August 27, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved tariffs filed by Columbia Gas of Ohio to permit retail suppliers to utilize bill ready utility consolidated billing, in addition to the current rate ready billing.
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August 25, 2015
Several District of Columbia retail suppliers have reached a settlement with Washington Gas Light under which the suppliers would collectively pay to resolve disputes concerning penalties assessed on the suppliers by WGL.
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August 24, 2015
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have concluded it would be "reasonable" to approve a change in the transmission cost recovery factor (TCRF) allocation factors at Sharyland Utilities, L.P.
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August 24, 2015
A Maine PUC hearing examiner's report concerning Emera Maine’s proposed Heat Pump Program, under which the utility would offer heat pumps to customers, would conclude that the utility itself may not offer the program, though the program may be offered through an affiliate.
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August 10, 2015
A Pennsylvania ALJ would adopt changes to the allocation of the customer-share proceeds of Columbia Gas' off-system sales (OSS) and capacity releases in light of the current mechanism's negative impact on customer choice, though the ALJ would not adopt the solution preferred by natural gas suppliers…
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August 10, 2015
Hunt Consolidated, Inc. announced today that Energy Future Holdings (EFH) has selected the proposal of its consortium (which includes among others, Hunt, Anchorage Capital Group, Arrowgrass Capital Partners, Avenue Capital Group, BlackRock, Centerbridge Partners, GSO, and the Teacher Retirement…
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August 7, 2015
EnergyMark Elected to National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee
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August 7, 2015
Retail electric providers opposed a delay sought by the Office of Public Utility Counsel concerning an update to Sharyland Utilities L.P.'s Transmission Cost Recovery Factor.
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August 6, 2015
The Illinois Commerce Commission last month ordered Ameren to cease activity regarding implementation of a small volume transportation (SVT) natural gas program, which would have introduced retail choice for mass market natural gas customers.
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July 31, 2015
Texas Approves Settlement Imposing New Charges on REPs
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July 24, 2015
The Michigan PSC has opened a new docket to consider cost-shifting to default service (GCR) customers under Consumers Energy's choice program, after acknowledging alternative gas suppliers may not have had proper notice that issues affecting the gas choice and transportation program were to be…
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July 22, 2015
Consumers Energy has proposed changes to its gas customer choice (GCC) program as part of a newly filed rate case in order to protect default service customers from cost shifts.
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July 20, 2015
Two Maine hearing examiners have made recommendations on behalf of the Maine PUC advisory staff regarding changes to the retail choice program at Northern Utilities.
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July 17, 2015
FERC Staff issued a notice that, "in a non-public, preliminary investigation," Staff of the FERC Office of Enforcement, "has preliminarily determined that Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (Columbia Gas) violated Part 4 of the General Term and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff by failing to post the…
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July 17, 2015
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC and Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC - Equitable Division have filed at the Pennsylvania PUC to merge the Merchant Function Charges ("MFC") and Gas Procurement Charges ("GPC") for both its Peoples Division and Peoples-Equitable Division.
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July 16, 2015
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1.
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July 1, 2015
The Michigan PSC has ordered that DTE Electric and Consumers Energy make time of use rate options available to customers.
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June 25, 2015
The Maine PUC has initiated an inquiry to examine current and potential alternative regulatory and rate-setting approaches for natural gas local distribution company (LDC) supply-related decisions and costs (Docket 2015-00155)
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June 24, 2015
Oncor will soon return certain deposits collected from retail electric providers related to transition charges back to the REPs.
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June 22, 2015
Energy Technology Savings, Inc. petitioned the New York PSC for a waiver of the requirement of the Consolidated Edison tariff that telecommunications service to locations otherwise eligible to participate in the demand reduction programs established in Riders S and U of the tariff must have been in…
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June 18, 2015
New York Approves Utility Procurement of Demand Response
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June 17, 2015
The Peoples Natural Gas distribution companies in Pennsylvania have filed a series of tariff changes which are said to be aimed at improving the retail market and harmonizing processes among the companies.
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June 16, 2015
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed for approval of interim rates for its proposed new Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF), which it said are identical to the rates agreed to in a stipulation among the parties in the case (with such stipulation not yet formally filed).
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June 9, 2015
In testimony concerning Northern Utilities' proposal to provide capacity planning for 100% of its load with the exception of dual fuel customers (eliminating the capacity exempt status for other transportation customers), Global Montello Group Corp. and Sprague Operating Resources, LLC expressed…
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June 5, 2015
A Texas complaint which had implicated retail electric providers' obligations to customers prior to assessing a new or modified TDU pass-through charge on customers has been dismissed by an ALJ because, with the customer's REP crediting the customer for the disputed charges, there is no remaining…
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