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May 23, 2014
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC will pay $4.5 million to the State of Connecticut, which will be used for retail market enforcement and education activities, to resolve an investigation into its rates and marketing practices sought by the Connecticut Attorney General and Consumer Counsel, under a…
May 22, 2014
The Connecticut PURA will convene a technical meeting on May 28 to discuss the impact of new legislation on its ongoing retail electric market customer protection docket, 13-07-18.
May 16, 2014
Just Energy saw churn accelerate as a result of the polar vortex, and saw a reduction in its mass market energy supply customer base.
May 15, 2014
Crius Energy intends to expand its Viridian Energy brand into five new states in 2014, including Texas.
May 14, 2014
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board warned customers, "about getting scared into bad deals" in light of headlines regarding a 40% increase in the ComEd default service rate on June 1.
May 14, 2014
Constellation, which has been among the suppliers (though not as forcefully) advising the Connecticut PURA that tougher licensing standards, and the attendant more robust community of suppliers, are among the appropriate remedial measures to prevent a recurrence of the rate volatility experienced by…
May 13, 2014
Direct Energy announced that it is adding a price protection feature to its current residential electric variable rates in each Massachusetts utility service area in which the company operates.
May 9, 2014
"I believe that the entire utility industry, including electricity generators, energy distributors, and transport service companies failed the consumer," during this winter's polar vortex, IDT Energy CEO Geoff Rochwarger said during an earnings call this week.
May 6, 2014
The Connecticut House yesterday passed without amendment SB 2 which contains a host of electric market consumer protections, and the bill, which is supported by Gov. Malloy, is set to become law.
May 6, 2014
The Maryland PSC has opened a proceeding (PC 35) to review the current status of protections for customers in connection with competitive retail gas and electricity supply, and to solicit recommendations on ratepayer protections.
April 30, 2014
The Connecticut Senate has passed a bill (SB 2) which would limit variable rate changes during the initial months of service, and would require electric bills to include any rate changes effective for the next billing cycle.
April 28, 2014
FirstEnergy Solutions announced that it is waiving its polar vortex surcharge for residential customers.
April 25, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has stayed consideration of a petition for a declaratory order concerning permissibility of the pass-through clauses used by FirstEnergy Solutions to pass higher ancillary service costs on to certain fixed rate customers.
April 25, 2014
If retail electric suppliers will be required to send customers advanced mailed notice of price changes, as proposed in Connecticut, then utilities should be required to similarly mail customers notice of default service price changes, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in exception to a…
April 24, 2014
Pennsylvania PUC Defers Action on FirstEnergy Solutions Investigation Order
April 24, 2014
Direct Energy announced that it is capping its residential electric variable rates in Connecticut.
April 23, 2014
The Delaware PSC has issued another set of proposed revisions to the retail electric market rules, and the latest proposal still literally prohibits telephonic enrollments as they are most often conducted, though whether this reflects poor language or is intentional is another matter.
April 21, 2014
Choice Energy, LLC d/b/a 4 Choice Energy, has begun offering residential electric service at Duke Energy Ohio
April 18, 2014
A draft "interim" order in the Connecticut PURA's review of electric market consumer protections would prohibit retail suppliers from offering certain products to mass market customers via utility consolidated billing, and would also require suppliers to provide written notice of variable rate…
April 16, 2014
The Pennsylvania PUC has assigned Docket No. I-2014-2416181 for an, "Investigation regarding FirstEnergy Solutions Corp's pass-through clauses in its fixed-rate contracts."
April 10, 2014
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened an investigation, "to determine whether it is unfair, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable to market contracts as fixed-rate contracts or as variable contracts with a guaranteed percent off the SSO rate when the contracts include pass-through…
April 9, 2014
The Utility Workers Union of America sought a declaratory order from the Pennsylvania PUC finding that FirstEnergy Solutions' fixed price contract language does not permit FES to increase its bills to residential customers because of higher ancillary service costs.
April 8, 2014
Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating, in consultation with PURA Staff, have developed bill inserts proposed to be issued with their May bills which warn customers about high variable rates recently experienced by certain competitive supply customers.
April 8, 2014
Inspire Energy Holdings, LLC has launched residential electric service at Met-Ed and Penelec in Pennsylvania.
April 7, 2014
Green Mountain Energy has posted residential pricing available to customers in the Sharyland Utilities service area newly opening to choice.
