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June 1, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has assigned 20-05-13 for "PURA Study of Community Choice Aggregation," after a petition from a representative of clean energy groups, for such a study
May 19, 2020
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (CNE) has filed at the Texas PUC a request to be removed from the voluntary POLR ("VREP") list for the current term, within five (5) calendar days pursuant to P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.43 (i)(4).
March 30, 2020
Staff of the Texas PUC have sought approval of a proposed order to establish a procedural schedule in a Project to designate retail electric providers as Providers of Last Resort for the 2021-22 term.
February 11, 2020
Alternative Draft Would Limit Choice To Customers 100 kW Or Larger
February 3, 2020
RESA Recommends Using CCAs, Subject To Sunset Date, During Four Year-Transition Phasing Utilities Out Of Default Supplier Role
December 2, 2019
NRG Recommends Minimal Capital Requirements, "Insurance" For Supplier Licenses
In comments to the Arizona Corporation Commission concerning the ACC's review of retail electric choice, NRG Energy included a proposal for a mechanism to serve non-shopping customers under any transition to retail choice
November 14, 2019
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston) would pay $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of Electric Reliability Council of Texas Retail Market Guide § 7.11(1) regarding the June 1, 2018 mass transition…
November 5, 2019
Zenergy Brands, Inc., along with subsidiaries NAUP Brokerage, LLC, Zenergy Power & Gas, Inc., and Enertrade Electric, LLC, recently filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy
October 18, 2019
A Colorado legislative committee has recommended a bill to require the study of the viability of a wholesale, opt-out model of electricity municipal aggregation (called community choice energy, or CCE)
July 26, 2019
Generators: "Opportune Time" For Pennsylvania To Reconsider Non-Utility Default Service Providers
Several stakeholders have filed comments in the Pennsylvania PUC's review of default service cost assignment, rate structure, and procurement issues
July 24, 2019
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson has proposed, in a memo, a set of "basic tenets" for retail electric choice in the state.
July 12, 2019
In commenting on a report from Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules, retail suppliers opposed limiting electric choice to 10% of load during a transition period
May 30, 2019
The New Hampshire PUC will accept stakeholder proposals, and directed the utilities to submit proposals, on several grid modernization issues that have been raised in an ongoing grid modernization investigation
April 15, 2019
POLR Obligation Could Be Examined As Well, Report Says
A "strike force" assembled by California Gavin Newsom Strike to examine the state's wildfires and energy future released a report recommending that the state evaluate resource adequacy back-stop options through the legislative process
February 26, 2019
GridPlus Texas Seeks Ability To Collect Customer Deposits, Advance Payments
February 20, 2019
Great Eastern Energy in a letter to PURA provided further detail on the return of its New England customers to default service and the retirement of its ISO-NE load asset IDs, confirming that all of its customers in the ISO-NE markets (MA, CT) are being returned to default service.
February 18, 2019
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. filed comments with the California PUC last week proposing removing energy procurement-related responsibilities from Pacific Gas & Electric
February 12, 2019
The New York Independent System Operator, Inc. on February 12 provided notice to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the immediate termination of BBPC, LLC dba Great Eastern Energy (Great Eastern Energy) from the NYISO-Administered Markets in accordance with Section 2.7.5.3 of the NYISO’s…
February 1, 2019
Source Power & Gas LLC filed at the Texas PUC to be relieved of its requirement to serve as a non-volunteer POLR
January 31, 2019
Diane Fellman, who recently retired from her position as a senior policy analyst at the California PUC, told attendees at the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) Western Energy Policy Summit that she expects the California legislature to address a variety of utility business model…
January 25, 2019
VEH LLC filed at the Texas PUC to be relieved of its obligation to serve as a Provider of Last Resort, stating that it no longer meets the eligibility requirements to provide POLR service after a recent sale of its book
January 15, 2019
ERCOT informed retail electric providers that it is planning a Mass Transition test during Q2 2019 to test Provider of Last Resort (POLR), competitive TDSP and ERCOT Mass Transition capabilities, communications and processes prior to summer 2019.
December 12, 2018
Breeze LLC filed at the Texas PUC to relinquish its REP certificate
November 29, 2018
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a corrected list of Providers of Last Resort for the 2019-2020 term, to reflect a change in the non-volunteer POLR (aka Large Service Provider) designated as the No. 1 LSP, which is responsible for production of the POLR EFL for a specific…
November 5, 2018
Small C&I Rates To Increase 15%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2019 to June 2019, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2019 to March 2019
