July 18, 2019
Affirms Denial Of Unbundling Proposal
In denying a rehearing request from IGS Energy in a Duke Energy Ohio electric security plan and rate case, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio affirmed that, "all customers benefit from Duke’s ability to provide the SSO [standard service offer]," and the recovery of certain administrative and…
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July 3, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has requested from parties further briefing on the electric security plan at Dayton Power & Light, due to the inclusion in a stipulation (which itself is being contested after withdrawal of a retail supplier) of a distribution modernization rider (Rider DMR)…
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June 27, 2019
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CenterPoint Houston) filed at the Texas PUC to temporarily cease billing transition charges under Schedule TC2, effective July 11, 2019
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June 20, 2019
ICEA Calls Program Anti-Competitive
In a brief, Staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission stated that they do not object to a modified program proposed by Commonwealth Edison to established a short-term pilot program as part of its Residential Real Time Pricing Program rider (Rider RRTP), to offer first-year bill protection to new…
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June 19, 2019
PUCO Previously Ruled FirstEnergy EDCs May Withdraw Electric Security Plan (Governing Default Service, More) In Response To Adverse Ruling
The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio erred in approving the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs' Distribution Modernization Rider (Rider DMR)
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May 31, 2019
Oncor and various parties have filed a settlement agreement to set the levels of the Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service, effective September 1, 2019
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May 30, 2019
Enshrines In Statute Nonbypassable Charge For OVEC
The Ohio House has passed HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill.
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May 30, 2019
SCC: Won't Allow Large Customers To "Escape" Dominion Rates When Small Customers Cannot Shop
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has denied an application by Costco to leave the utility system of Dominion Energy Virginia and obtain the combined electric power needs of its retail stores from a third-party electric supplier.
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May 24, 2019
An Ohio House committee has advanced HB 6, the nuclear subsidy bill, to a potential vote in the full House
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May 23, 2019
Enshrines In Statute Nonbypassable Charge For OVEC
The latest version of HB 6 in Ohio, which generally provides for various nuclear subsidies, would repeal the alternative energy portfolio standards effective January 1, 2020
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May 14, 2019
As requested by retail electric providers, a Texas ALJ has revised the suspension date for Oncor's proposed updates to its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service
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May 14, 2019
Maryland PSC Staff have opposed a cap on an SOS rate increase at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)
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May 13, 2019
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed a further revision to the "Total Generation Rate" for residential and Type I SOS customers for the period October 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, and Type II SOS customers for the period June 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019. BGE also filed an updated bypassable transmission…
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May 10, 2019
REPs Would Be Subject To Billing And Collection Standards For New Nonbypassable Rider
AEP Texas Inc. (AEP Texas) and the Staff (Staff) of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) have reached a settlement concerning establishment of a financing order to securitize the distribution-related system restoration costs incurred by AEP Texas due to Hurricane Harvey and other…
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May 2, 2019
Proposes New Inadvertent Gain Fee Applicable To Retail Electric Providers Would End Demand Ratchet For Secondary >10 kW Customers For Distribution Charge New Rates Reduce Flat Monthly Charges Applicable To Residential Customers
Proposes To Refund Tax Savings To REPs Via Percent Discount Rather Than Per-Unit Refund
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May 1, 2019
Small Commercial Energy, Capacity Rate Increasing
AEP Ohio has filed with PUCO updated rates for the Generation Energy Rider and Generation Capacity Rider, effective June 1, 2019
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April 29, 2019
Commonwealth Edison has filed new electric supply rates Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) for the period beginning June 1, 2019, as well as new bypassable transmission charges
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April 22, 2019
Dayton Power and Light has filed for approval at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to implement a non-commodity billing process that will allow retail electric suppliers to include non-commodity products and services on DP&L's consolidated bill ready bill
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April 19, 2019
Commonwealth Edison filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission an updated informational sheet setting forth discount factors under its purchase of receivables (POR) program.
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April 13, 2019
Leaves Retail Suppliers With Unrecoverable Renewable Energy Compliance Costs Bill Lowers Bypassable Default Service Rate
The introduced version of an Ohio bill (HB 6) to provide subsidies to nuclear and other qualifying resources still includes language that lowers the renewable energy compliance obligation for electric distribution utilities (EDUs) only, while apparently not providing for a similar reduction in the…
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April 11, 2019
The Nevada PUC approved the application of MSG Las Vegas, LLC to take competitive electric supply for its new Las Vegas Sphere event venue, an 18,000-person arena being developed in the Nevada Power Company (NV Energy, NPC) service area
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April 9, 2019
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service
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April 8, 2019
Would Reduce Non-Volumetric Charges By Over $1 (20%) For Residential Customers Would Refund Tax Cut Savings To REPs Via Rider Seeks Authorization For Use Of Electric Storage
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas an electric base rate case
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March 26, 2019
Says If Program Demonstrates Success, ACC Can Expand Retail Access To Broader Group Of Customers, While Taking Time To Ensure Consumer Protection Maintained
The Arizona Competitive Power Alliance (AzCPA), whose membership largely consists of independent power producers, urged the Arizona Corporation Commission to accelerate the contemplated expansion of the competitive buy-through programs which allow certain customers to procure competitive electricity…
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March 19, 2019
Commonwealth Edison has filed at the Illinois Commerce Commission to remove the administrative costs associated with procuring renewable energy credits and zero emissions credits from the bypassable electric supply rates
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