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Md. PSC Intends to Issue RFP for 1,800 MW of New Capacity

Champion Energy Starts Offering Residential Service at ComEd

Preliminary Detroit Edison Choice Cap Indicates Additional Space for 2011

Kentucky PSC to Examine Transportation Eligibility Thresholds

 

Branded Retail Energy Seeks Pa. Broker License

West Penn Power Revised Supplier Tariff Replaces Per Bill Charge with POR Discount Rate
West Penn Power (Allegheny) has filed a revised supplier coordination tariff to, among other things, replace the previously proposed flat monthly fee for utility consolidated billing with a Purchase of Receivables discount rate of 0.16%

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N.J. Lawmakers Pass Bill for 2,000 MW of Long-Term, New Capacity Contracts
New Jersey lawmakers overwhelmingly approved Monday evening a bill (S2381) which requires the Board of Public Utilities to acquire 2,000 MW of new capacity for the delivery year starting June 1, 2014 or June 1, 2015.

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License Briefs
• Start-up Veteran Energy Seeks Texas REP Certificate
• PUCT Approves RetailOPCO of Texas Name Change to Entrust Energy
• Viridian Energy Receives Ohio Electric License
• Unified Energy Services Seeks D.C. Broker License
• DPUC Schedules Technical Meeting on Gulf Oil Supplier Application

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Maryland PSC Allows Gas Uniform Electronic Transactions on Interim Basis, Withholds Permanent Approval
The Maryland PSC has rejected as unsupported a largely consensus working group report which would have governed the use of standard electronic transactions between natural gas local distribution companies and competitive suppliers, per COMAR 20.59

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Energetix Begins Offering Residential Service at PPL
Energetix has started offering residential electric service at PPL Electric Utilities.

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Briefly
• ERCOT Seeks Dismissal of Wind Frequency Response Complaint
• Duke Energy, Progress Energy to Merge
• ERCOT Sees Higher Usage in 2010

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Midwest Generators Ask FERC to Impose Deadline for MISO Resource Adequacy Enhancements
Several generators filed a protest at FERC requesting that FERC impose strict deadlines for the Midwest ISO to implement revisions to create a forward capacity market by June 2013

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January  10

Oncor Rate Filing Would Modify Demand Charge Rate Design
Oncor has filed a rate case with the PUCT which would significantly modify how demand charges are applied to customers of REPs in the Secondary Service Greater than 10 kW class

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Md. PSC Staff Seek Show Cause Order Against North American Power, $50,000 Fine
Staff of the Maryland PSC have filed a complaint against North American Power and Gas LLC, and requested that the PSC issue an order directing North American Power to show cause why its electric supplier license should not be suspended or revoked, or, alternatively, why North American Power should not be subject to a civil penalty of $50,000 and/or precluded from soliciting additional customers.

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Pennsylvania OCA Posts Jan. ‘11 Electric Migration Stats
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate has posted electric migration statistics as of January 1, 2011.

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DPUC Maintains Bypassable GSC Administrative Adder
The Connecticut DPUC has denied United Illuminating's request to move certain costs from the bypassable Generation Services Charge to the nonbypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge (FMCC), in a final order in a reconciliation proceeding

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Latest Calif. Drafts Would Maintain 25% REC Cap, Apply Cap to Electric Service Providers
Companion revised proposed decisions from the California PUC would not alter the current 25% cap on the use on tradable RECs for RPS compliance (R. 06-02-012), and would still apply the same usage limit to the investor owned utilities and competitive electric service providers (R. 08-08-009).

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Texpo Power Would Pay $19,000 to Resolve Findings from PUCT Staff Compliance Audit
Texpo Power LP would pay an administrative penalty of $19,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations from Staff that Texpo was not in compliance with 10 provisions of the Substantive Rules

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Amigo Energy Would Pay $13,000 to Resolve Findings from PUCT Staff Compliance Audit
Fulcrum Retail Energy LLC d/b/a Amigo Energy would pay an administrative penalty of $13,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve allegations from Staff that Amigo was not in compliance with 6 provisions of the Substantive Rules

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Briefly
• FERC Denies Rehearing on Elimination of Corporate Guarantees in ISO New England
• FirstEnergy-Allegheny Merger Clears DOJ
• Oxxford Utility Customer Information Services Joins NEM

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January  7
BlueStar Energy Services Applies for Texas REP Certificate

Other License Briefs
• Taylor Consulting and Contracting Seeks to Serve Pa. Residential Customers
• Rush 12, LLC Seeks Michigan Electric License
• North Shore Energy Consulting Seeks Maryland Broker License
• NetGain Energy Advisors Receives Ohio Gas Broker License

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Empire State Building Contract Increases Green Mountain
Visibility in Large Commercial/Industrial Space

Green Mountain Energy's contract to supply the Empire State Building is intended to boost the supplier's visibility and credibility with its new target market of larger commercial customers, and is the type of contract facilitated by Green Mountain ownership under NRG Energy,  Green Mountain CEO Paul Thomas said yesterday

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United Illuminating Reports December Migration Statistics
United Illuminating posted migration data for the month of December 2010.

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Morning Call: PPL Will Not Place Migrating Competitive Customers on Standard Default Service Prior to TOU Rates
The Allentown Morning Call reports that PPL Electric Utilities will not place customers leaving competitive supply for PPL's optional Time of Use default service plan on standard (non-TOU) default service rates first for one billing cycle, as PPL originally said it would do

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Conn. Draft Would Establish Alternative Compliance Payment Totals for Several Suppliers
A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would establish alternative compliance payment amounts to be paid by six suppliers

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Briefly

• Commerce Energy Still Anticipates Georgia Market Re-entry by End of February
• Clearview Electric Offering Residential Service at PECO
• SEMCO Energy Gas Divisions to be Combined
• Conn. Draft Would Re-open Docket to Review Transfer of License from Horizon to REP Energy LLC
• PUCT Formally Issues Non-Wind RPS Proposal for Publication
• ICF Outlook Projects Coal Retirements

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