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October 19, 2023
Regulator's Staff Pushing To Require Retail Suppliers To Serve Customers Below Cost, Says Can't Refuse Service To Customers Now Subject To Price Cap
Staff of a retail energy regulator is…
October 3, 2023
National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates Increasing 30%
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential and commercial customers are increasing about 30% on November 1.
August 23, 2023
PUC Increases Fine (To $122,000) On Retail Supplier From Lower Amount In Settlement With Staff
The PUC of Ohio has modified a settlement between SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC (SmartEnergy or the "Company") and PUCO Staff under which SmartEnergy had agreed to a forfeiture of $85,000
July 24, 2023
PSC Moves To Prohibit Municipal Aggregation From Charging Variable Rates
During a further Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC appeared prepared to adopt a specific regulation prohibiting a CCA from charging variable rates
June 2, 2023
Update: PUC Staff Alleged Violations Based On Supplier's Language Including, "Nothing Will Change", Statement About Protection When Supplier Rate Exceeds PTC; "Market Rate"
A January 12, 2023 Amended Notice of Probable Non-Compliance ("notice") provided by Staff of the PUC of Ohio to SmartEnergy Holdings, LLC has been made public, providing further information regarding what behavior Staff had alleged was in non-compliance with the marketing rules
April 26, 2023
Pa. PUC Encourages Shopping Consumers To Review End of Contract Notices, Take Action To Avoid Rollover Onto Variable Rate
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today publicized that it, "continues encouraging consumers who have contracts with competitive energy suppliers to know their contract expiration dates and to carefully review contract renewal notices from suppliers detailing energy shopping options…
April 14, 2023
Retail Supplier To Pay $100,000 In Combined Refunds & Penalty Under Settlement Approved By PSC
Includes Residential Door-to-Door Stay-Out; Limit On Price Change Frequency; Other Marketing Changes
The Maryland PSC today approved a settlement among Greenlight Energy, Inc. ('Greenlight'), the Staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission ('Staff'), and the Office of People’s Counsel ('OPC') under which Greenlight would pay a civil penalty of $40,000, and issue over $62,000 in new refunds, to…
March 27, 2023
NOPEC To Resume Opt-Out Aggregation For Dropped Customers, Posts Pricing
NOPEC will resume service, on an opt-out basis, to those electric customers its previously dropped to the standard service offer, to the extent such customers remain eligible for opt-out enrollment, and will also begin service to any other customers eligible for opt-out enrollment
March 14, 2023
Texas Retail Provider To Pay $90,000 Under Settlement With PUC Staff To Resolve Alleged Violations Related To Required Disclosures
Engie Resources, LLC (Engie) would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of 16 Texas Administration Code (TAC) §§ 25.475(c), (e), and (g), related to required disclosures and misleading, deceptive, or unfair practices.
January 26, 2023
PSC Launching "Maximum Enforcement" Against Retail Suppliers In New Blitz
PSC Chair: Feels Like "Emptying A Cesspool With A Teaspoon"
Maryland PSC Chairman Jason M. Stanek announced that the PSC will commence a "maximum enforcement" period against retail energy suppliers, commencing February 1, for a period of no less than 6 months
November 15, 2022
NSTAR Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing 42%-50%
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning January 1, 2023
November 15, 2022
NRG Retail Supplier Acquires Texas Customer Book
Green Mountain Energy, a unit of NRG Energy, recently acquired Bulb US LLC's book of Texas electric customers, Bulb confirmed in a filing to relinquish its Texas REP certificate
November 11, 2022
Retail Energy Regulator Formally Adopts Broad Applicability Of Marketing Rules To "Friends & Family", Other "Goodwill" Marketing That Is Intended To "Induce" A Sale
Suppliers Must List Price To Compare In Certain Rate Increase Notices
The Illinois Commerce Commission formally adopted new marketing and related rules applicable to alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers
October 26, 2022
Regulator's Staff Reports Rates Charged By Retail Suppliers
The Office of Retail Market Development of the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Staff") has posted its Annual Report on the Development of Natural Gas Markets in Illinois
October 13, 2022
Retail Supplier Alleges "More And More Convoluted Interpretations" Of Enrollment Rules By PSC Staff To Invalidate Contracts, In Appealing Staff Decision
Staff Found T&Cs Did Not Constitute Required "Contract"
In an appeal to the Maryland PSC of a decision from the Maryland PSC's Consumer Affairs Division (CAD), Stream Energy Maryland, LLC alleged that, "CAD continues to produce more and more convoluted interpretations of Commission regulations in an attempt to incorrectly invalidate supplier contracts."
October 1, 2022
PUC Approves Change In Default Service Pricing Applicable To Customers Who Returned From Competitive Retail Supply
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new electric default service rates at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. for the eight-month period beginning December 1, 2022
September 21, 2022
National Grid Residential, Commercial Fixed Default Service Rates To Exceed 30¢ (200% Increase)
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new basic service (default service) electric rates for the period beginning November 1, 2022.
September 9, 2022
Retail Supplier Proposes Utility's Full Exit From Merchant Function, In Testimony Before PUC
In a proceeding addressing Duke Energy Ohio's proposal to implement a wholesale Standard Service Offer (SSO) auction for natural gas default service, with Duke proposing to transition away from the current gas cost recovery mechanism (GCR), Interstate Gas Supply (IGS) has proposed that the Public…
August 15, 2022
ESCO Seeks Clarification Of NY PSC End Of Green Gas Waiver, Timeline
Family Energy, Inc. filed a petition for rehearing, clarification, and stay of the New York PSC's July 15 order which had declined to extend the waivers, from the otherwise applicable mass market pricing limits, for green gas products, which had previously been provided to certain ESCOs for legacy…
July 12, 2022
PSC Staff Propose Treatment Of Energy Assistance Customers On Existing Retail Supply Contracts As New Prohibition On Such Service Approaches
Staff Notes Challenges In Requirement That Rate Be Lower Than SOS For Entirety of Contract
Maryland PSC Staff have filed comments concerning implementation of a 2021 law that prohibits retail electric and gas supplier service to energy assistance customers, outside of a PSC-approved plan that is less than SOS
July 5, 2022
Retail Supplier "Pausing" Customers' Existing Fixed Rate Contracts, Raising Prices
Energy Cooperative of America, an ESCO, has informed certain New York business customers on fixed rates that it is "pausing" their current fixed rate contracts, and applying modified, higher rates during such pause, due to "price spikes" in the energy markets
June 23, 2022
Retail Energy Regulator Adopts Broad Applicability Of Marketing Rules To "Friends & Family", Other "Goodwill" Marketing That Is Intended To "Induce" A Sale
Suppliers Must List Price To Compare In Certain Rate Increase Notices
The Illinois Commerce Commission adopted a second notice order concerning new marketing and related rules applicable to alternative retail electric suppliers and alternative gas suppliers
May 23, 2022
Nstar East Mass Market Default Service Rates Approach 18¢ (Residential Up 13%, Small C&I Up 21%)
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for its Eastern MA service area for the period beginning July 1, 2022
May 19, 2022
Several Texas Retail Providers Not Accepting New Customers
Several Texas retail electric providers have ceased accepting new customers