May 23, 2018
Court Says "Most Compelling" Reason For Restructuring Was To "Reduce Costs" Court Says PUC Erred In Elevating "Functional Separation" Of Generation Services From T&D
Court Ruling Implicates Default Service Procurement and Utility Long-Term Contracting, As Well As Future Utility Product Offerings
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May 22, 2018
Delmarva has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed purchase of receivables discount rates for the period beginning July 1, 2018
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May 22, 2018
Parties have filed a joint proposed order that would approve the application of AEP Texas to provide retail electric providers with a contemplated credit for various merger savings and credits from the previously reported merger of AEP Texas's central and northern divisions into a single operating…
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May 16, 2018
Ohio Edison Company, Cleveland Electric Illuminating, and Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy Ohio utilities) said in an answer filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, addressing a complaint filed by the Retail Energy Supply Association, that the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities are permitted to offer…
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May 2, 2018
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed new POR discount rates to be effective June 1, 2018
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May 2, 2018
Speaking at the National Energy Marketers Association National Restructuring Conference, District of Columbia PSC Chairman Betty Ann Kane said that her Staff has informed her that the new Purchase of Receivables (POR) program at Washington Gas Light will be ready for implementation by July 2018.
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May 2, 2018
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reflect reduced federal tax rates, and associated changes, in its base distribution rates applicable to retail electric providers, effective September 1, 2018
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April 26, 2018
In comments to the District of Columbia PSC, Washington Gas Light has warned that its new Purchase of Receivables program for its D.C. service area may need to be delayed to the extent rules are not updated to be consistent with how enrollments and drops will be handled under the POR system
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April 24, 2018
A proposal for decision from a Texas ALJ would grant an appeal filed by AEP Texas concerning an order from the City of McAllen (City) which had, as a city with original jurisdiction, granted a complaint from L&F Distributors LTD, a customer which had argued that AEP Texas had incorrectly placed one…
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April 20, 2018
FERC Drops Proposal That Costs Be Allocated To Entities Which Deviate From Their Day-Ahead Market Schedules
As part of a final rule on price formation issues, FERC withdrew its proposal that would have required that each RTO/ISO that currently allocates the costs of real-time uplift to deviations should allocate such real-time uplift costs only to those market participants whose transactions are…
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April 20, 2018
Will Seek Change In POR Rate Calculation
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC an annual update to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rate
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April 13, 2018
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted a final order, implementing recent legislation, which establishes an ongoing requirement for investor-owned utilities within ERCOT to file a rate case within 48 months of their last rate case decision or settlement
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April 7, 2018
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new default service supply rates for the period beginning June 1, 2018.
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April 6, 2018
Oncor has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to institute its first Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), a charge applicable to retail electric providers taking delivery service
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April 5, 2018
Proposed Rate 7% Lower Than Previously Approved September 2018 Rate
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (CEHE) filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update the Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF), effective September 1, 2018.
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April 4, 2018
Stakeholders filed testimony with the California PUC concerning the allocation of supply costs, incurred by utilities to serve bundled service customers, to competitive suppliers when such customers depart the utility for a competitive LSE, via charges or alternatives to the current Power Charge…
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April 4, 2018
AEP Texas has filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update the Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (Rider DCRF) for its Central and North divisions, effective September 1, 2018.
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April 3, 2018
A passed and adopted version of New York state's budget does not terminate the existing exemption from state sales tax granted to customers of ESCOs for transmission and distribution of electricity and gas sold to such customers.
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March 23, 2018
Illinois Commerce Commission Staff have posted a hypothetical amount of the total dollars that would be assigned to alternative retail electric and natural gas suppliers under a proposed new tax on such suppliers to fund ICC operations
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March 22, 2018
The New York PSC has approved revisions to the gas tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 9 - Gas, of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (the Company) in which ConEd is modifying its Daily Delivery Service (DDS) Program to implement a mandatory 12-month pilot program for the release of certain…
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March 16, 2018
The New York PSC has adopted a joint proposal in Niagara Mohawk's electric and natural gas rate cases which addresses a variety of ESCO and supply-related matters.
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March 14, 2018
May Potentially Consolidate Rates, Tariffs In Future, Says Instant Application A "First Step"
UGI has sought approval at the Pennsylvania PUC to consolidate its three natural gas utilities (UGI Utilities - Gas Division, UGI Central Penn Gas, and UGI Penn Natural Gas) into a single utility
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March 12, 2018
One Utility Proposes Charging Customer's Supplier For Seamless Move Even If Customer Does Not Stay With Supplier Upon Move
Ohio's electric utilities and the Ohio Consumers' Counsel filed separate comments at PUCO arguing that retail electric suppliers should be allocated the costs of implementing seamless moves.
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March 8, 2018
Washington Gas Light has filed tariff changes with the District of Columbia PSC to reflect in the D.C. tariff the timeline and enrollment process currently used in WGL's Maryland service area.
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February 27, 2018
The New York PSC has approved electric tariff changes filed by Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (ConEdison or ConEd) to eliminate interval data charges for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Direct Customers, to reflect policies adopted by the Commission in orders issued on April 20…
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