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October 14, 2019
Retail Suppliers Say PUC Lacks Authority To Change Customer Assignment Program Due To Time Limit Placed In Rules
October 3, 2019
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has filed testimony opposing a settlement between Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy and Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
September 6, 2019
Supplier Continues Voluntary Marketing Suspension, Will Issue $1 Million In Refunds
Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy would 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 a period of one year, under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
August 19, 2019
Says Default Monthly Variable Rates A "Rip-off", Reflect "Price Gouging"
August 14, 2019
Griddy, which offers Texas retail electric service using a pass-through of wholesale rates and a subscription model, informed customers that it is crediting back all of its members their membership fee for August.
August 1, 2019
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) would sell its Ohio book of customers and cease operating in the state under a stipulation with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve…
July 31, 2019
Supplier Alleged To Have Charged Rate In Excess Of 18¢/kWh, Called "Miscalculation" By Supplier
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved a stipulation between National Gas & Electric (NG&E or Company) and PUCO Staff under which National Gas & Electric agreed to a forfeiture of $250,000 to resolve alleged violations detailed in a Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance dated September…
July 29, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has denied an appeal of a lower court ruling which had dismissed a putative class action suit against Direct Energy Services, LLC, as the Seventh Circuit found that neither the wholesale electric price nor the utility price to compare is an…
July 29, 2019
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed a dismissal of a purported class action against XOOM Energy, LLC and an affiliate (defendants) over pricing, as the Second Circuit said that XOOM's contractual language differed from that in another retail supplier proceeding…
July 22, 2019
Retail energy veteran Preston Ochsner, Managing Partner of Ochsner Interests Inc., told EnergyChoiceMatters.com that he is working on several M&A deals in the retail energy space, acting as an investment banker, and has seen a "dramatic" increase in M&A activity around New York-based retail energy…
July 17, 2019
In addressing a complaint filed by Maryland PSC Staff against Smart One Energy, LLC ("Smart One" or "SOE") for, among other things, allegedly not obtaining 'wet signatures' for telephonic enrollments, Maryland PSC Chair Jason M. Stanek said that the supplier's actions have likely "set back" the…
July 17, 2019
Alleged To Have Charged Rate In Excess Of 18¢/kWh, Called "Miscalculation" By Supplier
National Gas & Electric (NG&E or Company) has agreed to a forfeiture of $250,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to resolve alleged violations detailed in a Staff Notice of Probable Non-Compliance dated September 11, 2018
July 12, 2019
The Pennsylvania PUC denied reconsideration of its July 2018 order which, among other things, imposed a $1 million fine on Blue Pilot Energy, LLC
July 10, 2019
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Assessment of Civil Penalty against Clearview Electric, Inc. (Clearview or Company) under which PURA would impose a civil penalty of $9,000 on the Company for alleged deficiencies in complying with…
July 3, 2019
EnergyMark, LLC filed with the New York PSC, in Case 12-M-0476, one of the PSC's proceedings assessing the mass market (and consolidated with the retail market review), "a summary of performance, that is, savings vs the LDC, comparing LDC bundled bill of supply and delivery costs."
June 27, 2019
Spark Energy, LLC would pay $90,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to resolve alleged violations of TAC §§ 25.474(h)(5)(B)(vi), concerning verification of authorization of telephonic enrollment; 25.475(c)(2)(H), concerning general contracting requirements…
May 20, 2019
Two Illinois ALJs have released a proposed Illinois Commerce Commission first notice order concerning sales and marketing rules for the retail natural gas market. Unless otherwise noted, the proposed rules discussed below would apply only to residential and small commercial customers
May 8, 2019
In seeking stay of a procedural schedule in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio investigation proceeding, Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC stated that it has voluntarily agreed to immediately take steps to cease marketing retail electricity and gas to Ohio residents and cease enrolling new retail…
April 17, 2019
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened an investigation of PALMco Power OH, LLC d/b/a Indra Energy (PALMco) after Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio alleged that PALMco has engaged in misleading and deceptive practices.
April 16, 2019
Star Energy Partners LLC (Star) has petitioned the Maryland PSC for a waiver of certain COMAR provisions to enable Star to offer a real-time wholesale electricity market index product to customers in Maryland that would include a subscription (or membership) charge
April 9, 2019
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) has released new pricing for its natural gas opt-out municipal aggregations in Ohio
March 22, 2019
Public Power, LLC in a response to the Connecticut PURA disagreed with PURA's characterization of the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP) as a variable rate plan, which are prohibited in Connecticut.
March 19, 2019
The Connecticut PURA, in response to a request from United Illuminating, has affirmed that a retail electric supplier's rate is "locked" for billing purposes once submitted to UI 62 days in advance of the consumption period as part of the Next Cycle Rate information
March 14, 2019
Would Require Brokers To Disclose To Customer Amount Of Compensation Received
March 14, 2019
The Connecticut PURA has issued a further directive to Public Power concerning the company's Monthly Fee Capacity Plan (MFCP), stating that revised terms and conditions, which indicate that the amount of a monthly fee could change, render the product a variable rate plan which is prohibited by law.
