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July 3, 2019
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio or the 'Company'), petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a waiver of a rule relating to the due date of bills sent from out of state, with AEP Ohio noting that application of the rule would delay payments to retail electric suppliers
June 19, 2019
Asks If Purchase Of Receivables Should Be Offered
The New York PSC had opened Case 19-M-0463, In the Matter of Consolidated Billing for Distributed Energy Resources, to address consolidated billing for Community Distributed Generation (CDG) and other distributed energy resources (DERs).
June 19, 2019
Written Order Issued Approving PECO Prepaid Pilot
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a written order approving a modified prepaid program at PECO, with the order holding that, "[t]he Competition Act does not bar an EDC from offering a service if the market cannot."
June 17, 2019
ENGIE announced today it has entered three Massachusetts retail natural gas markets.
May 22, 2019
ENGIE Resources announced today that it has entered two Pennsylvania retail natural gas markets.
May 17, 2019
During a panel at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Rich Blaser, CEO of Infinite Energy, said that more rigorous standards for being licensed as a retail supplier would eliminate, "a lot of bad actors."
May 1, 2019
KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (collectively, National Grid) have filed rate cases with the New York PSC
April 25, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC this morning approved a modified prepaid pilot for electricity and dual-fuel customers at PECO
April 22, 2019
Dayton Power and Light has filed for approval at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to implement a non-commodity billing process that will allow retail electric suppliers to include non-commodity products and services on DP&L's consolidated bill ready bill
April 19, 2019
Commonwealth Edison filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission an updated informational sheet setting forth discount factors under its purchase of receivables (POR) program.
March 21, 2019
Groups Says Allowing Only Suppliers To Use UCB Is Anti-Competitive
The Climate Access Fund (CAF) and Solar United Neighbors of Maryland have petitioned the Maryland Public Service Commission to direct the utilities that are participating in Maryland’s community solar pilot to offer consolidated billing to Subscriber Organizations or Solar Developers, similar to…
February 28, 2019
Warns Suppliers On "Fixed Means Fixed" For Any Supplier Seeking To Revise Contract
The Pennsylvania PUC issued a final order addressing various terms of the Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (CAP, or PCAP) shopping program at the FirstEnergy EDCs which, effective June 1, 2019, shall be the only means for a CAP customer to take service from a competitive retail supplier
February 21, 2019
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a petition from Ameren Illinois for a declaratory ruling that the listing of Price to Compare information on all utility electric bills for small volume customers, including utility consolidated bills sent to customers of alternative retail electric…
January 18, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC has denied rehearing requests of a December 2018 order in which, as part of Columbia Gas's rate case, the PUC found that Columbia's practice of providing "on-bill" billing for non-utility services to only two select providers is, "discriminatory."
January 14, 2019
Ameren Illinois has filed at the Illinois Commerce Commission for a declaratory ruling that a proposed listing of Price to Compare information on all utility electric bills for small volume customers, including utility consolidated bills sent to customers of alternative retail electric suppliers…
January 3, 2019
Supplier Consolidated Billing Tariff Also Approved
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has approved tariff changes at AEP Ohio ("the Company") which reduce the number of billing periods during which retail electric supplier charges are presented on utility consolidated bills after the termination of the customer's relationship with the supplier
December 21, 2018
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel requested that the Connecticut PURA take certain actions to protect customers subject to a regulatory change clause being invoked by Agera Energy, in light of the fact PURA does not have restitution power, should the charge ultimately be found by PURA to be…
December 20, 2018
PUC Proposes Changes To Customer Referral Program Scripts
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order addressing various terms of the Customer Assistance Plan (CAP) shopping program at the FirstEnergy EDCs which, effective June 1, 2019, shall be the only means for a CAP customer to take service from a competitive retail supplier
December 7, 2018
The Pennsylvania PUC issued an order in a Columbia Gas rate case which finds that Columbia's practice of providing "on-bill" billing for non-utility services to only two select providers is, "discriminatory."
December 5, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 5 with an alert to our email subscribers
December 4, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 4 with an alert to our email subscribers
November 26, 2018
Payment Posting Processing Order, And Impact On POR, To Be Investigated
The Maryland PSC has issued letter orders regarding the calculation of the purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates at Pepco and Delmarva, which has been disputed as part of the annual update to the rates
November 1, 2018
Vectren To Require Suppliers To Bill All Customers Under Single Selected Billing Option (Dual or UCB), Seeks To Require LDC Approval Of Supplier's Dual Billing Format
October 31, 2018
As part of a tariff filing to implement a previously reported supplier consolidated billing pilot (see story here) , AEP Ohio ("the Company") has filed tariff revisions at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which would also reduce the billing periods during which supplier charges are presented…
August 29, 2018
The Michigan PSC adopted an order authorizing Consumers Energy to continue listing, on the utility consolidated bills for gas customer choice (GCC) customers, the utility's Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) rate.
