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October 31, 2025
Staff of the Maryland PSC apparently recently issued a data request to retail energy suppliers seeking suppliers' views on a "path forward" in the fostering of a, "stable, competitive, and sustainable residential retail energy market in Maryland."
October 13, 2025
In comments in a PUC of Ohio periodic review of natural gas utility customer service and billing rules, the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has proposed presenting shopping customers with shadow billing information, and has also proposed a switch block
October 10, 2025
AEP Ohio has filed with the PUC of Ohio proposed bill format changes that would include informing residential Standard Service Offer customers that AEP Ohio is required to buy generation on behalf of SSO customers and that, "AEP Ohio passes these charges through dollar-for-dollar and makes no money…
October 9, 2025
The joint Maryland utilities have filed the steps that they will take to end utility consolidated billing for residential customers effective December 31, 2025
September 26, 2025
The Joint New York Utilities said that a proposed energy-related value-added product or service (ERVAS), for which NOCO Electric, LLC and NOCO Natural Gas, LLC have sought New York PSC approval, should not be billed under utility consolidated billing, and should not be included in POR
September 11, 2025
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has sought changes to the partial payment processing hierarchy for utility consolidated bills at Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio).
September 2, 2025
Fitchburg Gas and Electric (Unitil) in Massachusetts has proposed significant increases to its Residential and Small/Regular General Service purchase of receivables discount rates, under an annual update to the rates
August 5, 2025
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. (Columbia) intends to enter into a Billing Agreement with Pivotal Home Solutions, LLC (Pivotal), which would allow for charges for Pivotal’s warranty service plans and products & services ("Covered Products") to be included on Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania customers…
July 29, 2025
In objections to a PUC of Ohio Staff report on Dayton Power & Light's (AES Ohio) current electric rate case, the Retail Energy Supply Association said that, "the Commission should direct that all direct financial issues tied to AES Ohio’s ACE issues should be transferred from CRES providers to AES…
July 1, 2025
Columbia Gas in Pennsylvania has informed the Pennsylvania PUC that Columbia will allow third parties, including retail natural gas suppliers, to bill non-commodity services through Columbia's utility bill in Pennsylvania (called "on-bill" billing)
June 13, 2025
The Maryland PSC issued letter orders today approving 100-200% increases in purchase of receivables discount rates at several utilities, and addressed any reconciliations after the end of residential POR in a two-step process.
May 1, 2025
The Massachusetts DPU has approved without modification new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, to be effective May 1, 2025, at National Grid and Nstar (Eversource)
April 30, 2025
Would Also Require Itemized List Of ESCO Costs
New York bill S3876 has passed the Assembly after having been passed by the Senate
April 17, 2025
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) has informed the New Hampshire PUC that the start of its new electricity purchase of receivables (POR) program will be June 5, 2025, as all retail suppliers have signed updated supplier agreements to allow for a June 5 start
April 16, 2025
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) filed a further update concerning implementation of its new purchase of receivables (POR) program
April 4, 2025
Would Also Require Itemized List Of ESCO Costs
New York bill S3876 has been ordered to third reading in the Assembly, after having been passed by the Senate
April 2, 2025
Several New Hampshire electric utilities have filed their initial purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates for their new POR programs which are being implemented
March 31, 2025
The PUC of Ohio has scheduled for April 24, 2025 a workshop to initiate a review of the "minimum gas service standards" in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-13 (Case No. 25-177-GA-ORD)
March 19, 2025
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective May 1, 2025
March 18, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a revised tariff and Electric Supplier Trading Partner Agreement at Unitil to implement a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
March 11, 2025
The New Hampshire PUC approved without modification an updated tariff and associated master supplier agreement from Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) to implement a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
March 7, 2025
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has provided an update on its planned date for implementing a new purchase of receivables program in New Hampshire
March 7, 2025
Neither the Maryland utilities nor retail suppliers filed any new "comprehensive proposals" that were to detail how retail energy suppliers could serve new or renewed residential customers under utility consolidated billing in Maryland without purchase of receivables (POR)
March 4, 2025
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities in NH) has filed two proposed schedules for the implementation of a new purchase of receivables (POR) program
February 28, 2025
The PUC of Ohio has assigned Case No. 25-177-GA-ORD for a review Of Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-13
