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PUCO Staff Recommends that Duke Energy Ohio File Electric Security Plan
Staff of the
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio believes that Duke Energy Ohio should submit
an electric security plan as an alternative to its proposed market rate offer
PUCO Sets Interim Capacity Payment Rate for AEP Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission
of Ohio yesterday expressly adopted the current capacity charges established by the
three-
License Briefs
• Border Energy Electric Services Seeks Ohio Supplier License
• Clearview
Electric Receives Maryland Electric License
• Conn. Draft would Grant Electric License
to HOP Energy
• EnergyCruncher.com Receives D.C. Broker License
• Ameresco Seeks Maine
Broker License
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December 8
AGL Resources, Nicor to Combine; New Firm Would Have Over 1 Million Unregulated Retail
Customers
AGL Resources has entered into an agreement to purchase Nicor Inc. for $2.4
billion, in a transaction that would create a combined firm with over 1 million unregulated
retail customers.
National Fuel Gas Distribution Adds "Safe Harbor" Provisions in Revised Cash-
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed further revisions
to its imbalance and cash-
Unanimous Stipulation to Allow ERCOT to Use Nodal Surcharge Funds for Post Go-
Parties have reached a unanimous stipulation under which
the ERCOT would receive approval from the PUCT to use previously approved Nodal Surcharge
revenues to pay for expenses associated with the transition to the nodal market that
ERCOT will incur after the December 1, 2010 nodal market go-
December 7
Advance Pay REPs Seek to Link AMS Deployment to Proposed Prohibition on Advance Pay
Products
Several REPs currently offering prepaid service in ERCOT without the use
of a customer prepayment device or system urged the Commission to not eliminate the
ability of REPs to offer prepaid service based on estimated usage for those customers
who do not yet have a provisioned advanced meter (38675).
United Illuminating Posts November Migration Statistics
United Illuminating filed
its migration report for the month ending November 30, 2010
Briefly
• Public Power, Energy Plus Holdings LLC Post Residential PECO Rates
• Central
Hudson Requests 30-
• MichCon Withdraws
Rate Case
• Infinite Energy Offering Free Gas Contest to Residential Customers
• EnerNOC
Purchases Global Energy Partners
• NextEra Energy Resources to Purchase Four First
Solar Canadian Assets
December 6
Texas ALJs Recommend Rejecting CenterPoint Alternative Customer Charge Proposal
Two
Texas ALJs have recommended that the PUCT deny CenterPoint Energy's alternative cost
recovery mechanism which would have significantly raised the fixed customer charge
for residential customers.
PPL Electric Files Proposed Transmission, Generation Supply Rates
PPL Electric Utilities
has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a proposed calculation of its 2011 Transmission
Service Charge for the period January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011.
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PPL Electric Seeks Approval for 50 MW Long-
PPL
Electric Utilities filed a petition with the Pennsylvania PUC requesting approval
of the procurement of a 50 MW block of fixed price default supply for residential
customers through a 10-
Briefly
• Fireside Natural Gas Receives Waivers to Offer Prepaid Product in Georgia
•
Constellation Energy Endorsed by Tech Collective
• ConEd Files Revised GTOP
MISO Files Resource Adequacy "Foundation" Which Includes Proposal for Mandatory Forward
Auction
The Midwest ISO has filed with FERC the general "foundation" which MISO expects
will govern further revisions to its resource adequacy mechanism, which may potentially
include a five-
PUCO Staff Reports on Migration to Fixed Price Contracts Under DEO SCO
Staff of the
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed a report examining whether a Standard Choice
Offer (SCO) supplier's direct relationship with a retail customer at Dominion East
Ohio provides that supplier with an advantage in enrolling those customers onto other
choice products, particularly fixed price products
Breaking: Algonquin Power & Utilities to Purchase Granite State Electric, EnergyNorth
from National Grid
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) today announced that Liberty
Energy Utilities Co., APUC's regulated utility subsidiary, has entered into agreements
to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Granite State Electric Company and
EnergyNorth Natural Gas Inc. from National Grid USA for total consideration of $285.0
million
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Briefly
• AEP Retail Energy Partners Serving 200 MW of Load
• Advantage IQ Purchases
The Loyalton Group
• Brattle Group Forecasts 50,000 MW in Coal Retirements from EPA
Regulations
• PUCT Commissioners Do Not Elect to Hear City of Dallas REP Certificate
Appeal
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December 8
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DPUC Denies Cianbro Energy Supplier Initialization Fee Waiver Request
The Connecticut
DPUC denied Cianbro Energy, LLC's request for a waiver of the supplier setup initialization
fee.
Briefly
• PUCO Opens Docket on AEP Ohio Capacity Pricing
• DPUC Asks Attorney General
to Pursue Collection of Turris Fine
• Reliant Energy Launches Social Media Ecosystem
•
RTOs Report Metrics to FERC
December 7
License Briefs
• Planet Energy Seeks Maryland Electric License
• Public Power Seeks
Maryland Gas License
• Better Cost Control Receives Ohio Broker License
• Velocity
Energy Group Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Resource Energy Systems Seeks Illinois ABC
License
Dallas Seeks Rehearing of Denied Appeal Concerning REP Application
The City of Dallas
filed for rehearing of the PUCT's order denying an appeal of an ALJ's order denying
its Option 2 REP application, reiterating its legal arguments concerning PURA, and
also explaining its view that establishing a city owned or controlled corporation
is not a viable method to obtain a REP certificate
Competitive Suppliers Say PG&E Application Would Turn Ratepayers Into Source of Venture
Capital
Pacific Gas & Electric is seeking to turn ratepayers into a source of venture
capital, the Western Power Trading Forum, Direct Access Customer Coalition, and the
Marin Energy Authority said in a protest at the California PUC
December 6
ABACCUS Residential Rankings Shift As Load Size Added to Criteria
Texas retained its
top spot in the Annual Baseline Assessment of Choice in Canada and the United States
(ABACCUS) reported by Distributed Energy Financial Group, but the addition of several
new criteria jumbled the rankings after the top three
Viridian Energy Seeks Ohio License, Anticipates Q1 2011 Entry in New York
Viridian
Energy PA LLC applied for an Ohio electric supplier license to serve all customer
classes, including residential customers, in all service areas.
License Briefs
• Md. PSC Fines The Energy Link, Grants Broker Licenses
• Reliable Power
Alternatives Corp. Receives D.C. Broker License
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