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August 16, 2013
Support for Competition Decreasing in New England
While still high, support for electricity competition in New England has declined versus the year-ago, according to an annual region-wide telephone survey sponsored by the New England Energy Alliance.
August 12, 2013
Texas Approves Smart Meter Opt-Out, Assigns Obligations to REPs, TDUs
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted a final rule to allow customers to opt-out of having a provisioned advanced meter, which splits responsibility between the TDU and REP for various provisions under the rule.
August 5, 2013
Texas REPs Would Remain Responsible for Collecting Monthly Smart Meter Opt-Out Fee Under Staff Proposal
A draft proposal for adoption from Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas would place the responsibility for collecting from customers the ongoing monthly charge for opting out of a communicating advanced meter on retail electric providers.
July 31, 2013
Former Texas PUC Chair Urges Smart Meter Opt-Out, Asks PUC to Minimize Opt-Out Costs
Barry Smitherman, current Texas Railroad Commission Chairman and former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, has urged the PUCT in a letter to the agency to allow customers to opt-out of having a communicating advanced meter.
July 31, 2013
Texas REP Source Power & Gas Launches Phase 1 of Smart Grid Strategy
Source Power & Gas LLC (SPG) has announced Phase 1 of its smart grid strategy, which consists of a series of pilot programs.
July 11, 2013
Ohio Proposes Smart Meter Opt-Out
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued draft rules which would allow customers to opt-out of having an advanced meter.
July 8, 2013
Podcast: Smart Meter Opt-Out a Money-Making Opportunity for Texas Retail Electric Providers
An overview of how customers wanting a smart meter opt-out presents a new market for REPs
July 5, 2013
Texas Commissioners Agree on Entity Responsible for Collecting Smart Meter Opt-Out Fee (TDU vs. REP)
During the July 3 open meeting, Donna Nelson, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Commissioner Kenneth Anderson agreed to a framework allowing customers to opt-out of having a provisioned advanced meter, including agreement on the entity responsible for billing the charges in…
May 31, 2013
Retail Supplier BlueRock Energy Offering Real-Time Monitoring Device for Tracking Electricity Usage
Retail supplier BlueRock Energy, Inc. has begun offering an energy monitoring unit allowing customers to track usage in real-time.
May 8, 2013
TriEagle Energy Could Pay Texas Customers Up to $1/kWh for Reductions Under New Demand Response Program
TriEagle Energy has launched a voluntary peak-time rebate program in Texas which could pay customers up to $1/kWh in response to curtailments during called events.
April 26, 2013
Reliant Releases Pricing for Free Weekends Plan
Reliant has released pricing for its newly launched Free Weekends plan in Texas, which will provide the customer with a Nest Learning Thermostat at no additional charge.
April 5, 2013
Pennsylvania PUC Punts Another Retail Market Enhancement: Online Customer Information Access
The Pennsylvania PUC has deferred action on another retail market enhancement, specifically, retail suppliers' ability to access online customer information at the FirstEnergy utilities.
April 2, 2013
Shock: Texas REPs Say TDUs Should Handle Some Billing in Texas Market
The one-time fee for any opt-out of advanced metering granted to and exercised by Texas electric customers should be billed by the transmission and distribution utilities, not retail electric providers, a group of REPs said in comments to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
March 22, 2013
Delay Sought in Retail Supplier Smart Meter Data Portal due to Customer Confidentiality Concerns
The PP&L Industrial Customer Alliance has requested that PPL Electric Utilities delay implementation of the Supplier Portal Pilot, which will allow retail suppliers to access customer data without the need for an EDI transaction, pending resolution of customer information disclosure issues.
February 8, 2013
Texas Staff File Draft Proposal to Allow Customers to Opt-Out of Communicating Advanced Meters
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft proposal for publication that would allow a customer to select an alternative to a fully functioning advanced meter.
January 8, 2013
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PPL EnergyPlus Awarded Contract to Supply U.S. Navy
January 8, 2013
Maryland to Require Smart Meter Opt-Out
The Maryland PSC has ordered that further proceedings be held to develop a mechanism to allow customers to opt-out of the use of a smart meter, though a specific mechanism was not adopted.
December 18, 2012
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Constellation Awarded Defense Logistics Agency Supply Contract
December 18, 2012
New York Utility Files to Lower Hourly Pricing Default Service Cutoff to 100 kW
Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. has filed with the New York PSC an implementation plan to expand the company's Mandatory Day-Ahead Hourly Pricing (MDAHP) default service program to customers with demands above 100 kW.
December 14, 2012
Texas to Open Formal Smart Meter "Opt Out" Rulemaking
The Public Utility Commission of Texas will open a formal rulemaking on providing electric customers with some form of ability to "opt out" of certain functionalities of smart meters.
December 13, 2012
Ohio Asks Whether Default Service Should Continue, in Opening Retail Electric Market Investigation; Utility Affiliation Also a Concern
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has initiated an investigation of the state's retail electric market, asking, among other things, whether default service should continue in its current form.
November 12, 2012
Texas Staff Seek Commission Guidance on Smart Meter Opt-Out, Report Potential Options
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have requested guidance from the Commission as to how to proceed with a project reviewing the potential for customers to be provided with an opt-out from advanced meter deployment.
November 12, 2012
Texas Staff Clarify REP Responsibility for Reconnection Notice in Proposed Final Rule
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a proposal for adoption concerning new rules regarding reconnection timelines and responsibility that clarify the responsibilities of retail electric providers versus an earlier proposal for publication.
November 9, 2012
Shock: Pennsylvania Proposes Hourly Pricing for Medium Commercial Customers -- Even Without Interval Meters!
In a departure from an earlier "discussion draft" issued in September, the end-state default electric service design for medium commercial customers in a Pennsylvania PUC tentative order is hourly pricing, regardless of whether interval metering has yet been deployed to such customers.