May 12, 2011
Respond Power Launches Dynamic Rate Option for Customers at PPL
Respond Power has launched a dynamic pricing plan for customers at PPL Electric Utilities with smart meters, called Respond Power Rewards.
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May 9, 2011
Calif. Draft Would Require Third Party Access, Upon Customer Authorization, to Smart Meter Data
A proposed California PUC decision would require the investor owned utilities to share customer data from advanced meters with authorized third parties upon affirmative customer consent (Rulemaking 08-12-009).
May 2, 2011
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PUCT Publishes for Comment Proposed Rule to Eliminate Rescission Period, Facilitate Same-Day Switching
April 28, 2011
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Investigation of Competitiveness of Retail Electric Markets
The Pennsylvania PUC today directed that an order be prepared to officially launch its statewide investigation into the state's competitive retail electric market, which the PUC had said that it would undertake as part of approving the FirstEnergy-Allegheny Energy merger.
April 22, 2011
PUCT Staff Propose to Eliminate Rescission Period Except Where Federally Required
PUCT Staff have filed a proposal for publication that, in order to allow same-day switches with advanced meters, would eliminate the rescission period, except where required by federal law (Project 38674).
April 18, 2011
PUCT Staff Says Discretionary Service Charges Must Be Lowered as Part of TNMP Advanced Metering Plan
Texas-New Mexico Power should be ordered to reduce discretionary service charges annually as part of any order approving its advanced meter deployment plan, PUCT Staff said in direct testimony (38306).
April 8, 2011
Most Texas Customers Unwilling to Pay More than $25 for In-Home Device
Some 60% of Texas customers participating in a trial of in-home electricity usage monitors believe that the devices should not cost in excess of $25, Oncor reported to the PUCT (38036).
April 7, 2011
PUCT to Allow New Financial Prepaid Contracts Through
The PUCT intends to allow financial prepaid retail electric providers to continue to sign new customers through October 1, 2011, rather than the earlier effective date of amended Subst. R. 25.498 (38675).
April 6, 2011
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Penn Power has posted the results from its March procurement of fixed block energy supply to serve a portion of residential default service. The products procured were 25 MW monthly blocks of On-Peak and Off-Peak energy delivered to the Penn Power zone, within the delivery period of June 1, 2011…
April 4, 2011
PUCT Staff File Updated Prepay Proposal for Adoption
PUCT Staff have filed an updated recommended proposal for adoption concerning prepaid service under Subst. R. 25.498 that incorporates the consensus reached by Commissioners at the most recent open meeting (38675, see 3/25 ).
March 16, 2011
PUCT Staff Proposal for Adoption Would Allow Continuation of Financial Prepaid Products for Customers Without Smart Meters
A PUCT Staff proposal for adoption regarding prepaid service would allow REPs to continue to offer financial prepaid products to customers without advanced meters until such customers receive provisioned advanced meters (38675, 2/18 ).
February 25, 2011
PUCT Commissioners Wrestle With Minimum Balance Issue for Disconnections of Prepaid Service
PUCT Commissioners discussed pending changes to rules applicable to prepaid electric service under Subst. R. 25.498 yesterday, though Commissioners did not vote on a final order (38675).
February 18, 2011
PUCT Staff Seeks Commission Guidance on Threshold Prepay Issues
PUCT Staff have asked that the Commission address several threshold policy issues regarding prepaid electric service at the February 24 open meeting to inform Staff's development of a formal proposal for adoption regarding revised Subst. R. 25.498 (Project 38675).
February 3, 2011
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Ambit Energy Offering Residential Service at PECO Ambit Energy has started offering residential electric service at PECO through PA Power Switch, with a variable rate currently priced at 8.4¢/kWh. Ambit is also offering a 12-month fixed product, as well as fixed and variable renewable products…
January 6, 2011
Reliant Energy to Offer Home Energy Monitor "This Year"
Reliant Energy will begin offering customers a wireless home energy monitor, providing real-time information about their electricity use and cost, "later this year," Reliant said in rebranding several of its smart energy services under the "e-Sense" banner.
December 14, 2010
Texas OPUC Favors Allowing Advance Pay Products for Existing Customers Until Smart Meters Installed
The Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel has endorsed a mechanism that would allow current customers of financial prepaid, or advance pay, products to continue receiving this type of prepaid service despite proposed new rules which would require that all prepaid service in Texas be conducted…
December 7, 2010
Advance Pay REPs Seek to Link AMS Deployment to Proposed Prohibition on Advance Pay Products
Several REPs currently offering prepaid service in ERCOT without the use of a customer prepayment device or system (defined here as advanced pay, also known as financial prepaid service) urged the PUCT to not eliminate the ability of REPs to offer prepaid service based on estimated usage for those…
October 11, 2010
PUCT Staff Proposal Would Prohibit Offering of Estimated Prepay Products
PUCT Staff have filed a proposal for publication in Project 38675 for new Subst. R. §25.498, governing prepaid service, under which REPs would be prohibited from offering prepaid service unless the REP uses a customer prepayment device or system (CPDS).
October 8, 2010
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Gexa Offering Free Month of Electricity for Enrollment on 24-Month Wind Plan
October 4, 2010
CenterPoint Suggests Alternative of Setting Additional Discretionary Charges at Zero
CenterPoint Energy does not believe that the disconnect and reconnect discretionary charges for customers with provisioned advanced meters should be reduced to zero prior to the reduction of other discretionary charges, as suggested by PUCT Staff and some REPs, but has alternatively suggested that…
September 29, 2010
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Maine PUC Finds Large Customers Not Subject to Fee for Ocean-based Long-Term Supply Contracts
September 28, 2010
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PUCT Staff Seeks Revocation of TexRep6, Vantage Power Services Certificates
September 28, 2010
Calif. PUC Seeks Proposals on Access to Customer Data
An assigned commissioner's ruling from California PUC Commissioner Nancy Ryan in the PUC's review of third-party access to electricity usage data directed the state's investor-owned utilities to describe current practices for providing customers with access to usage and pricing information; the…