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August 18, 2023
Group To Consider, "Potential Legal Considerations Associated With Changing The Customer’s Rate To A Rate That Is Different From The Rate In The Contract Between The Customer And The Supplier"
July 1, 2023
On July 3, 2023, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority or PURA) initiated Docket 18-06-02RE02 to determine the "appropriate limitations" with which all customer contracts with electric suppliers, entered into on and after a determined date, must comply.
May 31, 2023
Final Rules For Service To Energy Assistance Households Adopted
The Maryland PSC adopted final regulations to implement a 2021 law [Chapter 637; amending the annotated code Section 4-308] that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers outside of a PSC-approved plan whose price is less than SOS
April 20, 2023
The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved changes to Tier 1 of the Clean Energy Standard (CES) to transition the Tier 1 Renewable Energy Standard (RES) compliance obligation for Load Serving Entities (LSEs) away from the current predetermined percentage-based approach…
March 3, 2023
Suppliers Highlight Current, Historic Realized Savings Under Electric Choice
In exceptions to a draft Investigative Report ('IR') from the Connecticut PURA's Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement ('EOE'), which was based on a consultant’s report ('CR'), the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) said that PURA may not rely on the IR and CR's reports data that is…
February 10, 2023
Proposals Include Supplier Rate Caps, Restricted Access To Utility Consolidated Billing
Products from retail electric suppliers to residential customers in Connecticut are, "both overpriced and harmful to residential customers," the Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement (EOE) of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) said in an EOE report
January 19, 2023
The New York PSC denied a petition from ESCOs to allow retail suppliers to offer green natural gas products to mass market customers without being subject to the pricing limits otherwise applicable to mass market service
December 16, 2022
The New York PSC denied rehearing of its July 2022 order that had denied waivers to seven specific ESCOs for such suppliers to continue to provide green natural gas products to mass market customers without being subject to the otherwise applicable pricing limits, and set a deadline for such…
October 7, 2022
The Secretary of the New York PSC has, in a letter addressed to Family Energy, Inc., granted an extension of the deadline to comply with the PSC's prior order which had terminated the limited waiver allowing ESCOs to serve existing mass market customers under green gas products without being subject…
October 6, 2022
Texas retail electric providers raised concerns with the proposed level of a price ceiling on rates for non-volunteer POLRs (Large Service Providers, or LSPs) contained in a proposal for publication
September 23, 2022
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. and Vistra Corp. said in joint comments to the New York PSC that they envision deploying on-site and off-site renewable energy resources in conjunction with their retail power supply offerings, aided by the availability of an integrated energy data resource, but said…
September 9, 2022
In a Connecticut PURA proceeding implementing PURA's authority to condition access to utility systems on all retail electric supplier offers being just and reasonable, including, but not limited to, proof that the electric supplier's products are not overpriced or harmful to residential customers…
July 15, 2022
The New York PSC issued an order denying waivers to seven specific ESCOs for such suppliers to continue to provide green natural gas products to mass market customers without being subject to the otherwise applicable pricing limits, in which the PSC said that, for the period covering January 2021…
July 6, 2022
A group of New York ESCOs have petitioned the New York PSC to authorize several green gas natural gas programs developed by the certain members of the NY Subgroup participating in Track II of the retail market reset proceeding, with such programs not being subject to the price cap otherwise…
November 22, 2021
U.K. retail energy supplier Bulb said that it has made the decision to, "support Bulb being placed into special administration," but that its international retail suppliers, including Bulb Texas, are not immediately affected
October 7, 2021
The Texas PUC formally issued for comment a proposal for publication that would lower the high system-wide offer cap in ERCOT to $4,500 per MWh, from the current $9,000 per MWh, by January 1, 2022
September 23, 2021
Proposes $4500 Cap For Comment
The Texas PUC will issue an accelerated proposed rulemaking to lower the high system-wide offer cap in ERCOT from the current $9,000 per MWh by January 1, 2022
June 24, 2021
The Texas PUC adopted without modification a draft proposal for adoption to modify the value of the low system-wide offer cap (LCAP) in ERCOT by eliminating a provision that ties the value of the LCAP to the natural gas price index, and replacing it with a provision that ensures resource entities…
June 18, 2021
REPs Had Proposed Specific Cost Recovery Mechanism, Opposed Use Of Uplift
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed a draft proposal for adoption to modify the value of the low system-wide offer cap (LCAP) in ERCOT by eliminating a provision that ties the value of the LCAP to the natural gas price index, and replacing it with a provision that ensures resource entities are able to…
May 24, 2021
Includes TDU Load Shed Programs, Energy Storage For TDUs; New Obligation For REPs
May 20, 2021
The Texas House Committee on State Affairs this week reported favorably a substitute version of SB 3, and the substitute would allow residential and small commercial wholesale index electricity plans to continue to be sold, subject to a price cap and various notice requirements
May 4, 2021
The Texas Senate has passed a resolution (S.R. No. 342) which, "urge[s] the Public Utility Commission of Texas to significantly reduce the high system-wide offer cap and evaluate changes to the market structure."
April 28, 2021
To Address CCA Pricing Challenges, Staff Seeks Proposals To Allow CCAs To Offer Green Energy In Manner That May Not Be Compliant With Environmental Disclosure Program Standards
April 13, 2021
The New York State Retail Choice Coalition (“Coalition”) formally requested that the New York Department of Public Service Staff hold a meeting and provide a guidance document clarifying the requirements of the new rules and revisions to the Uniform Business Practices adopted under the December 12…
March 12, 2021
SB 1690 has been filed in the Texas Senate which would, through amendments to PURA Chapter 36, cap retail and wholesale electric rates during declared emergencies, and also expand disconnection protections
