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March 20, 2020
The District of Columbia Office of the People's Counsel has invoked section 34-804(d)(4) of the D.C. Code for purposes of conducting, "a study examining the energy bill impact, quality of services, and viability of Third-Party Suppliers ('TPSs') in the District."
February 26, 2020
Will Allow Retail Suppliers To Bill "Non-Jurisdictional Service" On Utility Bills If Utility Offers Service To Others, Requires Nondiscriminatory Access -- Does Not Mandate Inclusion Of Retail Supplier Non-Jurisdictional Charges
February 7, 2020
In its investigation of purchase of receivables (POR) for retail electric suppliers, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has sought comments whether POR, for uncollectible accounts, should be limited to the equivalent shadow-billed default service receivables, or whether…
January 22, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has issued for comment a revised proposal addressing generation supply offers that are marketed as exceeding the then current minimum renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement (i.e., a voluntary renewable offer or VRO), with the revised proposal allowing the continued…
January 13, 2020
Supplier-Specific Discounts, With True-ups, Have Been Suggested To Regulator
The Connecticut PURA has assigned docket 20-01-33 for a proceeding entitled, "PURA Review of Electric Distribution Companies’ Method of Payment to Licensed Electric Suppliers for Uncollectible Customer Accounts".
December 19, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved a new bill format filed by Duke Energy Ohio, including for utility consolidated bills
December 18, 2019
PUC Proposes Allowing Customers To Place Switch Block On Accounts; Would Add Price To Compare Statement To Bills
December 18, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued a written order with the draft rules
December 13, 2019
The New York PSC ordered the electric utilities to allow community distributed generation (CDG) providers to bill for the projects on a utility consolidated bill
November 27, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has issued a proposal that would prohibit retail electric suppliers from providing to customers an electricity plan that includes in a bundled price renewable energy that exceeds the state's RPS if such plan is billed through utility consolidated billing (UCB).
November 6, 2019
Commercial POR Discount Changes From Negative To Positive
The Massachusetts DPU approved the calculation and filing of revised Standard Complete Billing Percentages (purchase of receivables [POR] discount rates) by Fitchburg Gas and Electric d/b/a Unitil, effective December 1, 2019
October 4, 2019
Order Also Changes Priority For Retail Supplier Charges In Partial Payment Situations
A final order from the Illinois Commerce Commission in Nicor's natural gas rate case rejected a proposal from the Illinois Attorney General to increase the Nicor billing charge applicable to third party providers, including retail suppliers
October 2, 2019
The Connecticut PURA issued a draft order to modify how retail electric suppliers are to refund customers amounts which were overbilled as the result of not providing customers with timely Next Cycle Rate information, under amnesty plans filed by various suppliers
September 17, 2019
Consumer Counsel Says New Bill An Opportunity For Shadow Billing Data, Other PTC Information
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel filed a motion at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seeking suspension of automatic approval of a revised bill format filed by Duke Energy Ohio, as OCC said that the changes should be further reviewed
September 5, 2019
In comments to the New York PSC concerning utility consolidated billing for community distributed generation (CDG), EnergyMark said that the PSC should adopt "strict guidelines" governing for community solar customer enrollments and drops
September 4, 2019
In comments supporting the expansion of utility consolidated billing to include community distributed generation (CDG), the New York Power Authority said that the New York PSC should, "adopt and implement consolidated billing for all DER [distributed energy resources] and CS [Clean Energy Solutions]…
August 28, 2019
Duke Energy has clarified that Price To Compare language will appear on all bills, both for SSO customers and utility consolidated bills for customers on CRES service, per the Ohio Administrative Code. A representative for Duke said that the omission of the Price to Compare language from the utility…
August 19, 2019
Ohio utilities generally opposed a proposed prohibition on the utility billing of non-commodity services as contained in newly proposed rules from Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, with EDCs and retail suppliers also noting ambiguity in the proposal
August 19, 2019
Retail Supplier Charges To Be "Summarized In One Price Per kWh"
In a Public Utility Commission of Ohio proceeding reviewing the rules applicable to electricity billing, AEP Ohio suggested that all competitive retail electric service (CRES) charges, "should be readily comparable to the price-to- compare."
August 16, 2019
In a town resolution filed with the New York PSC, the Bedford, New York Town Board said that, "we anticipate that Sustainable Westchester, under its Community Choice Aggregation program, will seek the option to offer Community Solar on an opt-out basis."
August 8, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC has rejected the plan filed by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc. ("Columbia") to comply with a prior PUC directive for Columbia to report how it will comply with 66 Pa.C.S. § 1502, after the PUC previously found that Columbia's practice of providing "on-bill" billing for…
July 17, 2019
Proposed Rule Would Prohibit Inclusion Of Non-Commodity Services On Utility Consolidated Bills
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has issued proposed revisions to its electric service rules that would, among other things, allow customers to request a switch block on their account
July 11, 2019
The Connecticut PURA opened Docket 19-07-01 for a review of proposed requirements for a statewide shared clean energy facility program
July 9, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a periodic five-year review of the Minimum Gas Service Standards under OAC Chapter 4901:1-13, which include certain rules impacting retail natural gas marketing rules
July 4, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has approved letters to be sent by Connecticut Light and Power (Eversource Energy) to customers of retail electric suppliers who were recently charged an incorrect rate because CL&P's customer care system did not capture updated rates submitted by the suppliers, even though CL&P…
