November 21, 2014
FERC has opened a section 206 investigation into whether PJM's current tariff allows deactivated power plants to continue to receive compensation for reactive power.
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November 20, 2014
PECO has posted updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1 due to a revision in the bypassable transmission charge.
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November 10, 2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a recommended proposal for publication to address Subsynchronous Oscillation (SSO) risk in ERCOT.
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October 30, 2014
The Maryland PSC has approved changes to Washington Gas Light's tariffed collateral requirements to exclude from the calculation excessive natural gas prices seen last winter
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October 29, 2014
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2014.
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October 27, 2014
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning December 1, 2014
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October 24, 2014
The New York PSC approved without modification the petition of Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) to implement tariff changes that provide NiMo with discretion regarding the period over which it must reconcile electric default service costs.
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October 21, 2014
Commonwealth Edison announced that residential and small commercial customers who purchase their electricity supply from the utility may switch to a retail electric supplier (RES) at any time.
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October 16, 2014
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, and the residential rates will again decrease at most of the EDCs, while commercial rates will increase
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October 14, 2014
Washington Gas Light Company, Ambit Northeast, LLC, and Bollinger Energy have jointly petitioned the Maryland PSC for a waiver of WGL's tariffed collateral requirements, which rely in part on historic gas prices from the past three years, in order to exclude excessive prices seen last winter from…
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October 7, 2014
"In the deregulated electric market, the onus is on the retail electric provider (REP) to communicate information to end-use customers," Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas said in opposing a motion from Ambit Energy for rehearing of an order denying summary decision in a complaint case…
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October 2, 2014
A coalition of retail electric providers has filed an amicus brief in a customer complaint case before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, warning that an order from the State Office of Administrative Hearings, through a misreading of the anti-cramming rule, erroneously requires retail electric…
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September 26, 2014
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority sought comments regarding the current practice employed by Connecticut electric and gas utilities to assign Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) and Sales and Use Taxes (SUT) to customer bills.
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September 17, 2014
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has proposed changes to its Rate ADE - Alternative Default Energy Service which would eliminate the ability for certain large customers to return to traditional fixed price default service (Rate DE) after having migrated to competitive supply.
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September 2, 2014
September 2,2014
FERC has opened a Section 206 investigation regarding PJM Up-to Congestion (UTC) charges, including their treatment as virtual transactions, and the method of application of the Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) forfeiture rule to UTCs.
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August 27, 2014
In a statement regarding a recent order concerning the purchased gas cost filing of Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC - Equitable Division, Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner James Cawley expressed concern with the retainage rate as contained in a settlement agreement, noting its impact on retail suppliers…
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August 13, 2014
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for medium and large commercial and industrial customers for the three month period beginning October 1, 2014
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August 13, 2014
3 Phases Energy Services, LLC has requested at FERC a waiver of Section 37.11.1 of the California Independent System Operator tariff, which imposes financial penalties on scheduling coordinators that submit untimely meter data.
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August 7, 2014
The District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel has filed a complaint against Washington Gas Light alleging that WGL engaged in, "unauthorized and unlawful cash compensation of Competitive Service Providers (CSP) who over-delivered natural gas supplies to WGL's city gate during the 2008-2009…
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August 1, 2014
The New Hampshire PUC directed Public Service Company of New Hampshire to refund to retail electric suppliers the difference between temporary charges for certain services provided by the utility, and new charges adopted by the PUC yesterday.
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July 24, 2014
Sharyland Utilities, LP has filed to implement Transmission Cost Recovery Factor rates, applicable to retail electric providers, for customers with interval data recorder (IDR) meters.
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July 18, 2014
Certain costs would be removed from the Price to Compare at Peoples Natural Gas-Equitable Division under a settlement and recommended decision in Peoples-Equitable's annual 1307(f) proceeding.
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July 16, 2014
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1, and the residential Prices to Compare will fall significantly at each.
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July 7, 2014
Consolidated Edison and several ESCOs have filed a stipulation at the New York PSC addressing ESCO complaints concerning alleged underforecasting by ConEd, which led to significantly higher imbalances and cashouts by ESCOs this winter.
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July 3, 2014
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to set Rider RCE - Rate Case Expenses Surcharge to zero, as rider has collected all of the necessary expenses.
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