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January 15, 2015
The Maine PUC issued a final order adopting revisions to its customer protection rules, and in doing so declined to adopt an earlier proposal that would have required variable rate changes to be "reasonably reflective" of market conditions, and which would have only allowed variable rates if they…
January 12, 2015
The Massachusetts DPU has directed retail electric suppliers to circulate a straw proposal regarding the electric shopping website/rate board the Department is developing.
January 9, 2015
Titan Gas and Power has begun listing on the PUCO Apples to Apples chart residential electric service offers for customers at Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison, and Toledo Edison in Ohio
January 9, 2015
HIKO Energy, LLC has agreed to pay $2.1 million, including $1.85 million in restitution to consumers, and to significantly revise its business practices, in order to resolve a complaint filed by the Acting Attorney General, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), and New Jersey Division of…
January 7, 2015
A draft Connecticut PURA decision would prohibit residential electric products whose rates change on a daily or weekly basis.
January 7, 2015
Staff of the Maryland PSC have filed testimony recommending that Starion Energy, "be ordered to cease serving customers in the State."
December 30, 2014
Proposed revisions to customer protection rules in Maryland, "would effectively make it impossible for suppliers to retain and renew customers, driving suppliers out of the market, to the detriment of customers," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the PSC (PC 35).
December 29, 2014
An initial decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would assess a civil penalty of $10,000 to Respond Power, LLC for what the ALJ would conclude were, "false and misleading statements" by a sales agent.
December 22, 2014
Adding a field to allow customers to sort plans based on minimum usage fees, and including variable rate history information, are among the suggestions received by Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas for changes to the Power to Choose website.
December 19, 2014
As part of its natural gas retail market investigation (I-2013-2381742), the Pennsylvania PUC has immediately commenced a review of changes to the natural gas disclosure requirements related to residential and small business customers.
December 18, 2014
The Maryland PSC has assigned to the Public Utility Law Judge Division the question of whether three retail suppliers' marketing and pricing practices were "misleading" or otherwise provided inadequate information to allow a customer to make an informed choice regarding the purchase of electricity…
December 18, 2014
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new default service rates for industrial customers for the period February through April 2015.
December 15, 2014
The New Hampshire PUC has approved changes to the design of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's alternative default service rate (Rate ADE), and related provisions applicable to customers returning to PSNH from competitive supply.
December 12, 2014
As part of a wide-ranging proceeding to update a host of retail electric market provisions, the Massachusetts DPU will consider changes to the disclosure labels required to be produced by retail electric suppliers.
December 2, 2014
Here are the complete National Grid Rhode Island SOS electric rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers.
December 1, 2014
Viridian Energy has begun offering its 3DOM 36-month fixed and hybrid electric plans at Met-Ed in Pennsylvania.
November 25, 2014
At least two more lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against retail suppliers -- this time Direct Energy and Viridian Energy -- whose only allegation is that suppliers' rates were not "market-based" as claimed in various supplier materials.
November 24, 2014
Staff of the Maryland PSC have proposed that the Commission adopt regulations that would require a notice of change in a retail supplier's rate prior to the rate being billed to customers and require what Staff terms a "soft verification" that demonstrates the customer's willingness to maintain the…
November 18, 2014
Here are the Western Massachusetts Electric Company basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and small commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for medium and large customers
November 18, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has proposed that electric suppliers be prohibited from conducting door-to-door solicitations in elderly housing complexes under proposed new marketing standards.
November 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has affirmed that it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and Telemarketer Registration Act, but that the Commission may determine whether a retail electric supplier's prices conform to its disclosure statement
November 14, 2014
The Connecticut PURA has put retail electric suppliers on notice regarding new requirements for rate disclosures.
November 14, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has ruled on whether it can interpret the terms and conditions of a contract between an electric generation supplier (EGS) and a customer to determine whether a breach has occurred, or set the rates an EGS can charge.
November 13, 2014
The Connecticut PURA said that it is, "unable to sanction," the transfer of a portion of the customer book Town Square Energy is seeking to assign to Spark Energy, and said that Town Square Energy, "may proceed with the transfer of these customers at its own risk."
November 11, 2014
Clearview Energy announced that the company is now offering a prepaid electricity plan that offers customers a way to earn complimentary electricity every month.
