July 24, 2013
Residential Price to Compare to Decrease at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed their new Prices to Compare for the three-month period beginning September 1.
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July 23, 2013
AEP Ohio Will Remove Proposed Utility Consolidated Billing Charge, Seeks Collaborative to Reach Consensus on Supplier Tariff Changes
AEP Ohio has proposed a collaborative process to reach consensus on changes to its supplier coordination tariff, asking that PUCO abate its current proceeding reviewing the tariff.
July 22, 2013
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Broker EMEX Expands Reverse Auction Tool to Natural Gas
July 18, 2013
Michigan Utility Seeks Waiver of Billing Rules to Collect Additional Charges from Shopping Customers, due to Prior "Error"
Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC) petitioned the Michigan PSC for a waiver of the PSC's billing rules to allow it to collect from shopping customers unrecovered costs authorized under the reservation charge, due to an error in collection of the charge.
July 12, 2013
Texas Staff File to Set SBF Fee Charged to REPs at $0, Set New LIDA Discount
Consistent with recent legislation, Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed a draft order to set the nonbypassable system benefit fund fee (charged to REPs) at 0¢/MWh for the period beginning September 1, 2013 and ending September 1, 2016.
July 10, 2013
AEP Ohio Seeking to Institute Charge for Consolidated Billing, Suppliers Protest Additional Changes to Tariff
Retail suppliers have protested numerous changes sought by AEP Ohio to its supplier coordination tariff, governing the utility's interaction with competitive suppliers.
July 9, 2013
Illinois Rejects ComEd Tariff to Grant More Customer Info to Aggregations Sooner
The Illinois Commerce Commission has denied a tariff filing by Commonwealth Edison relating to changes to provisions governing municipal aggregations (Docket 12-0590), as the same issues are pending before the ICC in a separate rulemaking (Docket 12-0456)
July 8, 2013
Pennsylvania Issues Guidance to Suppliers on Commercial Customers Classified as Residential
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a secretarial letter to clarify questions about whether a natural gas supplier (NGS) must be licensed to serve residential customers in two sets of circumstances.
July 3, 2013
Ohio Allows Accelerated Drop of Customers from Defaulting Supplier to SSO to Resolve AEP Ohio-FirstEnergy Solutions Credit Dispute
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has granted AEP Ohio certain waivers to allow the accelerated return of customers from a defaulting supplier back to SSO to resolve a credit dispute between AEP Ohio and FirstEnergy Solutions, with the accelerated drop timeline obviating the need for further…
June 28, 2013
Ohio Opens Proceeding on Potential Adverse Rate Impacts from AEP Ohio Transition to Market-Based Rates
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a proceeding to review potential adverse rate impacts for AEP Ohio customers during the transition to market based rates.
June 27, 2013
Retail Supplier Files Complaint Against Wisconsin Electric Power Company Over Six-Month Delay in Switch Requests
Integrys Energy Services has filed a complaint at the Michigan PSC against Wisconsin Electric Power Company concerning Wisconsin Electric Power's refusal to promptly execute switch requests submitted by Integrys Energy Services for two of the utility's customers.
June 20, 2013
AEP Ohio Seeks to Suspend Supplier Agreement with Retail Supplier, Supplier Files Complaint Over AEP Ohio's "Unreasonable" Credit Policies
AEP Ohio has filed a request at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to suspend its Electric Distribution Company/Competitive Retail Electric Service Provider Agreement (supplier agreement) with FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., as AEP Ohio alleged that FirstEnergy Solutions has failed to post…
June 12, 2013
Calif. Draft Would Deny Retail Suppliers' Petition for Rulemaking on Nonbypassable Charges
A proposed California PUC decision would deny a petition from retail suppliers and other direct access advocates to institute a rulemaking regarding nonbypassable charges and related mechanisms, including exit fees
June 6, 2013
FERC Denies FirstEnergy Solutions Complaint to Shift FTR Underfunding to All Transmission Customers on Pro Rata Basis
FERC dismissed a complaint from FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. which had sought to modify provisions of PJM's tariff related to the funding of Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs).
June 3, 2013
Sharyland Files Retail Delivery Rates for Transition to Competition, Includes Rider for Transition Expenses
Sharyland Utilities, L.P. has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas unbundled delivery rates for the former Cap Rock Energy territories, to permit the introduction of retail electric choice in the service areas in May 2014.
May 30, 2013
PG&E to Acquire Municipal Utility
The Hercules, Calif. City Council has approved an agreement under which Pacific Gas and Electric Company will purchase the assets of Hercules Municipal Utility (HMU).
May 28, 2013
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EDF Trading Closes on Transaction to Purchase Ownership Stake in Retail Supplier Holding Company
May 24, 2013
FERC Grants Inclusion of AEP Ohio Capacity Mechanism in Federal Tariff
FERC has granted AEP Ohio's request to accept an Appendix to the PJM Reliability Assurance Agreement (RAA) to reflect the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's adoption of a state compensation mechanism for capacity provided by AEP Ohio under the Fixed Resource Requirement plan.
May 21, 2013
FERC Adopts Changes to ISO New England Credit Policy Opposed by Retail Supplier
FERC approved as filed ISO New England's proposed revisions to align the timing for suspending market participants that fail to cure a financial assurance default, with recently-accepted timing changes to the Day-Ahead Energy Market schedule, including the proposed revisions to impose additional…
May 1, 2013
Don't Be Evil: Google Applauds Effort to Introduce Utility Tariff Seen as Suppressing Retail Choice
Google recently released a white paper (click here) calling for regulated utilities to offer customers the option of purchasing renewable energy via green tariff options, but in the paper applauded an effort which is seen as eradicating a retail choice option for customers in Virginia.
April 26, 2013
Texas PUC Advances Competitive Service Tariff at Entergy
The Public Utility Commission of Texas yesterday adjudicated two outstanding issues regarding the proposed competitive generation service tariff at Entergy Texas, but withheld final adjudication of remaining issues until the next open meeting.
April 26, 2013
Retail Supplier Protests ISO-NE Credit Change Proposal as "Throwing Darts," Says Proposal Would "Balkanize" Credit Policy
ISO New England's proposal filed at FERC to revise its financial assurance and billing policies by changing the cure percentage for a Market Participant that receives one or more margin calls within a rolling 365-day period would, "balkanize credit policies and create an undue preference for one…
April 15, 2013
Pacific Gas & Electric Files Settlement to Offer Value-Add Renewable Option
Pacific Gas & Electric has filed for California PUC approval of a settlement agreement with certain parties, including TURN, to revise PG&E's original green option tariff and allow customers to voluntarily purchase up to 100% renewable power on a "bundled" (asset-backed) basis. PG&E said that the…
April 12, 2013
Maryland Staff Proposes Large Hike in BGE POR Discount Rate
Maryland PSC Staff have recommended a large increase in the Baltimore Gas & Electric purchase of receivables discount rate for residential natural gas customers.
April 9, 2013
New Hampshire Creates Alternative Default Service Rate Option, Dissent Says Rate May Stifle Competition
The New Hampshire PUC has conditionally accepted a non-unanimous stipulation to create an alternative default service rate option for customers at Public Service Company of New Hampshire, which Commissioner Michael Harrington said may, "stifle competition."