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August 12, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC is to issue a tentative order considering potential measures to mitigate a surprise increase in the non-solar Tier I obligations of retail suppliers and other LSEs, including the assignment of the increase to EDCs on behalf of all load, with costs recovered on a nonbypassable…
August 11, 2016
The Department of Public Service Staff, along with Staff of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will be holding an informational webcast on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 concerning the PSC's recently adopted clean energy standard (which includes a nuclear…
August 10, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a secretarial letter yesterday informing retail suppliers and EDCs of a limited extension of the period for true-ups of a portion of the non-solar Tier I obligations (and only such tier) for the 2016 compliance year from September 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016, in light of…
August 2, 2016
A final version of the Massachusetts long-term hydropower and offshore wind bill now sent to Governor Charlie Baker reverts to earlier language that gives electric distribution companies discretion on how to dispose of products procured under the contracts.
August 2, 2016
The New York PSC adopted an order requiring ESCOs and other LSEs to pay a compliance cost associated with administratively determined subsidies provided to allegedly at-risk "merchant" nuclear plants, and also instituted a new renewable energy standard with the compliance obligation imposed on ESCOs…
July 11, 2016
The Pennsylvania PUC has informed retail suppliers and EDCs of an approximate seven percent (7%) increase in the otherwise anticipated annual AEPS Tier I obligations for the 2016 compliance year.
July 6, 2016
National Grid has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to own and operate up to an additional 14 MW of solar generation, as authorized by state law
July 5, 2016
The Massachusetts Senate passed an amended version of S.2372, which is generally designed to require the procurement of Canadian hydropower under long-term contracts, but an adopted amendment to the bill changes the treatment of such power with respect to default service
June 14, 2016
The Connecticut PURA has issued a preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail electric supplier's compliance with the RPS for the year 2014.
May 31, 2016
The New York PSC has scheduled for June 9, 2016 a technical conference concerning a new clean energy standard (CES) to be imposed on load serving entities such as ESCOs
February 10, 2016
The New York PSC has released an agenda for its first workshop on a proposed Clean Energy Standard and nuclear standard proposed to be imposed on load serving entities such as ESCOs
January 26, 2016
Staff of the New York PSC have proposed imposing compliance obligations for a new clean energy standard (CES) and nuclear standard on load serving entities, including ESCOs, with utilities also engaging in long-term contracting for certain resources.
January 22, 2016
The New York PSC formally acted yesterday to commence consideration of a new Clean Energy Standard, which is to achieve the governor's goal that 50% of the state's electricity be sourced from "non-emitting" resources (which is defined to include nuclear).
October 14, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has directed PPL Electric Utilities to file an alternative plan to acquire Long Term Alternative Energy Credits (AEC) after deeming the October 2015 solicitation non-competitive
July 24, 2015
The Connecticut PURA issued its preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's 2013 RPS compliance, including each company’s REC banking and required alternative compliance payments.
June 5, 2015
Connecticut Schedules Supplier Working Group Meetings
April 15, 2015
The Texas Senate has passed S.B. No. 931, which terminated the goal for renewable energy, required to be met by retail electric providers, after December 31, 2015.
March 16, 2015
Citing "unforeseen" costs for Massachusetts Solar Carve-Out 1 Renewable Energy Certificates 1 (SREC-1), Liberty Power is passing through the additional costs to non-residential customers, including those on fixed price contracts, invoking contractual change-in-law provisions.
February 12, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued a final decision on retail suppliers' RPS obligations for 2012, and directed several retail suppliers to pay alternative compliance payments.
January 20, 2015
The Connecticut PURA has issued a draft decision regarding retail supplier RPS compliance for 2012, and which would assign alternative compliance payments to various suppliers.
November 10, 2014
In draft legislative recommendations for the 2015 scope of competition report, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have recommended that the legislature explicitly provide the Commission with authority to ban certain companies or individuals from participation in the retail market.
October 31, 2014
The Connecticut PURA approved a settlement under which the principal of People's Power & Gas, LLC is to pay $35,000, plus forego claims to a $25,000 letter of credit, to resolve alleged violations arising from its market exit as a result of defaulting at ISO New England last winter, and allegations…
October 16, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has directed Staff to propose rule amendments which will eliminate the in-state requirement for renewable energy compliance required from utilities and retail suppliers effective immediately, with no proration for 2014.
September 16, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has issued its preliminary findings and determination regarding each retail supplier's RPS compliance, RECs banking, and the alternative compliance payments to be required from each supplier, for 2012 RPS compliance.
September 9, 2014
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued notices of civil penalties against eight retail suppliers concerning alleged failure to pay RPS alternative compliance payments, alleged failure to submit required receipts for such payments, or alleged failure to file annual reports…
