April 27, 2018
The Massachusetts DPU has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) at National Grid, to be effective May 1, 2018.
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April 27, 2018
The Massachusetts DPU has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) at Nstar (Eversource), to be effective May 1, 2018.
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April 26, 2018
In comments to the District of Columbia PSC, Washington Gas Light has warned that its new Purchase of Receivables program for its D.C. service area may need to be delayed to the extent rules are not updated to be consistent with how enrollments and drops will be handled under the POR system
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April 24, 2018
Washington Gas Light recently submitted to the District of Columbia PSC the resulting purchase of receivables discount rate resulting from the calculation methodology previously approved by the PSC for the new WGL POR program
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April 20, 2018
Will Seek Change In POR Rate Calculation
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC an annual update to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate
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April 16, 2018
Utility To Heavily Rely On 36-Month Contracts For Default Service Utility Withdraws Proposal To Offer Energy Management, Analytics Services
A stipulation among several parties would establish the process for Duke Energy Ohio to obtain Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies for the period from June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2024 and would address other retail market issues, including the continuation of the current purchase of receivables…
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April 2, 2018
DPS Staff: $1.3 Billion In ESCO Overcharges Can't Be Explained By Value-Add Premiums, Polar Vortex DPS Staff: Overcharges Result From "Greed", Lack of Transparency
DPS Staff Says Calls For Greater ESCO Collateral Requirements Appears To Be Part Of "Hidden Agenda" From Larger ESCOs To Weed Out Smaller ESCOs
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March 29, 2018
The National Energy Marketers Association will on April 30 through May 2 convene the 21st Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference in Washington, DC.
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March 28, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC has released a list of issues and questions to be addressed at a previously announced June 14, 2018 en banc hearing on electricity supplier consolidated billing (SCB)
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March 23, 2018
The Maryland PSC granted Deca Energy Inc.'s petition to utilize supplier consolidated billing at Washington Gas Light
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March 20, 2018
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource) has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2018.
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March 20, 2018
Nstar (Eversource) has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2018.
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March 20, 2018
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new proposed purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) to be effective May 1, 2018.
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March 14, 2018
May Potentially Consolidate Rates, Tariffs In Future, Says Instant Application A "First Step"
UGI has sought approval at the Pennsylvania PUC to consolidate its three natural gas utilities (UGI Utilities - Gas Division, UGI Central Penn Gas, and UGI Penn Natural Gas) into a single utility
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March 1, 2018
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied rehearing requests from AEP Ohio and the Ohio Consumers Counsel concerning PUCO's September 27, 2017 order which had set certain parameters for a purchase of receivables (POR) program at AEP Ohio
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February 1, 2018
Proposal To Allow Suppliers To Block Customer Switches May "Trap" Customers, Harm Retail Market -- "Inherently Anti-competitive", PUC Says PUC Denies Retail Supplier's Ability To Order Disconnection Of Customers As Proposed In Petition
PUC Concerned With "Confusing", "Unwieldy", Process For Suppliers To Handle Disconnection Orders
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January 18, 2018
Initiates Study, En Banc Hearing on SCB, Other Alternatives
The story below was first published on EnergyChoiceMatters.com at 1:55 p.m. on January 18
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December 13, 2017
As part of a newly filed default service plan, the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have proposed maintaining a clawback charge as part of the utilities' purchase of receivables program
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December 12, 2017
FirstEnergy's four Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed for approval of a default service plan covering the period starting June 1, 2019
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December 6, 2017
A group of ESCOs has sought changes to the calculation methodology used to determine the natural gas purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate at Consolidated Edison
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November 20, 2017
The Massachusetts DPU has approved new Standard Complete Billing Percentages (purchase of receivables [POR] discount rates), to be effective December 1, 2017, at Fitchburg Gas & Electric (Unitil)
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November 16, 2017
Staff Suggests Collaborative To Address SCB, Says Schedule For SCB Adoption Premature
Staff of the Maryland PSC have opposed the relief sought from several retail suppliers, who have asked that the PSC implement supplier-consolidated billing (SCB) for electricity and natural gas by June 30, 2019, as Staff proposed that SCB be addressed in a collaborative process
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November 10, 2017
The Pennsylvania PUC has approved tariff filings at PECO to update the purchase of receivables discount rate for natural gas, effective October 13, 2017
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October 23, 2017
Directs Staff to Review Billing of Non-commodity Services on Utility Consolidated Bills
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved, without modification to several retail market enhancements, a stipulation governing Dayton Power & Light's electric security plan that, among others things, will institute a supplier consolidated billing pilot
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October 20, 2017
The District of Columbia PSC adopted an order approving an implementation plan for a new purchase of receivables program at Washington Gas Light
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