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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

PUCT Staff Proposal for Adoption Would Allow Continuation of Financial Prepaid Products for Customers Without Smart Meters
A PUCT Staff proposal for adoption regarding prepaid service would allow REPs to continue to offer financial prepaid products to customers without advanced meters until such customers receive provisioned advanced meters

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Georgia PSC Approves Commerce Energy AGL Market Re-entry
The Georgia PSC approved Commerce Energy's re-entry into the Georgia natural gas market during yesterday's administrative session

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IDT Energy Reports Customer Growth, Reduced Margin
IDT Energy reversed net churn experienced in the most recent quarter and served approximately 373,000 meters as of January 31, 2011, which is the end of IDT's second fiscal quarter

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Fonfara Says Default Service Procurement Shouldn't Affect Connecticut Suppliers' Business Proposition
"For the [retail electric] industry to be basing its survival on whether or not we enable the procurers of Standard Service power to have various tools [such as managed portfolios] suggests that the reason you're here is solely to offer a commodity, [and] to not grow your value in other ways," Connecticut state Sen. John Fonfara said yesterday ...

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Spark Energy, Superior Plus Post Residential Offers at PPL
Spark Energy and Superior Plus Energy Services, Inc. have both recently posted rates on PA Power Switch for residential service at PPL Electric Utilities.

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FERC Orders Payment of Full LMP for Demand Resources When Net Benefits Exist
FERC issued an order yesterday directing that demand response providers be paid the full Locational Marginal Price when such payment is "cost effective" based on a net benefits test

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PUCO Staff Corrects List of Winning Columbia SSO Bidders
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio reported a corrected list of winning bidders in the Columbia SSO auction as follows ...

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March 15

North American Power Confirms New York, New Jersey Entry in Second Quarter, Looks to Illinois, Ohio by Year-End
North American Power confirmed yesterday that it expects to enter the New York and New Jersey retail electric markets during the second quarter of 2011, and plans to also expand to Illinois and Ohio by the end of the year.

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CL&P Posts February Migration Stats
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of February 2011

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Pa. to "Never" See Robust Customer Migration Under Current Default Service, Powelson Says
"[A]s long as default service exists in its current form, we are never going to see robust shopping in the Commonwealth [of Pennsylvania]," PUC Chairman Robert Powelson said in prepared testimony before the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee ...

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License Briefs
• Prospect Resources Seeks Ohio Broker Licenses
• The Galt Company Seeks to Broker Residential Customers in Pa.
• White Columns Office Solutions Seeks Maine Broker License, Registers as N.H. Aggregator
• Midwest Energy Alliance Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Early Bird Power Registers as N.H. Gas Aggregator
• Hospital Energy Services Registers as N.H. Electric Aggregator

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Illinois Commerce Commission Posts October Migration Data for ComEd, Ameren
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted electric migration statistics as of October 2010

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Briefly
• Constellation Energy Launches New Website
• FirstEnergy Corp. Enters Definitive Agreement to Sell Fremont Plant to AMP
• FERC Accepts Intra-Hour Scheduling at NYISO Borders

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March 14

PUCT Intends to Revoke Milagro REP Certificate, Provides Time for Sale of Customer Book
The PUCT intends to revoke the REP certificate of Milagro Power (TexRep3 LLC), but withheld final action until its next open meeting on March 24 to permit time for a potential sale of Milagro's book, and to avoid transferring customers to POLR

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Conn. Lawmakers Draft Language for Anti-Retail Markets Bill, Mirrors Language from 2010 Session
Connecticut lawmakers have drafted language for SB 1, essentially incorporating language nearly identical to the language of SB 493 which was vetoed in the 2010 session.

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NiMo to Expand Hourly Pricing Threshold to 250 kW in June 2013
Niagara Mohawk would lower the mandatory hourly pricing threshold to 250 kW effective with the June 2013 billing cycle, under an implementation plan filed with the New York PSC

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ERCOT to Address De-Energized Resource Node Pricing Deltas
"I think there at least arguably have been some violation of our rules," PUCT Commissioner Kenneth Anderson said during Friday's open meeting in discussing an issue identified by ERCOT regarding de-energized resource nodes.

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PUCT to Investigate Delegating to Staff Authority to Share Customer Info in Fire Sales
The PUCT will investigate whether it can delegate to Staff the ability to authorize the sharing of TDU customer information with REPs acquiring customer books under fire sale-type transactions meant to avoid POLR transitions

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Conn. Draft Would Maintain Clean Energy Options Program
A draft Connecticut DPUC decision would reinstate the Connecticut Clean Energy Options (CCEO) program for the period January 1, 2012 through January 1, 2017 ...

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Epcot Electric to Pay $40,000 to Resolve Findings from PUCT Staff Compliance Audit
Epcot Electric (TexRep1, LLC) would pay $40,000 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve Staff's allegations that Epcot Electric was not in compliance with 28 provisions of the Substantive Rules

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Brilliant Energy to Pay $39,600 to Resolve Findings from PUCT Staff Compliance Audit
Brilliant Energy would pay $39,600 under a settlement with PUCT Staff to resolve Staff's allegations that Brilliant was not in compliance with 26 provisions of the Substantive Rules

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Briefly
• PUCO Lists Columbia SSO Suppliers
• D.C. PSC Approves Pepco SOS Rates with Higher Admin Charge
• ERCOT Reports Additional Short Pay due to Abacus Default
• PUCT Revokes REP Certificate of M3, LP
• Mass. DPU Establishes Net Benefits Test for Mergers, to Include Review of GHG Emissions

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March 11

NiMo Files to Implement New Electric Commodity Pricing Mechanism
Niagara Mohawk has filed its proposed new rate mechanism for electric commodity pricing for default service customers with the New York PSC, which is substantially similar to NiMo's original proposal filed in January 2010 as part of a rate case

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WGL Seeks June 2011 Start for POR in Maryland
Given the deferral of action by the Maryland PSC on Washington Gas Light's Purchase of Receivables compliance tariff, as well as other scheduling conflicts, WGL has proposed that it implement POR effective with the June 2011 billing cycle.

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Pa. PUC Requests Energy Services Providers, Inc. Forego Use of Pennsylvania Gas & Electric Trade Name
The Pennsylvania PUC has requested that Energy Services Providers, Inc. discontinue the use of the trade name Pennsylvania Gas & Electric as part of its electric supplier application

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Texpo Energy Launches Texas Southern University "Tiger Power" Affinity Program
Texpo Energy has launched an affinity program with Texas Southern University, branded the TSU Tiger Power Plan, under which Texpo will make a donation to Texas Southern University Athletics and its programs for each kilowatt-hour consumed by a participating customer

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Positive Energy to Reimburse 3,200 Customers, Relinquish Aggregator Certificate Under Connecticut Consent Agreement
The Connecticut DPUC yesterday approved a consent agreement with Positive Energy Electricity Supply LLC under which Positive Energy will voluntarily relinquish its aggregator certificate, and will make reimbursements to some 3,200 customers whose enrollments with a supplier were delayed and who did not timely receive the benefits of lower rates contained in their contracts as executed with Positive Energy.

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PJM Capacity Markets Still Structurally Non-Competitive
PJM's capacity markets are only competitive due to the application of market mitigation, the annual state of the markets report from PJM's Independent Market Monitor reiterated yesterday.

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Briefly
• Phillip Tonge Named President of Spark Energy
• ICC Posts Price to Compare Info on Plug-In Illinois
• Viridian Energy Announces New Compliance Plan

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March 10

Illinois Citizens Utility Board Tells Customers: ComEd Price "Set to Drop" in June
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board yesterday, in a widely distributed press release, informed customers considering choosing an alternative retail electric supplier that, "ComEd's price, however, is set to drop in June."

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