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December 9, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC won't order Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania to send letters to low-income customers who are served by a competitive retail supplier at a price which exceeds the default service rate. The PUC also won't order Columbia to send targeted messages to choice customers about how to…
December 4, 2025
The PUC of Ohio has filed draft rules for revisions to its standard filing requirements for applications from electric and natural gas utilities for delivery rate increases, in light of recent statutory changes
December 2, 2025
Regulator Approves Higher Fees Charged To Retail Suppliers, Grants Some Relief On Penalties
In a recent rate case order, the Illinois Commerce Commission denied Nicor Gas Company's request to continue a pilot program allowing customers to purchase carbon offsets from the utility to offset 100% of the customer's natural gas usage
November 14, 2025
Texas-New Mexico Power Company has filed a new electric delivery rate case with the Texas PUC
November 5, 2025
The PUC of Ohio adopted without modification a rate case stipulation under which Dayton Power and Light (AES Ohio) will meet with retail suppliers concerning utility billing issues, including discussions of retail supplier uncollectibles resulting from the delayed issuance of EDC bills to customers…
October 31, 2025
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC filed at the Texas PUC to resume a refund credit to customers, issued through retail electric providers, related to a prior rate case
October 30, 2025
In a statement of position in Oncor's rate case at the Texas PUC, the Retail Electric Provider (REP) Coalition said that the Inadvertent Gain Discretionary Service Charge at Oncor should be discontinued in its entirety, with the underlying costs recovered through base rates.
October 17, 2025
AEP Ohio has "adequately justified" a proposed increase in the cost for a new retail electric supplier to register with AEP Ohio, and an increase in the cost for existing suppliers to renew their registrations, Staff of the PUC of Ohio said in a Staff Report on AEP Ohio's current rate case (Ohio…
October 3, 2025
In a recommended decision in a Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania rate case, two Pennsylvania ALJs have recommended that Columbia Gas be required to send letters to low-income customers who are served by a competitive retail supplier at a price which exceeds the default service rate
September 11, 2025
Settlement Addresses Various Operational Issues Raised By Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a natural gas rate case settlement at UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division ("UGI Gas" or the "Company") which addresses various retail market issues
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 29, 2025
In objections to a PUC of Ohio Staff report on Dayton Power & Light's (AES Ohio) current electric rate case, the Retail Energy Supply Association said that, "the Commission should direct that all direct financial issues tied to AES Ohio’s ACE issues should be transferred from CRES providers to AES…
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…
July 11, 2025
A natural gas rate case settlement at the Pennsylvania PUC among UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division ("UGI Gas" or the "Company"), the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ("I&E") of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("Commission"), the Office of Consumer Advocate ("OCA"), the Office of…
July 7, 2025
Oncor Proposes To Be More "Lenient" In Required Movement Of Small Commercial Customers Into Demand Rate Class (That Includes Demand Ratchet) When Hovering Just Above Class Threshold
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 16, 2025
As part of a rate case, AEP Ohio is seeking several tariff changes related to competitive retail electric service providers (CRES)
March 24, 2025
Utility Files To Lower Merchant Function Charge
A tariff change under a newly filed rate case from Columbia Gas in Pennsylvania would provide that switch confirmation letters could be sent to customers via email
February 24, 2025
A Texas bill (HB 3157) would allow TDUs to implement interim rates during the pendency of a rate case
February 3, 2025
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has sought Texas PUC approval for a 2026-28 system resiliency plan
February 3, 2025
As part of newly filed electricity and natural gas rate cases, Consolidated Edison in New York has filed to increase the merchant function charges, and the Billing and Payment Processing charge
January 29, 2025
CenterPoint-TDU To Provide One-Time Bill Credit To Customers, Via REPs
A settlement among all of the major parties in CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric's electricity rate case at the Texas PUC would require CEHE to modify how it implements disconnection moratoriums during extreme weather events, while also including a one-time customer refund, to be provisioned…
January 28, 2025
As part of a rate case, UGI Utilities - Gas Division in Pennsylvania has filed to increase its purchase of receivables discount rates, due to a proposed change in the merchant function charge
January 13, 2025
A discount rate needs to be added to the purchase of receivables program at…
