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UI Files Exceptions to Bypassable GSC Admin. Adder
United Illuminating has filed exceptions
to the Connecticut DPUC's draft finding that the Generation Services Charge Administrative
Adder should remain bypassable
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Constellation to Sell 550 MW Gas-
Constellation
Energy yesterday announced it has signed an agreement to sell the 550-
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ERCOT Reviewing $9 Billion in Transmission Projects
ERCOT is reviewing
up to $9 billion in transmission projects to maintain reliability and improve grid
efficiency, ERCOT reported in an annual Electric System Constraints and Needs Report
December 30
Md. PSC Intends to Issue RFPs for 1,800 MW of New Capacity
The Maryland
PSC intends to issue a Request for Proposals for up to 1,800 MW of essentially new
capacity to potentially be procured by the investor-
Hess Appeals Denial of Confidential Protection for New York Contract
Hess Corporation
has appealed a New York PSC records access officer's determination that standard
form contracts submitted by ESCOs to show compliance with the Uniform Business Practices
are not eligible for confidential protection.
PUCO Opens Investigation of Decoupling, Similar Rate Designs
The Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio has opened a generic proceeding regarding the "throughput incentive"
faced by electric distribution companies, and whether to pursue decoupling, a lost
revenue adjustment mechanism, or other mechanism to mitigate this incentive
December 29
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-
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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-
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-
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-
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-
Briefly:
• Direct Energy Intends to Serve Residential Customers at Peoples Natural
Gas
• NetGain Energy Advisors Receives Ohio Electric Broker License
• Arc Energy Receives
Ohio Broker License
• Met-
• Verizon
Home Automation Pilot to Include Energy-
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FERC Prioritizes Interface Pricing, Shelves Buy-
FERC has re-
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FERC Allows PJM Settlement to Guarantee Obligations of PJM
FERC approved
PJM Settlement, Inc.'s request to guarantee the obligations of PJM and authorized
other securities-
December 30
SouthStar, Starion Receive Maryland Licenses
• Energy Management Resources of Missouri Fined $100, Granted Maryland Gas Broker
License
• Platinum Advertising II Broker Licenses Extended to Residential Service
•
Maglor Marketing Group Receives Maryland Broker Licenses
• Secure Energy Solutions
Receives Maryland Broker License
Mass. DPU Approves National Grid Basic Service Rates
The Massachusetts DPU approved
new basic service rates for National Grid industrial customers for the period February
through April 2011.
Briefly:
• Pa. PUC Reports Zero Slamming Complaints Against Competitive Suppliers
in 2009
• Pa. OCA Raises Concern on Sale of Stake in Duquesne Light Parent
• FERC
Releases Results from Southern Company Audit
December 29
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-
FirstEnergy Solutions has begun offering retail electricity to individual
residential customers at West Penn Power and Met-
Briefly:
• IGS Energy Offering Service at Columbia Gas of Virginia
• Met-
• 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-
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-
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
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