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June 12, 2019
The National Energy Marketers Association and several ESCOs have sought reargument of the State of New York Court of Appeals's recent decision which held that the New York PSC may impose a cap on ESCO pricing because the PSC has the authority to determine the terms and conditions by which ESCOs may…
May 31, 2019
The Alliance for Retail Markets has requested at the Public Utility Commission of Texas that any transition of customers in Oncor's current McAllen/Mission service area to AEP Texas not occur until various AEP Texas rate proceedings are complete
May 14, 2019
Maryland PSC Staff have opposed a cap on an SOS rate increase at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)
May 9, 2019
This story was first published at 10:30 a.m. on May 9, with an alert to subscribers of our free email news alerts. The story has been updated throughout
April 18, 2019
During today's open meeting, Commissioners of the Public Utility Commission of Texas agreed that the operating reserve demand curve and the real time reliability deployment price adder should remain in place in the ERCOT market even when the low system wide offer cap (LCAP) is triggered (when peaker…
April 3, 2019
Eligibility Threshold, Program Cap, Costs, Difference From APS
Details are now available concerning Tucson Electric Power's proposed competitive supply program for large C&I customers
February 27, 2019
Default Service Rates Would Have Been Negative If Reconciliation Not Capped!
February 1, 2019
Final Amounts For 2019 Choice Caps Filed
Michigan electric utilities have filed their final 10% choice cap
October 25, 2018
PUC Orders That Retail Supplier Rate Must Always Be At Or Below Utility Price To Compare
The Pennsylvania PUC this morning adopted, 5-0, a motion to grant reconsideration sought by consumer advocates concerning the PUC's recent price cap imposed on Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP, or CAP) customer shopping at the FirstEnergy EDCs, and ruled that, to serve a PCAP customer…
October 19, 2018
Also Urge Reconsideration Of Calculation Of Existing Prepay Price Cap
The Prepay REP Coalition (Prepay REPs) has urged the Public Utility Commission of Texas to authorize retail electric providers offering prepay service to compel customers to enter into a deferred payment plan (under which a switch-hold could be imposed) under certain circumstances.
September 18, 2018
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to reconsider its recent decision in the FirstEnergy EDCs' default service proceeding which adopted a price cap on retail supplier service to Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP, or CAP) customers at the…
August 23, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a joint motion which requires the institution of a price cap on retail supplier offers to Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP, or CAP) customers at the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies, and which refers the matter to the PUC's Office of Competitive…
May 3, 2018
Denies Appeal Of PPL CAP-SOP Program
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on May 2 ruled that the Pennsylvania PUC acted within the PUC's authority when it restricted Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customer shopping at PPL Electric to a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (CAP-SOP), which includes a price ceiling of 7% off the…
April 18, 2018
NEM Seeks Stay of PSC Evidentiary Proceeding Given Court's Election To Hear Appeal
On March 27, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals granted the National Energy Marketers Association’s Motion for Leave to Appeal. NEM said that, under the appeal, the Court of Appeals will address, "the question of whether the Legislature ever imparted to the Commission the authority to regulate the…
February 2, 2018
Michigan electric utilities filed final levels for their 2018 choice caps
September 25, 2017
The New York PSC moved to dismiss a lawsuit which had been filed in federal court by a low-income ESCO customer against the PSC concerning the PSC's order prohibiting ESCOs from serving assistance program participant (APP) customers, as the PSC said that the federal court lacks jurisdiction, and…
July 27, 2017
Statutory Authority Allows PSC To Impose "Limitations" On ESCO Rates, Court Says
In addressing appeals from the Supreme Court for the County of Albany concerning that lower court's decision concerning the New York PSC's mass market "reset" order, which had banned ESCO service to all mass market customers except for two compliant products, an Appellate Division court agreed with…
July 13, 2017
Pursuant to MCL 460.10a(1)(c), the Michigan PSC has set the electric choice cap at Indiana Michigan Power Company (AEP), Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy), and several cooperatives to 0%.
June 16, 2017
The Michigan PSC has issued an order interpreting statutory language concerning when the PSC shall set the electric choice cap at a utility to 0%
March 14, 2017
The Michigan PSC has issued proposed revisions to the electric choice enrollment and queue procedures as a result of the recent PA 341, to incorporate various modifications to statute
February 28, 2017
The Retail Energy Supply Association has appealed to the Commonwealth Court a Pennsylvania PUC decision which provides that Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric can only take competitive electric supply through a CAP-specific Standard Offer Program (SOP), which mandates that…
February 9, 2017
A New York ALJ has extended the deadline by which parties must file direct testimony in the PSC's Track I evidentiary process to examine the retail energy markets.
February 6, 2017
Michigan electric utilities have filed final levels for the 2017 10% choice caps.
January 27, 2017
Commissioner Asks "Where Will It End?" In Regards To Shopping Restrictions
November 15, 2016
"Pricing Restrictions" Could "Undermine" Work To Develop Nationally Recognized PA Retail Market
The "unprecedented" action of the Pennsylvania PUC to restrict Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers at PPL Electric Utilities to shopping only through a new Standard Offer Program specific to CAP customers (CAP-SOP), under which the EGS must serve the customer at a 7% discount off the Price…
