January 22, 2021
New Category Of NYPA Customers Will Continue To Be Charged Same Delivery Surcharges As ESCO Customers
The New York PSC yesterday approved utility tariff amendments to implement previously reported changes in state law that allow the New York Power Authority to act as the supplier (LSE) for a broader universe of customers (new NYPA customers), and, in doing so, the PSC did not exempt such new NYPA…
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January 15, 2021
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning March 1, 2021
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January 4, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has reinstated the requirement that Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company (the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities) shall file a distribution rate case by May 31, 2024.
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December 4, 2020
Duquesne Light Company petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to modify its supplier master agreement to implement use of capacity proxy price (CPP) in its upcoming March 2021 procurement of default supply contracts
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November 30, 2020
Ohio Power Company d/b/a AEP Ohio filed at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to modify its Alternative Energy Rider (AER) and Auction Cost Recovery Rider (ACRR) to recover, on a bypassable basis, an oversupply of RECs, in light of the wind-down of the state's renewable energy mandate, while…
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November 24, 2020
TNMP Proposes Customer Rate Credit Provided Through Retail Providers Under Merger Application
Texas-New Mexico Power Company (TNMP or the Company) and Avangrid, Inc. have filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of the previously reported merger of Avangrid and PNM Resources, the ultimate parent of TNMP (see background on the merger here)
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November 19, 2020
In a report on an AEP Ohio rate case filing, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended rejection of the amounts proposed by AEP Ohio for a new bypassable rider (and related nonbypassable credit mechanism) that would reflect the further unbundling of certain supply-related…
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November 5, 2020
AEP Texas has filed at the Texas PUC to implement a final refund to retail electric providers, related to service to customers in the former AEP Texas Central service area, resulting from over-collections under Rate Schedule TC-2
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October 15, 2020
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. has filed with the New York PSC its annual reconciliation of actual gas costs as compared to gas cost revenues
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October 15, 2020
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has filed a new rate case with the Texas PUC
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September 22, 2020
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren have filed new electric supply rates, resulting in new Prices to Compare, effective October 1, 2020
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September 11, 2020
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to issue a further credit to retail electric providers under Rider ISR to refund additional interest rate savings related to Oncor's previous acquisition by Sempra
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August 19, 2020
Commissioner: Utility Green Supply Option Represents "Unraveling" Of Competition
The Maryland PSC, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to implement a proposed new rider, to now be called Rider G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load…
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July 29, 2020
The Retail Energy Supply Association filled comments at the Maryland PSC in opposition to a proposal from the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to offer RECs to default service customers under a new rider (Standard Offer Service – Green, SOS-G), as RESA said that, "SMECO is asking the…
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July 14, 2020
ESCOs Serving C&I Customers, "Are Losing Money At A Rapid And Unsustainable Rate"
Comments filed on behalf of Aggressive Energy LLC (AE) at the New York PSC, in a proceeding on COVID-19, proposed that the PSC allocate a portion of previously collected, and uncommitted, funds from various public policy riders to provided financial relief to ESCOs which are experiencing an…
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July 2, 2020
Rules On Eligibility Of Customers Signing Retail Supplier Contracts, But Not Yet Enrolled, To Take Retail Supply
Ron Cerniglia, Director of Corporate & Regulatory Affairs for Direct Energy, provided the following statement on the SCC's order:
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June 25, 2020
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and various parties including Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, Alliance of Oncor Cities, and Alliance for Retail Markets have filed a stipulation that would set new amounts for Oncor's Distribution…
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June 18, 2020
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. filed with the Maryland PSC a proposed new rider, Rider SOS-G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load one hundred percent 'green.'"
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June 17, 2020
As part of its new proceeding (story here) examining the impact of the competitive retail electric and gas markets on low-income customers and ratepayer subsidies, the Massachusetts DPU has issued information requests to the electric and natural gas distribution companies directing the utilities the…
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May 28, 2020
AEP Texas, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Alliance for Retail Markets (ARM), Cities Served by AEP Texas (Cities), and Texas Industrial Energy Consumers (TIEC) have filed a stipulation under which new amounts for AEP Texas' distribution cost recovery factor (Rider DCRF) would be…
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May 21, 2020
Ameren has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission updated amounts for the Bypassable Transmission Service Charge and new amounts for the Supply Cost Adjustment-EUA
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May 20, 2020
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed comments on a battery storage project proposed by Duke Energy Ohio, and said that, if the Commission authorizes the project to participate in the wholesale market, such authority be limited to the 'Regulation D' frequency market, and any…
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May 18, 2020
Duquesne Light has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC updated and final amounts for its bypassable Transmission Service Charge (TSC), to be effective June 1, 2020
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April 20, 2020
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission changes to the Cost Recovery Amount (CRA) and Uncollectible Factor (UF) which are used to calculate the purchase of receivables discount (POR) under the provisions of Rider PORCB - Purchase of Receivables with Consolidated Billing…
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April 17, 2020
Clarifies Start Date For Invoices Eligible For Reimbursement Shorter Duration For ERP, Subject To Potential Future Extension End Date For Late Fee Exception
PUC Chair Criticizes REP Customer Call Hold Times; Customers Being Disconnected Due To Not Being Able To Reach REP And Discuss Payment Relief Options
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