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

ICC Order Throws ComEd POR Discount Rate into Chaos

New Nonbypassable Charges Highlight AEP Ohio Electric Security Plan

Rell, Fonfara to Revive Failed Conn. Bill Harmful to Retail Choice

 

Constellation Energy Confirms Residential Entry for ComEd, Pennsylvania

Penn Power Submits Tariff for New POR Program, Makes Other Coordination Tariff Changes
Consistent with an earlier default service plan settlement, Penn Power submitted a revised supplier coordination tariff at the Pennsylvania PUC to implement a non-recourse Purchase of Receivables program

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PECO Posts Price to Compare Information for Period Beginning April 1, 2011
PECO has posted updated actual Prices to Compare for average customers for the period April 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

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Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Begins Offering Residential Service at ComEd
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC has begun offering residential and commercial electric service at Commonwealth Edison

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FirstEnergy Solutions Increases Share of Sales at Affiliated Ohio Utilities to 81.4%
FirstEnergy Solutions increased its share of sales in its affiliated franchised utility territories in Ohio to 81.4%, FirstEnergy Corp. disclosed in reporting fourth-quarter earnings.

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Briefly
Exelon's ExTex Retail Services Receives Option 1 Texas REP Certificate

ComEd Reports 2,800 Residential Customers on POR in First Month

TXU Energy Increases Cash-Back Rewards in Non-Affiliated Areas

ERCOT Posts Updated List of Forced Outages

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Pa. PUC: Suppliers Obligated to Provide Accurate Pricing Info in All Materials, Including on PA Power Switch
In a Secretarial letter concerning the PA Power Switch website, the Pennsylvania PUC reminded electric generation suppliers, "that they are obligated to provide accurate pricing information in all marketing materials pursuant to 52 Pa. Code 54.7.".

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Pa. PUC Finds Monthly Variable Products from Suppliers Are Exempt from Budget Billing Requirement
Pennsylvania electric generation suppliers, "are exempt from the budget billing obligation when offering dynamically-priced [including monthly variable] products to residential customers," the Pennsylvania PUC said in a Secretarial letter yesterday

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Commonwealth Court Supersedeas Allows Pa. Customers to Restrict All Information from Customer Lists
Supersedeas will not impact other provisions of the PUC's November customer list order

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Dynastar Ventures Acquires My Affordable Energy, LLC
Dynastar Ventures, Inc. said yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire My Affordable Energy, LLC, a Texas-based direct selling company focused on selling energy services

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February 16
ARM Protests Use of AEP Retail Energy Trade Name in Texas Mass Market
The Alliance for Retail Markets has filed a protest against AEP Texas Commercial & Industrial Limited Partnership's application to become an Option 1 REP in Texas, arguing that the use of the certificated trade name "AEP Retail Energy" in the mass market would, "result in customer confusion and adversely impact competition ..."

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ICC Staff Seeks Status Quo for ComEd POR Until Discount Rate Clarified
ICC Staff have filed an emergency motion for clarification of the ICC’s February 9 Amendatory Order regarding Commonwealth Edison's Purchase of Receivables order, asking that the current discount rate continue to apply until the ICC clarifies several conflicting statements in the amendatory order regarding the discount rate

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Connecticut Light & Power Reports January Migration Stats
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of January 2011

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United Illuminating, Connecticut Light & Power Post Updated Last Resort Service Rates
United Illuminating and Connecticut Light & Power have filed updated Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2011.

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Pepco Further Revises D.C. SOS Rates for Period Starting June 1, 2011
Pepco has filed further revisions to its proposed SOS rates in the District of Columbia for the period beginning June 1, 2011, to reflect revised cash working capital costs included in the rates

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Smitherman: ERCOT Market Design Contains Correct Incentives
PUCT Chairman Barry Smitherman, during a Texas Senate hearing on the rolling outages earlier this month, said that ERCOT's current market design sends the correct signals to plants to be online when needed most, so plants can take advantage of any potential scarcity pricing which results during shortages

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Briefly
• Md. PSC Sets Hearing on Price to Compare Calculation
• MJSA Endorses Constellation Energy As Supplier
• Constellation Acquiring Solar Project from Community Energy
• FERC Denies 60-Day Answer Period for P3 RPM Complaint

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February 15
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 5/16-118(e) by failing to file a tariff to implement Purchase of Uncollectibles as required by statute

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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

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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-ago quarter

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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-term 50 MW block of default supply for residential customers

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Pa. PUC Allows Citizens'/Wellsboro to Use Non-Cleared Financial Transactions for Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted without modification a recommended decision which allows Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg and Wellsboro Electric Company to use certain non-cleared financial transactions and options in their default service plan

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