December 6, 2011
Horizon Power Reports Customer Count
Horizon Power and Light reported its customer count in filing a response at the District of Columbia PSC to concerns raised by the Office of People's Counsel.
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October 24, 2011
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Met-Ed/Penelec Start Sending Customer Referral Letters
October 20, 2011
D.C. People's Counsel Requests Investigation of Horizon Power and Light
The District of Columbia Office of People's Counsel has requested that the D.C. PSC investigate a series of claims against Horizon Power and Light made by customers to OPC.
August 26, 2011
Ontario Energy Board Intends to Suspend Sales Activities of Four Retail Suppliers
The Ontario Energy Board intends to suspend some or all of the sales channels used by the following suppliers until compliance with applicable customer protection regulations can be demonstrated: morEnergy Savings Corp. and Blue Power Distributed Energy Corp; Energhx Green Energy Corporation; Ag…
August 8, 2011
Apollo Power & Light Would Pay $26,700 to Settle PUCT Staff Compliance Audit
Apollo Power & Light, LLC would pay $26,700 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations that Apollo was not in full compliance with 15 provisions of the Substantive Rules (39648).
July 5, 2011
NEM Seeks Elimination of 30-Day Notice Requirement for Contract Termination in N.J.
Absent non-recourse Purchase of Receivables, the New Jersey BPU should not require competitive suppliers to provide a customer with 30 days written notice of termination, the National Energy Marketers Association told the New Jersey BPU (EX11020089).
June 17, 2011
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Andrea Barbeau Joins AEG Affiliated Energy Group
June 16, 2011
CL&P Unaware of Any Law or Rule Prohibiting Automatic Supplier Re-enrollments
Connecticut Light & Power informed the Connecticut DPUC that it is unaware of any rule or law that explicitly states electric suppliers may not automatically re-enroll customers should the customer's underlying customer contract provide for such action.
June 10, 2011
Conn. DPUC Seeking $11,000 Fine on ResCom Energy
The Connecticut DPUC has issued a Notice of Violation against ResCom Energy, under which ResCom would be fined $11,000, for what the Department said were unauthorized switches.
June 10, 2011
Maryland PSC Fines North American Power $100,000
The Maryland PSC has ordered North American Power and Gas, LLC to pay a civil penalty of $100,000 after the Commission found that North American Power (NAP) committed multiple deceptive practices.
May 20, 2011
Starion Energy to Pay $20,000 Under Settlement with DPUC Staff
Starion Energy would make a $20,000 donation to Connecticut energy assistance fund Operation Fuel in lieu of a civil penalty to resolve a Connecticut DPUC Notice of Violation previously issued by the Department against Starion (see 11/8) .
April 21, 2011
Just Energy Revises Enrollment Process for Seniors in Ohio
Just Energy is no longer signing Ohio senior citizen customers to contracts at the door, Just Energy said in a quarterly compliance update to PUCO.
March 30, 2011
DPUC Stays Power of Attorney Prohibition Related to Enrollments
The Connecticut DPUC has stayed two ordering paragraphs relating to aggregators and supplier enrollments in its recent order on electric supplier marketing practices (Docket 10-06-24, see 3/17 ).
March 30, 2011
Viridian Energy Would Pay $20,000 to Resolve Maryland Complaint Under Settlement with Staff
Maryland PSC Staff and Viridian Energy PA, LLC have offered a joint recommendation to resolve an outstanding complaint against the supplier from Staff under which Viridian would pay $20,000 (Case 9255).
February 23, 2011
Md. PSC Staff, North American Power Agree on $35,000 Payment, Remedial Measures to Resolve Complaint
Maryland PSC Staff have recommended that North American Power and Gas, LLC make a payment of $35,000 to the Fuel Fund of Central Maryland, Inc., along with undertaking various remedial measures, to resolve Staff's complaint against the retail supplier (Case 9253).
February 15, 2011
Pa. Proposed Marketing Rules Change Verification Requirements, Include New Rules for Agent Compensation
Pennsylvania's proposed new electric and gas supplier marketing rules eliminate the requirement for sales not resulting from contact with an agent to be verified, and uses new language regarding the requirement that verification, when required, is not conducted in the presence of the agent…
February 10, 2011
Md. PSC Hears Testimony on Viridian, Staff Injects Uncertainty into TPV Requirements
The Maryland PSC yesterday heard from Staff and Viridian Energy PA, LLC regarding Staff's complaint against Viridian, and continued the hearing until April 1.
January 27, 2011
Md. PSC Hears Testimony on North American Power, Will Continue Review in March
The Maryland PSC yesterday heard from Staff and North American Power and Gas LLC regarding Staff's complaint against North American Power (see 1/10) , and took the matter under advisement after several hours of testimony.
November 29, 2010
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Md. PSC to Consider Utility Choice International Applications on Dec. 1 The Maryland PSC has listed on its final agenda for its December 1 administrative meeting the applications of Utility Choice International for electric and natural gas broker licenses, which the Commission previously took under…
November 23, 2010
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Calif. PUC Adds Nonbypassable Charge Issues to Phase III of Direct Access Proceeding The California PUC has added issues relating to nonbypassable charges for departing load, referred to as the "power charge indifference amount" (PCIA), to Phase III of the direct access re-opening proceeding…
November 18, 2010
Ontario Energy Board Adopts Final Pricing Disclosures, Comparisons; Verification Scripts
The Ontario Energy Board has adopted, effective January 1, 2011, a restated Electricity Retailer Code of Conduct , a restated Code of Conduct for Gas Marketers , and an amendment to the Gas Distribution Access Rul (Attachment C) , to implement the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (EB-2010-0245).
November 8, 2010
DPUC Issues Notice of Violation to Starion, Intends to Assess $70,000 Fine
The Connecticut DPUC issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Starion Energy for what the Department said were violations of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 16-245o(e), 16-245o(h), and 16-245(g)(2), relating to, among other things, authorization for customer switches and…
November 8, 2010
Pa. PUC Still Looking at Whether Third Party Contractors Require License
The Pennsylvania PUC has extended the period for its consideration of whether third party contractors who conduct marketing and sales activities on the behalf of licensed electric generation suppliers (EGSs) and natural gas suppliers (NGSs) should also be licensed (M-2010-2185981).
November 5, 2010
Just Energy to Pay $111,000 in Ohio Settlement Regarding Complaints, License Renewal
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and Just Energy have entered into a stipulation to resolve customer complaints received by PUCO, and Staff's earlier recommendation to suspend Just Energy's gas supplier certificate (02-1828-GA-CRS).
October 7, 2010
Penstar Would Pay $6,000 Fine Under Settlement with PUCT Staff Relating to Customer Verification
Penstar Power, L.L.C. would pay an administrative penalty of $6,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve a Staff investigation concerning Penstar's compliance with P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.474, concerning selection of a retail provider and P.U.C. Subst. R. 25.480, concerning bill payment…