11-83), the Maryland Office of People's Counsel and Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate called the proposed mitigation offered by Exelon and Constellation Energy as part of their merger application inadequate, while also calling the analysis of retail market issues…
