A utility provided notice of the next meeting to collect the stakeholder input to prepare a report of recommendations concerning supplier consolidated billing

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November 10, 2023

Utility Schedules Further Meeting As Part Of Consideration Of Supplier Consolidated Billing

A utility provided notice of the next meeting to collect the stakeholder input to prepare a report of recommendations concerning supplier consolidated billing.

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November 7, 2023

Multiple Utilities Support Eliminating Purchase Of Receivables

Several utilities told a PSC that they, "agree that POR [purchase of receivables] should be eliminated and recommend that the payment posting priority structure in place prior to the implementation of POR be applied."

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October 2, 2023

Utility Schedules Meeting To Initiate Consideration Of Supplier Consolidated Billing

A utility provided notice of its intention to convene an initial meeting to begin collecting the stakeholder input to prepare a report of recommendations concerning supplier consolidated billing.

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September 12, 2023

People's Counsel Sees Recently Opened Retail Market Proceeding At PSC As Potentially "Most Comprehensive Re-evaluation" Of Retail Choice Since 1999

An Office of People's Counsel said that a newly opened inquiry by…

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September 6, 2023

Proposed Government Aggregation Standby Rider Removed, Capacity Proxy Price Added As Part Of Default Service Plan Settlement

Stipulation Would Require New Utility CIS To Accommodate Supplier Consolidated Billing, Accelerated Switching New Residential Smart Thermostat Demand Response Program, Open To Retail Suppliers, Would Be Funded

Major parties to the electric security plan (ESP) proceeding of AEP Ohio have entered into a stipulation would approve an ESP (ESP V) for a term of June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2028…

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August 3, 2023

In New Action, PSC Initiates Consideration Of Broad Retail Market Reforms, Customer Protection

Changes To POR, UCB, Licensing & Bonding Cited, As PSC Says Market Has "Matured" Significantly

The Maryland PSC, which as previously reported has essentially undergone a re-constitution with a majority of Commissioners having been newly seated within the past few months, has invited comment on broad retail market reforms and customer protection

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June 28, 2023

Update: PSC Will "Examine" Utility Consolidated Billing Charges, POR Amounts As SCB Implemented

The Maryland PSC issued an errata to its June 27 order concerning the cost recovery for supplier consolidated billing implementation

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June 27, 2023

PSC Adopts Mechanism For Cost Recovery Of Supplier Consolidated Billing Implementation Costs

Directs That SCB Implementation Shall Proceed

The Maryland PSC today issued an order on the cost allocation for implementation and related costs under supplier consolidated billing (SCB)

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June 20, 2023

Retail Suppliers Say Utility's UCB Per Bill Fees Not Justified, Suggest Allocating UCB Fees To Offset SCB Costs

IGS, WGL Energy Services, Inc., NRG Energy, Inc., and Vistra Corp. (the supplier coalition) presented joint testimony in the current electric and gas rate cases of Baltimore Gas & Electric alleging that BGE has not proven that the per-bill fees that BGE imposes upon retail electricity and natural…

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June 2, 2023

Consumer Advocates Petition PSC To End Purchase of Receivables, Seek Rulemaking

The Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition (Advocates) filed a petition at the Maryland PSC requesting that the PSC initiate a rulemaking to eliminate the purchase of receivables program at the electric and gas utilities in the state

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April 12, 2023

PSC Approves Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing, Holds Hearing On Cost Recovery

The Maryland PSC has approved a delay in the implementation of supplier consolidated billing

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April 4, 2023

Utilities Blame Lack Of Retail Supplier Commitment As Partially Responsible For Needed Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing

In comments on a recent workgroup report concerning supplier consolidated billing (SCB) in Maryland, the Exelon utilities blamed, in part, the lack of any commitment from any retail supplier to test SCB as a reason for the delay in SCB which the report had outlined

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March 22, 2023

PSC To Hold Hearing On Supplier Consolidated Billing

The Maryland PSC scheduled for April 12 a hearing concerning a request from the Supplier Consolidated Billing Work Group for advice regarding SCB cost recovery

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March 20, 2023

Working Group Seeks One-Year Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing

Working Group Seeks PSC Guidance On Cost Recovery

The Supplier Consolidated Billing (SCB) Work Group (WG) in Maryland has filed a report stating that, "an extension of the implementation schedule for SCB implementation in 2024 for all utilities is likely required."

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December 14, 2022

PUC Adopts Rate Case Settlement That Includes Supplier Consolidated Billing Collaborative

Revised Terms For Brokers; Eliminates Switching Fee Stipulation Withdraws Changes To Make Utility Green Supply Program More Attractive To Large Customers

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation among certain parties in Duke Energy Ohio's electric rate case that includes provisions for a supplier consolidated billing collaborative, elimination of the switching fee and other retail supplier tariff changes, and changes to the…

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