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September 11, 2025
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has sought changes to the partial payment processing hierarchy for utility consolidated bills at Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio).
September 3, 2025
A proposed update to natural gas utility customer service rules in Ohio would provide that utilities may seek to recover from retail suppliers incremental costs associated with correcting an improper initiation of a switch
September 2, 2025
Fitchburg Gas and Electric (Unitil) in Massachusetts has proposed significant increases to its Residential and Small/Regular General Service purchase of receivables discount rates, under an annual update to the rates
September 2, 2025
Pepco has recommended that the District of Columbia PSC, "consider requesting increased transparency from retail suppliers around rate offerings and pricing structures."
August 20, 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has clarified that, in a recent rate case order, the Commission had directed Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, or EOG, and f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) to consider changes to the purchase of receivables (POR) program so that ratepayers are protected from retail…
August 8, 2025
Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, or EOG, and f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) has agreed with retail suppliers that a recent PUC of Ohio rate case order should be clarified to address what specific PUCO Staff recommendations concerning "service quality" were adopted in the rate case order. Implicated by…
July 28, 2025
The Retail Energy Supply Association ('RESA') and Interstate Gas Supply, LLC ('IGS') sought rehearing regarding the PUC of Ohio's recent rate case order at Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, or EOG, and f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) due to the lack of clarity concerning the disposition of provisions…
June 26, 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued an order in the rate case of Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, or EOG, and f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) in which PUCO Staff had originally, "recommend[ed] a discount rate be applied to competitive suppliers to offset," uncollectible and other costs of…
June 18, 2025
The District of Columbia PSC approved an 11% residential purchase of receivables discount rate at Pepco, as the PSC, in a separate order, also opened a generic inquiry on the future of POR (see related story today for more on the new inquiry)
June 18, 2025
The District of Columbia PSC has formally initiated, "an inquiry into the adequacy of the," purchases of receivables programs at Pepco and Washington Gas Light
June 13, 2025
The Maryland PSC issued letter orders today approving 100-200% increases in purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, and addressed any reconciliations after the end of residential POR in a two-step process.
June 5, 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has commenced a customary five-year review of the rules regarding the establishment of credit for residential utility service, the disconnection of residential utility service, and (for gas utilities) the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) Plus program…
June 4, 2025
During a June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, a majority of PSC Commissioners expressed concerns with setting residential purchase of receivables discount rates at Pepco, Delmarva, and Washington Gas Light at the levels proposed by utilities and PSC Staff, due to the potential for such…
June 4, 2025
At the June 4 Maryland PSC administrative meeting, during consideration of changes to the purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities (see related story today) , PSC Staff said that Staff has received "a lot" of "complaints" from residential customers concerning the unavailability of…
May 28, 2025
The Maryland PSC has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, but took under advisement, for disposition in a future order, issues concerning the end of residential POR, including the use of any over-collection balance under residential POR and/or the assignment of…
May 9, 2025
Pepco in Maryland has proposed an 8% residential purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate as part of winding down POR for residential customers
May 6, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved as filed Unitil's initial discount rates for Unitil's new electricity purchase of receivables (POR) program
May 1, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU has approved without modification new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, to be effective May 1, 2025, at National Grid and Nstar (Eversource)
May 1, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved the initial discount rates for the new electric purchase of receivables (POR) program at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource)
April 30, 2025
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC updated purchase of receivables discount rates which BGE said are designed to account for the end of residential POR on December 31, 2025, with BGE also filing a proposal on how to address any unrecovered balances under POR
April 23, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC has approved the initial purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities)
April 21, 2025
Unitil in New Hampshire has filed with the New Hampshire PUC its proposed initial discount rates for its new purchase of receivables (POR) program
April 18, 2025
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission updates to its Purchase of Receivables (POR) flat per-bill Cost Recovery Amount (CRA), as well as the Uncollectible Factor (UF), which constitute the discount applied to the receivables purchased from retail electric suppliers
April 17, 2025
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has informed the New Hampshire PUC that the start of its new electricity purchase of receivables (POR) program will be June 5, 2025, as all retail suppliers have signed updated supplier agreements to allow for a June 5 start
April 16, 2025
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) filed a further update concerning implementation of its new purchase of receivables (POR) program
