February 15, 2012
PUCO Denies FirstEnergy Solutions' Petition for Additional Market Enhancements at DP&L
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has denied FirstEnergy Solutions' requested retail market enhancements at Dayton Power & Light.
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January 3, 2012
PG&E Files to Implement New Direct Access Service Fees
Pacific Gas & Electric has filed an application with the California PUC to modify the fees charged for various services provided to electric service providers and community choice aggregators, which includes an increase in certain consolidated billing fees.
December 28, 2011
National Fuel Gas Distribution to Make Low Income Discount Competitively Neutral
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed tariffs with the New York PSC to essentially "unbundle" one of its current low-income assistance programs, to allow customers served by ESCOs to receive service under the program as they would if they were sale service customers.
December 23, 2011
Pa. PUC Staff Opposes POR at Philadelphia Gas Works Absent "Thorough Investigation" of PGW Finances
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) has recommended that the PUC reject a stipulation among PGW and retail suppliers to enhance choice at PGW, and said that Purchase of Receivables should not be implemented at PGW at this time (R-2008-2073938).
December 23, 2011
Pa. PUC Staff Opposes POR at Philadelphia Gas Works Absent "Thorough Investigation" of PGW Finances
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) has recommended that the PUC reject a stipulation among PGW and retail suppliers to enhance choice at PGW, and said that Purchase of Receivables should not be implemented at PGW at this time (R-2008-2073938).
December 22, 2011
Ohio Power Files Rate Ready Billing Format
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) has sought approval from PUCO to implement a Competitive Retail Electric Service (CRES) Consolidated Rate Ready bill format to become effective on February 15, 2012.
December 14, 2011
Consumer Advocate Opposes Settlement on Choice Education, Billing Enhancements at PGW
The Pennsylvania PUC should reject a settlement among Philadelphia Gas Works and retail suppliers to increase customer education and improve operational rules for choice suppliers due to the costs that such measures would impose on distribution customers, the Office of Consumer Advocate said in…
November 30, 2011
PGW, Retail Suppliers File Settlement Resulting from Default Service Collaborative
Retail suppliers and Philadelphia Gas Works have reached a settlement to implement various retail choice billing and education enhancements, but which does not address any change in the default service mechanism (R-2008-2073938).
November 3, 2011
UGI Utilities to Start Purchase of Receivables Program on December 1
UGI Utilities. Inc. - Gas Division will commence its Purchase of Receivables program on December 1, 2011 (P-2009-2145498).
September 27, 2011
N.Y. PSC Again Declines to Address ConEd Rate Ready Billing Issues
In a secretarial letter, the New York PSC said that a proceeding to resolve outstanding rate ready consolidated billing issues at Consolidated Edison, which have reached an impasse under a prior collaborative, may not be instituted in the form requested by the Retail Energy Supply Association…
September 27, 2011
Direct Energy Launches Residential Offers at Ameren
Direct Energy has launched residential electric offers in all three rate zones at Ameren Illinois.
August 29, 2011
DP&L Tariff Changes Would Reinforce Barriers to Competition, FirstEnergy Solutions Says
Newly proposed changes to Dayton Power & Light's supplier coordination tariff would, "reinforce ... barriers to competition," FirstEnergy Solutions said in a motion to intervene (11-4504-EL-ATA).
August 25, 2011
RESA Formally Petitions N.Y. PSC To Address Rate Ready Billing Issues
The Retail Energy Supply Association petitioned the New York PSC to institute a new proceeding to examine and consider the issues raised in the Consolidated Edison rate ready utility consolidated billing collaborative.
August 19, 2011
Illinois Commerce Commission Finds Statute Only Allows Single POR Discount Rate
Statute permits only a single Purchase of Receivables discount rate, the Illinois Commerce Commission concluded in an order on rehearing regarding Commonwealth Edison's POR program.
July 26, 2011
Integrys Energy Services Reports Illinois Customer Growth, Officially Announces Ameren Residential Service
Integrys Energy Services has signed up nearly 20,000 Illinois electric customers since entering the residential market in early April, Brian Bowe, Illinois Direct Mass Market Manager, said as Integrys Energy Services officially launched its residential offers at Ameren.
July 22, 2011
Massachusetts POR Compliance Filings Include High Uncollectible Rates
Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed their preliminary purchase of receivables compliance plans (10-53).
July 21, 2011
Draft Order: Class-Specific POR Discount Rates in Illinois Contrary to Statute
The Public Utilities Act does not allow the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt separate electric Purchase of Receivables discount rates for residential and commercial customers, a proposed order in ComEd's POR proceeding would conclude (10-0138).
July 20, 2011
Ohio Industrials Seek to Protect Retail Market Under AES-Dayton Power & Light Merger
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio must ensure that the acquisition of Dayton Power & Light by AES Corp. allows consumers to have full and unencumbered access to competitive retail electric service (CRES) suppliers, and that that the debt service obligations associated with the proposed "highly…
July 19, 2011
RESA Seeks Additional Rate Ready Options at ConEd
The Retail Energy Supply Association has submitted a response to a working group report from Consolidated Edison regarding an evaluation of modifications to ConEd's rate ready billing system to permit ESCOs to use rate ready billing for dynamic and demand-based rates (09-E-0428).
July 13, 2011
Maryland PSC Excludes Early Termination Fees from POR
The Maryland PSC this afternoon ordered that early termination fees shall not be included in any receivables purchased by the utility under POR.
July 12, 2011
Pa. PUC Issues Guidance to Electric Suppliers Regarding Billing of Taxes
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued guidance on the placement of tax information on residential customer electric bills.
July 7, 2011
Maryland Staff Seeks Cessation of Billing for Any Non-Volumetric Charges Through POR
The Maryland PSC should direct electricity suppliers to, "immediately cease billing any and all charges that are not billed using a kilowatt-hour ('kWh') rate via utility consolidated billing," PSC Staff recommended in reply comments concerning the inclusion of early termination fees in Purchase of…
June 27, 2011
Integrys Energy Services Launches Residential Offers At Ameren
Integrys Energy Services has begun offering residential electric supply at Ameren.
June 17, 2011
Massachusetts DPU Approves Model Terms for Purchase of Receivables
The Massachusetts DPU has approved model terms and conditions to implement electric Purchase of Receivables (10-53).
June 6, 2011
Retail Suppliers Seek Enhancements to Pepco POR if Program Brought to D.C.
Retail suppliers submitted comments to the District of Columbia PSC in support of electric Purchase of Receivables, with several suppliers pushing for program elements not contained in the POR program used by Pepco in Maryland (FC 1085).