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August 28, 2014
TriEagle Energy, L.P. d/b/a Power House Energy would pay $4,450 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of PURA § 39.904 and P.U.C. SUBST. R. 25.173, concerning its purchase and retirement of renewable energy credits related to the 2013…
August 20, 2014
Clearview Electric, Inc. would pay $600,000 under a settlement with the Connecticut PURA to resolve RPS compliance disputes related to 2010, 2011, and 2012.
June 6, 2014
The Connecticut PURA in a final decision ordered the payment of alternative compliance payments from retail suppliers in the amounts listed below, as PURA reviewed compliance with the RPS for 2011:
April 17, 2014
The interpretation of a June 2013 Connecticut statute could triple the cost for retail suppliers to meet Connecticut's Class III RPS.
March 31, 2014
Transferring the RPS obligation from retail and Basic Generation Service suppliers to distribution utilities, or implementing long-term solar contracts through the BGS auctions, are two policy options included in a draft New Jersey report concerning volatility in the New Jersey solar market, and…
February 21, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued for comment a proposed rulemaking that would revise certain regulations of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS) of 2004, including regulations pertaining to net metering, interconnection and compliance provisions of the AEPS Act.
February 5, 2014
NRG Energy has announced an agreement with Virgin Limited Edition to develop a renewables-driven micro-grid for Necker Island.
January 16, 2014
Ohio Approves New Retail Price Adjustment for Default Service
January 15, 2014
Two retail electric suppliers have reached draft settlements with the Connecticut PURA regarding a PURA decision which originally ordered the imposition of what the suppliers saw as excessive alternative compliance payments.
December 27, 2013
The Secretary of District of Columbia PSC rejected the submission of a "request for expedited opinion" filed by Constellation NewEnergy for which Constellation had sought confidential treatment for the entire filing.
December 19, 2013
The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday announced that it had issued an order approving the Illinois Power Agency's (IPA) 2014-2015 plan to purchase default electricity supply and associated services for ComEd and Ameren Illinois customers.
November 25, 2013
An, "unexpected increase in PJM ancillary service and RPS compliance costs," negatively affected profitability at Washington Gas Energy Services, parent WGL Holdings recently said in reporting earnings.
November 22, 2013
The Connecticut PURA issued a final order regarding RPS compliance for the year 2010 which denies the request of three retail suppliers to demonstrate compliance with the RPS requirements through RECs that were not settled in the Connecticut Subaccount in GIS, in lieu of paying the higher…
October 8, 2013
Staff of the New Jersey BPU have issued for comment a series of questions relating to the potential removal of the RPS requirement from the BGS procurement process, and also asked about transferring the RPS obligation of retail suppliers to the electric distribution companies.
August 8, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ordered that $43 million be refunded to customers on the Standard Service Offer (SSO) at the FirstEnergy electric distribution utilities -- Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating, and Toledo Edison.
July 8, 2013
The Delaware PSC has opened a review of the transparency of Delmarva Power's electric bill under Docket No. 13-250
June 18, 2013
New Jersey Assembly Utilities Chairman Upendra Chivukula yesterday announced that it is important to update the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act of 1999 to reflect changes in the marketplace and to evolve a fully articulated retail energy policy for New Jersey as well as a road map for…
April 15, 2013
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default service rates for residential and small commercial (Non-G1) customers, and large commercial and industrial (G1) customers, at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. for the period beginning June 1, 2013.
January 10, 2013
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has found that AEP Ohio has not proven a need for its proposed utility-owned Turning Point solar power generating asset, and while the decision therefore precludes AEP Ohio from building the plant via nonbypassable charge, PUCO declined to comprehensively…
December 20, 2012
The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday entered an order approving the Illinois Power Agency's 2013 default service procurement plan, which orders the utilities to procure power from a clean coal plant, and then charge retail suppliers a share of such costs.
December 7, 2012
A draft from Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the 2013 Report on the Scope of Competition in Electric Markets recommends that lawmakers give the Commission authority to perform background checks on retail electric providers and to assess appropriate fees to cover such costs, and…
December 3, 2012
Virginia's Attorney General and the State Corporation Commission have each recently issued analyses regarding the impacts of the state's 2007 electric re-regulation law, which ended customer choice except under limited circumstances and granted the incumbent utilities a variety of adders, and while…
November 5, 2012
UGI Utilities, Inc. - Electric Division has proposed to "roll over" its existing default service plan for customers above 500 kW (GSR 3 Group customers) for an additional one-year period ending May 31, 2014.
October 23, 2012
The New York Energy Highway Task Force has released its blueprint regarding future state energy policy, which includes recommendations for repowered and new generating capacity, but does not address cost recovery of such capacity, or disposition of products from such generation.
July 25, 2012
The Just Energy Group Inc. has announced its entry into the commercial UK energy market through its subsidiary, Hudson Energy Supply UK Limited. "Once established, it is a logical next step to enter the residential market, and then broaden our offerings to other countries in Europe." said Deborah…
