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Kentucky PSC to Examine Transportation Eligibility Thresholds, But Does Not Recommend Statutory Action for Small Volume Choice
The Kentucky PSC will examine the reasonableness of the current eligibility thresholds for non-residential customers to qualify for transportation service, as the PSC found that expanding transportation service would be more likely to produce customer benefits than introducing small volume choice programs

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PUCO Staff Recommends Denying Duke Energy Ohio Market Rate Offer as Filed
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio should not approve Duke Energy Ohio's market rate offer application as proposed, PUCO Staff said in prefiled testimony, citing the accelerated three-year transition to market rates
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December 28
N.J. BPU to Hold Meetings on New Capacity
The New Jersey BPU will hold a series of stakeholder meetings in early 2011 as it continues to evaluate the need for new capacity, BPU President Lee Solomon said in a statement

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License Briefs
• Nordic Energy Services Seeks to Serve All Illinois Electric Customers, Expand to Additional Territories
• Kansas Energy Seeks Ohio Gas License
• Maine PUC Grants Freedom Energy Logistics Electric Supplier License Limited to BHE Pilot
• Ameresco Files for Broker Licenses in Nearly a Dozen States

FERC Lacks Jurisdiction to Set Resource Adequacy Reliability Standard, PUCO Says
FERC's proposal to adopt an electric reliability standard requiring planning coordinators within ReliabilityFirst Corporation to analyze, assess, and document resource adequacy annually using a "one day in ten year" loss of load criterion exceeds FERC's authority under the Federal Power Act and usurps states' jurisdiction ...

December 27
Stipulation Would Extend Spot-Based Default Service at Pike County for Additional Year
An unopposed settlement in Pike County Light & Power's default service proceeding would continue the current spot market based procurement for an additional year, through May 31, 2012

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NEM Seeks Modification of National Fuel Gas Distribution Cash-Out Safe Harbors
The National Energy Marketers Association has recommended revisions to several safe harbor provisions proposed by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation in its New York tariff revisions regarding imbalances and cash-outs

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NYISO Files Demand Curve Revisions to Improve Shortage Pricing
The New York ISO has filed with FERC proposed tariff revisions to improve shortage pricing for its Regulation Service and Operating Reserves products by modifying the existing demand curves applicable to those products

December 24
Large Customers Oppose Accelerated Transition to Market Rates Proposed by Duke Energy Ohio
Several large non-residential customers have objected to Duke Energy Ohio's proposed Market Rate Offer for accelerating the transition to full market rates versus a five-year transition envisioned by statute, while retail suppliers sought to make several additional charges bypassable

Md. Staff Cite Continued Lack of Data on Columbia POR Costs
Maryland PSC Staff were unable to file a schedule for briefing outstanding issues related to Columbia Gas' Purchase of Receivables program, citing a lack of data from the company.

Peevey Denies Commercial Energy Show Cause Order on Direct Access Caps
In an Assigned Commissioner's ruling, California PUC President Michael Peevey denied Commercial Energy of California's motion to show cause and request for related relief regarding the implementation of the direct access phase-in at Pacific Gas & Electric

December 23

ICC Adopts Default Service Procurement Plan Relying on Short-Term RECs
The ICC has adopted a default service procurement plan for Commonwealth Edison and Ameren that relies on short-term purchases of RECs

Conn. Draft Retains Bypassable Admin. Adder

Branded Retail Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License

Other License Briefs
• Nordic Energy Services Only Seeking Single Billing Authority in Ameren
• Energy Advantage, Inc. Seeks Pa. Broker License
• Competitive Energy Services Seeks Pa. Broker License

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FirstEnergy Solutions Offering Residential Service at Met-Ed, West Penn Power
FirstEnergy Solutions has begun offering retail electricity to individual residential customers at West Penn Power and Met-Ed, making FirstEnergy Solutions' the second residential supplier in each area
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Briefly:
• IGS Energy Offering Service at Columbia Gas of Virginia
• Met-Ed/Penelec Delay Effective Date of Supplier Coordination, POR Tariffs
• PUCO Opens Docket on Aligning Distribution Rates to Policy Goals

• FirstEnergy Generation Sells Stake in OVEC
• ERCOT Reports Market Participants Failing to Report Audits of Digital Certificate Holders
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December 28
N.Y. PSC Records Officer Denies Confidential Treatment for ESCO Standard Form Contracts
A New York PSC records officer granted a Freedom of Information Law Request (FOIL) from Halifax-American Energy Co. to obtain copies of sample contracts from several ESCOs

Briefly
• Maine PUC Discloses Standard Offer Supply Winners
• ConEd Postpones Revised GTOP Effective Date to Feb. 1
• Morris Energy Group Withdraws Complaint Against PSEG

Pa. ALJ Recommends Adopting PPL SREC Settlement, Not Requiring Aggregators to Sign Long-Term Contracts
A recommended decision from a ALJ would approve a settlement regarding the procurement of solar alternative energy credits (SRECs) at PPL Electric, and would decline to require solar aggregators to certify that they have long term contracts for SRECs

December 27

United Energy Trading to Enter Ohio Retail Gas Market
United Energy Trading LLC, the second largest privately held gas marketer in the U.S., applied for an Ohio natural gas supplier license to serve all customer classes, in all service areas

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Michigan PSC Denies Rate Refund to Customers Who Have Left Bundled Service at Detroit Edison
In a recent ruling regarding a refund of self-implemented rates at Detroit Edison, the Michigan PSC held that refunds need only be paid to customers currently taking bundled service, and not customers who took bundled service during the period of over-charges, but have since switched to retail open access

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PennFuture Says Pa. Rates Lower Since Introduction of Retail Choice
Pennsylvania's electricity rates, allowing for inflation, are 5 percent lower than the national average and have remained relatively stable since the 1996 passage of the Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act

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December 24
N.H. PUC Approves Large Commercial Rates at Granite State Electric, Unitil
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large customers at Granite State Electric (National Grid) and Unitil Energy Systems for the three-month period beginning February 2011

N.Y. PSC Maintains October 1, 2011 Start for Expanded Hourly Pricing at Central Hudson Despite Data Issues
The New York PSC has maintained an October 1, 2011 start date for the expansion of hourly pricing to default service customers at Central Hudson Gas & Electric with demands greater than 500 kW in any two months during the previous twelve months

Briefly
• West Penn Power Extends Date for POR, Coordination Tariff
• DPUC Directs Sempra Energy Solutions to Answer Interrogatories on Change in Control
• PUCT Suspends NPRR 269

• EPA Sets Schedule for GHG Limits on Power Plants

December 23
ICC Issues First Notice Order on ABC Licensing Amendments

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