August 26, 2024
New York Utilities Say ESCOs Should Be Required To Send Separate Bill For Home Warranty Products If Line Item Pricing Required By PSC
The joint New York utilities told the New York PSC that…
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August 22, 2024
PUC Staff, Utility Agree On Bill Language Directing Customers To Call Utility First With Complaints
Staff of a PUC have recommended approval of bill format changes at
August 22, 2024
PUC Approves Design For New Purchase Of Receivables Program At State's Largest Utility
A PUC has approved the design of a purchase of receivables program at…
August 21, 2024
PUC Approves Bill Change To Allow Retail Suppliers To Bill Non-Commodity Charges On Utility Bill
Retail suppliers will soon be able to include non-commodity services on utility consolidated bills at…
August 16, 2024
PUC Adopts Design For New Purchase Of Receivables Program
A PUC approved the key elements for the design of a new purchase of receivable program at
August 12, 2024
Utilities Float Withholding Amounts Due To All Retail Suppliers Under UCB To Pay For SCB (Change From Current SCB-Only Fee)
In separate comments, several utilities and an Office of People's Counsel have raised…
August 9, 2024
Major Utilities Say Mandatory Dual Billing Could Be Required For 18-Month Period
Several utilities informed the PSC that
August 7, 2024
Utilities Seek To Require Use Of Dual Billing By Retail Suppliers
During a PSC conference concerning implementation of the ban on residential purchase of receivables (POR)…
July 23, 2024
PSC Floats Mandating Retail Suppliers Use Dual Billing, Temporarily, To Comply With New Statute
A PSC has initiated a proceeding to…
July 10, 2024
PSC Sets Process For Remanded Case Involving Allegations Against Retail Supplier, Affiliated Utility
The Executive Secretary of…
June 12, 2024
PSC Directs Utilities To Report On POR Discount Rate Changes, Balances In Light Of POR Wind Down
PSC Approves Large POR Increases At Several Utilities
A PSC has directed…
June 4, 2024
Choice Utility Seeks To Move Price To Compare Message To First Page Of Bill
The price to compare message on a utility's bills would be moved to the first page of the bill for most customers, but…
May 24, 2024
Pepco-MD POR Discount To Increase 50%, Approaches 3%
Pepco has filed at the Maryland PSC new purchase of receivables discount rates proposed to be effective July 1, 2024
March 19, 2024
PUC Approves Utility's New Purchase Of Receivables Program In Nisi Order
A PUC approved a settlement agreement between…
February 20, 2024
PSC Sets Hearing On Retail Market Reforms
A PSC has formally designated consideration of various retail energy market reforms as…
January 26, 2024
Texas PUC ALJ Issues Order Requiring Forms Of Notice Retail Providers Must Provide Concerning A/S Fixed Price Adjustment Petition
The Chief ALJ of the Texas PUC has issued an order concerning…
December 21, 2023
Court Revives Complaint Against Retail Supplier, Utility
Complaint Had Originally Alleged Potential Preferential Treatment By LDC To Affiliated Supplier
Complaint Had Originally Alleged Potential Preferential Treatment By LDC To Affiliated Supplier The Appellate Court of…
November 15, 2023
Utility Files Changes To Utility Consolidated Bill Format
A utility has filed bill format changes with…
November 7, 2023
PSC Staff: Explore Phasing Out Utility Consolidated Billing
PSC Staff: Retail Supplier Prices Paid By Residential Customers, "Do Not Have A Reasonable Relationship With Market Prices For Some Customers" Staff: "Many Residential Retail Choice Customers Are Not Benefiting From Retail Choice On A Price Basis, Which Is Likely To Continue With No Changes To Retail Choice" Staff: Require Affirmative Consent For Fixed Rate Change, Or Switch From Fixed To Variable Rate Staff: Require Entire Sales Interaction At Door Or On Phone To Be Recorded Staff: Extend Consumer Protections To Small C&I Customers Staff: Adopt Restrictions On POR Consumer Group: Choice Customers Paid $227M More vs SOS In 2022 OPC: Ban Use Of Third-Party Agents By Retail Suppliers Muni Aggregator Supports "Reforms" To POR To Curb "Deceptive" Practices Some Retail Suppliers Propose POR Clawback, Increasing Supplier Security Requirement To $1 Million Staff of a PSC have proposed a series of retail energy market reforms for consideration
November 7, 2023
Multiple Utilities Support Eliminating Purchase Of Receivables
Several utilities told a PSC that they, "agree that POR [purchase of receivables] should be eliminated and recommend that the payment posting priority structure in place prior to the implementation of POR be applied."
October 17, 2023
Consumers Counsel Seeks "Enhanced" Price To Compare Message On Bills
A Consumers' Counsel has requested that…
October 10, 2023
Utility Ready To Allow Retail Suppliers To Bill Non-Commodity Charges On Utility Bill
An EDC has filed changes to its bill format to…
September 27, 2023
Utility Seeks To Move Price To Compare Language Under Bill Format Changes, List PTC Twice
Several EDCs have filed…
September 12, 2023
People's Counsel Sees Recently Opened Retail Market Proceeding At PSC As Potentially "Most Comprehensive Re-evaluation" Of Retail Choice Since 1999
An Office of People's Counsel said that a newly opened inquiry by…
August 8, 2023
PSC Rules Municipal Aggregation May Bundle & Bill Certain Non-Commodity Costs Through Utility Bill, POR
Throws Cold Water On Retail Suppliers Seeking Same Treatment
During a rulemaking session, the Maryland PSC agreed to allow an opt-out community choice aggregation to bundle certain non-commodity costs into the CCA's energy rate, with such bundled rate being eligible for utility consolidated billing and purchase of receivables