June 30, 2020
TXU Launches New "AutoSaver" Plan In Texas
TXU Energy announced the launch of a new Texas residential electricity plan: TXU Energy AutoSaver
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May 28, 2020
Texas Retail Provider, "Freezes Summer Energy Rate and Lowers Price"
Bulb, a new entrant into the Texas retail electric market (see background here) , announced that it is freezing its energy rate under its variable rate plan (its only Texas residential offering) for the summer, offering a variable rate with a "price lock."
May 8, 2020
Retail Supplier Files Complaint Against PUC At State Supreme Court, Alleges PUC Exceeding Authority And Lacks Jurisdiction To Regulate Retail Supplier Rates
Consumer Counsel Seeks Sanctions Against Retail Supplier
Palmco Energy and Palmco Power have filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of Ohio seeking a writ of prohibition against the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, as Palmco alleges that PUCO exceeded its authority in opening a second investigation of Palmco and that PUCO lacks jurisdiction to…
April 20, 2020
Texas PUC Directs Enforcement Division To Review A Matter Raised In Customer Complaint Against REP, While Dismissing Individual Customer's Complaint
The Texas PUC dismissed a formal complaint filed by a customer against Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC but agreed with a recommendation from Chairman DeAnn T. Walker, and directed the Oversight and Enforcement Division to review a matter raised in the complaint
March 20, 2020
Attorney General's Emergency Price Gouging Regulation Ostensibly Applies To Retail Energy Suppliers, Current Pricing
Price Is "Unconscionably High" If "Gross Disparity" Exists Versus Similar Product (Default Service)
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that the AG's office has filed an emergency regulation to prohibit price gouging of essential products and services during the COVID-19 public health emergency, with the language of such regulation ostensibly encompassing retail electric…
March 11, 2020
Updated: PUC Opens Investigation Of Retail Supplier After Staff Alleges Supplier Has Charged, "Unconscionably High Rates"
Staff Seeking Up To $10 Million Forfeiture
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has opened a second investigation of PALMco Energy OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy and PALMco Power OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy.
March 5, 2020
Report: Legacy Variable Rate Customers (Less Than 10% Of Market) Account For Nearly Half Of Aggregate Cost Above Default Service Paid by Retail Supplier Customers
The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel published an analysis of retail electricity supplier customers who remain on legacy variable rates, stating that variable rate customers, who represent less than 10% of customers on competitive supply at Connecticut Light & Power, account for nearly 50% of…
March 3, 2020
Utility Reports Incorrect Retail Supplier Next Cycle Rate Information Included On Subset Of Customer Bills
Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) informed the Connecticut PURA that an issue was discovered on February 20, 2020 concerning the next-cycle rate information that appeared on certain customers’ February bills.
February 27, 2020
Updated: Pa. PUC Says Costs Of "Tangible" Products "Distinct And Separate From Generation Service" Must Be Disclosed Separately By Retail Supplier
For Introductory Rate, Supplier Must Also Disclose Price Offered After The Introductory Period
February 27, 2020
Updated: Pa. PUC Says Costs Of "Tangible" Products "Distinct And Separate From Generation Service" Must Be Disclosed Separately By Retail Supplier
Pennsylvania PUC Prohibits Imposition Of Early Termination Fees In Final 30 Days, New Per kWh Price Disclosure Rules Adopted
February 26, 2020
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Will Pay $675,000, Exit From Non-shopping Customer Assignment Program
Supplier Continues Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted a settlement between Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy and PUCO Staff under which Verde is to pay a forfeiture of $675,000, and withdraw from Dominion East Ohio’s Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program (see explanation at bottom of story) for…
February 18, 2020
National Energy Marketers Association Proposes Principles Of ESCO Financial Assurance, Files With New York PSC
The National Energy Marketers Association has filed with the New York PSC "NEM’s Principles of ESCO Financial Assurance" for consideration at a February 26, 2020, stakeholder meeting concerning ESCO financial assurance
January 22, 2020
Retail Supplier To Pay $21,000 Under Settlement With Regulator's Staff
Prosecutorial Staff of the Connecticut PURA, the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel, and Think Energy have entered into a settlement agreement under which Think Energy would pay a civil penalty of twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) to resolve alleged violations related to Historical Variable…
January 22, 2020
Updated: PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Will Sell Customer Book, Exit State
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved without modification a settlement among PALMco Power OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (PALMco Power) and PALMco Energy Ohio, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (PALMco Energy) (collectively PALMco) and PUCO Staff under which PALMco is to sell its Ohio book of customers…
January 22, 2020
Here's How Many Residential Customers Are Still Served Under a Variable Rate In Connecticut
Consumer Counsel Issues Discovery For Utilities To Report Suppliers' Specific Variable Rates
The Connecticut utilities has responded to a PURA interrogatory and have reported the number of residential customers still served under a variable rate
January 22, 2020
Regulator Approves Settlement With Retail Supplier
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority approved a Settlement Agreement among PURA's Prosecutorial Unit, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and Clearview Electric, Inc. under which Clearview will pay a civil penalty of $9,000 to resolve alleged deficiencies in historical variable rate…
January 15, 2020
Regulator Directs Utilities To Report Number Of Residential Customers Served Under Variable Rates, By Supplier, In Uncollectibles Investigation
The Connecticut PURA has issued interrogatories to Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating directing the utilities to, "Provide a list of suppliers and the number of residential accounts currently identified as being served under a variable rate for each supplier."
January 14, 2020
ESCOs Seek Stay Of New York PSC Reset Order Limiting Product Types, Imposing Other New Requirements
Various individual ESCOs and retail supplier parties, including the Retail Energy Supply Association and National Energy Marketers Association, filed for rehearing, reconsideration and/or clarification of the New York PSC's December ESCO 'reset' order, as various ESCO parties sought a stay of the…
January 2, 2020
Retail Supplier Opposes PUC Staff Recommendation That Supplier Be Required To Re-rate All Variable Rate Customers Charged Since August, Based On Default Service Rates
PALMco Power OH and PALMco Energy Ohio (collectively, "PALMco") filed a response to a second notice of probable non-compliance recently issued by Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, under which PUCO Staff, among other things, recommended that PALMco should immediately re-rate, to the…
December 30, 2019
Retail Supplier To Pay Up To $10 Million Under Settlement With Attorney General, Change Marketing, Pricing Practices
Starion Energy, Inc., certain of its principals, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (AGO) have entered into a settlement agreement, based on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which Starion would pay up to $10 million and undertake various changes to its marketing and pricing…
December 16, 2019
PUC Staff Seek Forfeiture Of Up To $10.2 Million From Retail Supplier, Citing Alleged Violations
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have issued a new notice of probable non-compliance to PALMco Power OH, LLC, d/b/a Indra Energy and PALMco Energy OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (collectively, PALMco) under which Staff is seeking a forfeiture of up to $10.2 million due to alleged…
December 12, 2019
Updated: New York PSC Reset Order Defines Mass Market, Small Non-Residential Customers To Which New ESCO Price Limits Apply
New York PSC Imposes Price Caps On Fixed, Variable ESCO Products, In "Reset" Order
November 27, 2019
Regulator Instructs Retail Supplier To Cease Enrolling New Customers
The Connecticut PURA has issued a letter to Wattifi, Inc. (Wattifi) in which PURA, "instructs Wattifi to cease enrolling new customers," until Wattifi has resolved various concerns cited by PURA in the letter
November 18, 2019
PUC Staff Recommends End Of Program Assigning Customers To Retail Suppliers; Re-introduction Of Auction For Default Service
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed testimony in support of Staff's previously reported recommendation to eliminate the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program at Dominion East Ohio for residential and nonresidential customers
October 14, 2019
Retail Suppler Proposes Eligibility Criteria For Customer Assignment Program
Retail supplier Dominion Energy Solutions, Inc. has offered recommended changes to the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) customer assignment program at Ohio utility Dominion Energy Ohio, including restrictions on eligibility for MVR suppliers