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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

Exelon Seeking Texas Option 1 REP Certificate

Other License Briefs
• ResCom Energy Receives Maryland Electric License
• Border Energy Electric Services Receives Ohio Electric License
• Emuna Energy Receives Ohio Broker License
• Green Power Management Solutions Receives D.C. Broker Licenses
• PUCT Approves Withdrawal of Pulse Electric REP Certificate

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Direct Energy Enters BGE Residential Gas Market
Direct Energy has entered the Maryland residential gas market with a 12-month fixed offer to customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric

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Live Blog Today for Jan. 13 PUCT Opening Meeting
Live blogging returns with coverage of the Jan. 13 PUCT open meeting, 10:30 am est

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Met-Ed/Penelec File Revised Supplier Tariff to take Effect January 15
Met-Ed and Penelec have filed revised supplier coordination tariffs with the Pennsylvania PUC which modify several provisions regarding billing and access to customer information, and also include POR

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Pa. OCA Posts Residential Gas Migration Stats as of January 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate has posted updated residential natural gas migration statistics as of January 1, 2011

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N.Y. PSC Secretary Denies Hess Appeal on ESCO Contract Confidentiality
The Secretary of the New York PSC has denied an appeal from Hess Corporation regarding a record access officer's earlier determination denying confidential protection to sales contracts which Hess filed with the PSC in compliance with the Uniform Business Practices

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Briefly
• IDT Energy Offering PECO Residential Service on PA Power Switch
• Md. PSC Schedules Hearing on Supplier/Agent Licensing
• Md. PSC Schedules Hearing on Demand Response Billing
• FirstEnergy Solutions Names Management for Post-Merger Company

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January  12
Tenaska Sourcing Agreement Bill Fails as Illinois Senate Ends Session
The Tenaska Taylorville Energy Center sourcing agreement bill failed another vote in the Illinois Senate early this morning, as the Senate concluded its 2010 lame duck session.

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Retail Suppliers Oppose "Windfall" to Generators Under Proposed Peak Energy Rent Change
New England generators, with the support of ISO New England, are seeking to implement "knee jerk" changes to the Peak Energy Rent mechanism of the Forward Capacity Market which would retroactively cost load in excess of $100 million, retail and load suppliers said in protests at FERC

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AEP Ohio Claims PUCO Lacks Authority to Set Capacity Rate for Fixed Resource Requirement Plan
AEP Ohio sought rehearing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's order establishing a state compensation mechanism for capacity under the AEP Ohio Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) plan, arguing that PUCO lacks such authority

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PUCO Orders Credits for Columbus Southern Power Excessive Earnings
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled yesterday that Columbus Southern Power generated $42.6 million in significantly excessive earnings in 2009, which will be refunded to customers through bill credits and the elimination of deferrals

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Briefly
• Champion Energy, MXenergy Join RESA
• Md. PSC Launches New Electric Choice Site
• Chris Smith Named First Choice Power Director of Indirect Sales
• Sempra Energy Trading Assigns UI Load Contract to J.P. Morgan
• TXU Energy Opening Two New Texas Call Centers

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Michigan PSC to Explore Reducing Peak Demand
The Michigan PSC has issued a report on reducing peak demand under which the Commission finds that, "now is the time to explore, pilot, and demonstrate new load management concepts and technologies in advance of a turn-around in electric supply and demand, and a softening of the current economic recession."

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January  11
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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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

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