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BlueStar Files Complaint Against ComEd/Ameren Regarding Lack of Purchase of Uncollectibles
BlueStar
Energy Services has filed a complaint against Commonwealth Edison and Ameren at the
Illinois Commerce Commission seeking an order finding that the utilities have violated
220 ILCS 5/16-
Pa. Proposed Marketing Rules Change Verification Requirements, Include New Rules
for Agent Compensation
Pennsylvania's proposed new electric and gas supplier marketing
rules eliminate the requirement for sales not resulting from contact with an agent
to be verified, and uses new language regarding the requirement that verification,
when required, is not conducted in the presence of the agent
MXenergy Reports Higher Earnings, Higher Customer Churn for Quarter Ending December
31
MXenergy reported higher net income of $25.7 million for the three months ending
December 31, 2010, versus $18.2 million a year ago, as well as higher Adjusted EBITDA
of $22.0 million versus $20.8 million a year ago, on higher electric gross profit
and customer growth versus the year-
Briefly
• Oasis Energy Begins Offering Residential Service at PPL
• Viridian Formally
Launches ConEd Service
• Nstar Reports Lower Basic Service Rates
• West Penn Power Seeks to End Default Service
Wind REC Product
• EFH Expects $30 Million Negative Impact from Offline Plants
• Empiric
Marketing & Sales Withdraws Pa. Prepaid Petition
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PUCT Staff Opposes Letter of Credit Waiver Sought by Clearview
PUCT Staff, in responsive
testimony, has recommended that the Commission not grant Clearview Electric a waiver
of the letter of credit requirements of Subst. R. 25.107, stating that Clearview
has not established good cause for a waiver
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Texas Coalition for Affordable Power Says Texas Prices Higher Under Deregulation
As
is the case every legislative session, the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (formerly
the Cities Aggregation Power Project and the South Texas Aggregation Project), this
time in concert with the Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor, has put out
yet another report on the ERCOT market, alleging that deregulation has raised consumer
prices
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From the Archives: United Illuminating Reports January Migration Statistics
As first
reported in EnergyChoiceMatters.com on Feb. 8
February 14
NextEra Energy Services Offering Residential Service at PECO, PPL
NextEra Energy Services
Pennsylvania LLC has begun offering residential electric service at PECO and PPL
Electric Utilities.
OUR Energy Pursuing Measured Growth, Expansion Outside Texas in Future
OUR Energy,
LLC's acquisition of approximately 1,600 customers from Abacus Resources Energy is
part of the retail electric provider's measured growth plans and continued expansion
into residential service
License Briefs
• Energetix Seeks to Serve Gas Customers at PECO
• Reliable Power, LLC
Receives Pa. Electric License
• NetGain Energy Advisors Seeks to Serve Pa. Small Commercial
Gas Customers
• Dash Energy Seeks to Serve Residential Customers in Pa.
• Intelligen
Resources Receives Pa. Broker License
• Ardor Energy Receives Pa. Broker License
•
Tobelmann Energy Brokers Receives Pa. Broker License
SCANA Energy Reports Higher Earnings, Customer Growth
SCANA Energy reported essentially
flat earnings in the fourth quarter of 2010 of $10 million, versus $9 million a year
ago, parent SCANA Corp. reported Friday
Pa. PUC Approves Procurement of 50 MW Block at PPL
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a
motion from Chairman James Cawley to approve as filed, with one modification, PPL
Electric Utilities Corp.'s petition for approval to procure a long-
Pa. PUC Allows Citizens'/Wellsboro to Use Non-
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted without modification a recommended decision
which allows Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg and Wellsboro Electric Company
to use certain non-
PJM Files Anticipated "Reforms" to Protect Generator Revenue in RPM
PJM has filed
its expected tariff changes at FERC to "reform" the capacity market Minimum Offer
Price Rule so that it can be applied to protect $2 billion in capacity payments that
is expected to be paid to generators ...
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February 11
Spark Energy, Our Energy Acquire Customers of Abacus Resources Energy
Prior as Abacus Defaults
Spark Energy and Our Energy have split the customer book
of Abacus Resources Energy LLC due to Abacus' default on financial obligations to
ERCOT.
ICC Issues Amendatory Order on ComEd POR, Throws Discount Rate into Chaos
The Illinois
Commerce Commission has issued an amendatory order on Commonwealth Edison's Purchase
of Receivables program, which establishes a new discount rate, but also appears to
result in the double collection of administrative costs, and creates additional confusion
on the uncollectibles factor
Md. OPC Petitions PSC for Modifications to Price to Compare Info
The Maryland Office
of People's Counsel has petitioned the Maryland PSC for an order clarifying the PSC's
earlier order on the Price to Compare, and directing the Pepco, Delmarva, and Allegheny
Power to correct what OPC alleged is "erroneous" SOS information on each utility's
website
Gulf Oil Limited Partnership Receives Connecticut Electric License
MidAmerican Energy
Company Receives Pennsylvania Electric License
Oasis Energy Receives Pennsylvania
Gas License
Pa. PUC Votes to Issue Proposed Rules on Supplier Marketing
The Pennsylvania PUC voted
yesterday to issue a proposed rulemaking on marketing and sales practices for electric
generation suppliers (EGSs) and natural gas suppliers (NGSs).
Just Energy Reports Higher Earnings
Just Energy Group Inc. reported higher Adjusted
EBITDA of $78.2 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2010 (third fiscal quarter),
versus $60.6 million a year ago (all figures Canadian).
Smitherman Urges "Blank Sheet of Paper" For Legislative Review of PUCT, EROCT, RRC
PUCT
Chairman Barry Smitherman believes that state lawmakers should use the Sunset review
process to engage in a holistic review of the PUCT, ERCOT, and Railroad Commission,
and should start "with a blank sheet of paper."
ERCOT Clarifies Credit Calculations
ERCOT issued the following clarifications on the
previously reported approach to exclude the impact of last week's weather event from
forward components of credit calculations.
From the Archives: Maine PUC Sets Supply Rates Through 2014 at Maine Public Service
As
first reported in EnergyChoiceMatters.com on Jan. 14
February 10
PUCT Reports Possible, But Not Expected, POLR Transition for Single REP
PUCT Staff
reported during today's open meeting that due to recent events in the ERCOT market,
an unidentified REP has not met its ERCOT obligations and could potentially transfer
customers to POLR.
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N.J. BPU Announces BGS Auction Results
The New Jersey BPU approved results
of the Basic Generation Service auction for 1/3 of supplies for BGS fixed priced
customers for the three-
DTE CEO: Michigan Governor, Legislative Leaders Understand Need for Choice Cap
During
an earnings call yesterday, Gerard Anderson, DTE Energy President and CEO, said that
proponents of raising the electric choice cap are not getting any traction, and that
Michigan's new governor, Rick Snyder, in particular understands that choice advocates
are looking for a "free option."
Planet Energy Receives Maryland Gas License
Additional License Briefs
• North Shore Energy Consulting Receives Maryland Broker
License
• Tybec Energy Management Receives Maryland Broker License
• Md. PSC Dismisses
Algonquin Energy Services Electric Application
Md. PSC Hears Testimony on Viridian, Staff Injects Uncertainty into TPV Requirements
The
Maryland PSC yesterday heard from Staff and Viridian Energy PA, LLC regarding Staff's
complaint against Viridian, and continued the hearing until April 1.
Court of Appeals Denies Appeal of FERC Order on RPM Buyers Complaint
The U.S. Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied an appeal brought by several
load interests, collectively referred to as RPM Buyers, against a prior FERC order
which dismissed the RPM Buyers' complaint against the transitional Reliability Pricing
Model auctions
Briefly
• PUCO Approves Columbia Auction Results
• CL&P Reports LRS Supplier
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