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TNMP Stipulation Would Not Place 50% of Residential Revenue Requirement in Fixed Charge
A stipulation in Texas-New Mexico Power's rate case would increase the residential customer charge but not implement the significant change in rate design originally sought by TNMP which would have placed 50% of the total revenue requirement in a fixed monthly charge

Md. OPC Calls for Licensing of Multi-Level Marketers, Sees No Need for Licensing Contracted Sales Channels
Individuals selling either electricity or gas supply pursuant to multi-level marketing should be individually licensed by the Commission, the Office of People's Counsel said in comments in Case 9245

Briefly
• WGES Launches PECO Residential Offers
• Pa. PUC Conducting Informal Investigation of MXenergy
• OCC Seeks Rehearing of Columbia Retail Energy Order

December 10

PUCT Staff Proposal for Adoption Would Only Provide 35-Day Notice to REPs for DCRF Updates
PUCT Staff have filed a proposal for adoption which would institute a distribution cost recovery factor (DCRF) to be charged to REPs, and would shorten the notice to REPs of the new rate under the DCRF from 45 days to 35 days

Maine PUC Posts CMP, BHE Residential and Small Commercial Rates
The Maine PUC has approved new Standard Offer rates for the residential and small commercial customer class at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric

PUCT Staff File Draft Scope of Competition Report
PUCT Staff filed a draft report on the scope of competition in the electric markets of Texas in Project No. 38264.

December 9

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-year capacity auction conducted by PJM, Inc. as the as the state's capacity compensation mechanism for Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power, during the pendency of a newly initiated review ...

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-Out Procedures
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation has filed further revisions to its imbalance and cash-out procedures with the New York PSC, adding a "safe harbor" provision to the pricing of imbalances

Unanimous Stipulation to Allow ERCOT to Use Nodal Surcharge Funds for Post Go-Live Nodal Transition Activities
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-live date

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-Day Delay in Remote Account Number Access Plan
• 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
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December 6

Texas ALJs Recommend Rejecting CenterPoint Alternative Customer Charge Proposal

Allegheny Power Files Updated Maryland POR Discount Rates
Allegheny Power has filed a tariff containing a lower residential Purchase of Receivables discount rate in Maryland, but which also includes higher rates for commercial customers

N.Y. Staff Propose Lowering Hourly Pricing Cutoff at O&R
Staff of the New York Public Service Commission has proposed lowering the cutoff for mandatory hourly pricing at Orange & Rockland to 300 kW from the current 500 kW cutoff.

PUCO Seeks Dismissal of AEP Ohio Capacity Cost Application at FERC
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has asked FERC to dismiss the application of Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to institute a formula rate for capacity compensation from retail suppliers, given that PUCO action has made the issue moot

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December 10
IDT Energy Reports Earnings, Expects Continued Churn in N.Y.
IDT Energy posted income from operations of $8.8 million for the three months ending October 31, 2010 (first fiscal quarter of 2011), down from $10.5 million a year ago, on lower gross margins.

PUCT Staff File Draft of Revised Proposal for Publication for Non-Wind RPS Carve-Out
PUCT Staff have filed a draft recommendation for a revised proposal for publication to institute a 500 MW carve-out for certain non-wind resources in the RPS mandate, which would use a more narrow definition for Tier 2 resources and which would extend the time for the transition to the 500 MW carve-out versus an earlier draft proposal for publication filed in April

Briefly
• GearyEnergy Receives Ohio Electric License
• Ontario Energy Board Posts Disclosure Statements, Price Comparison Templates
• N.Y. PSC Grants Extension for Central Hudson Remote Account Number Access Plan
• Radtke Promoted at Integrys Energy Group
• Exelon to Retire Oyster Creek in 2019
• Main Line Chamber of Commerce Selects Constellation NewEnergy As Preferred Supplier
• Jeff Grejda Joins APPI Energy
• PUCT Staff File Critical Care Form Proposal for Adoption
• Pizarro named President of Edison Mission Group

December 9

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-year forward obligation for load serving entities to purchase capacity, and a mandatory capacity auction.

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

Halifax-American Energy Seeking Release of Confidential Sales Agreements filed by New York ESCOs
Halifax-American Energy Co., a unit of Freedom Energy Logistics which acts as an agent for South Jersey Energy Co., has filed a Freedom of Information Law Request with the New York PSC seeking access to and disclosure of the variable energy price contracts of several ESCOs

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

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