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Right Now: Pa. PUC Finds That Home Rule Municipal Aggregation May Not Proceed
At this morning's public meeting, the Pennsylvania PUC held that opt-out municipal aggregation by home rule municipalities may not proceed
Right Now: Final Connecticut Decision on Supplier Marketing Limits Guidelines to <50 kW, Decision Kicks Mid-Cycle Enrollments to Working Group
The Connecticut DPUC issued this morning a final written order concerning several supplier marketing issues in Docket 10-06-24, under which the voluntary guidelines will be limited to small volume customers, and issues related to the cost of utility consolidated billing and the use of mid-cycle enrollments will be left to a working group
First Choice Power to Open Third Storefront Office, Working on Fourth
First Choice Power will open a third storefront office, this one in Mission, Texas, this spring, it said yesterday in announcing a sponsorship associated with a new arts center in the City of Lewisville, which is where First Choice Power opened its first storefront office last July
Online Brokering Website EnergyCruncher.com Launches Service
Online energy shopping website EnergyCruncher.com has gone live, initially offering electric brokering in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
5Linx Enterprises Receives Maryland Electric Broker License
The Maryland PSC has granted 5Linx Enterprises, Inc. an electric broker license to serve residential customers at the four investor-owned utilities and the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.
License Briefs
• Blue Pilot Energy Receives Ohio Broker License
• Energy Paradigm Seeks Ohio Broker License
• White Column Office Solutions Receives Maine Broker License
• Global Energy Market Services Seeks Illinois ABC License
• Wrightwood Energy Services Seeks Illinois ABC License
Briefly
• Energy Plus Holdings, LLC Reports 2,500 Customers in First Month of ComEd Marketing
• ConEdison Solutions Reports 23,000 on Green Plans in Three States
• CenterPoint Completes Meter Exchange for Underbilling Issue
March 16
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
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
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
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 ...
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.
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
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 ...
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.
CL&P Posts February Migration Stats
Connecticut Light & Power has posted migration statistics for the month of February 2011
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 ...
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
Illinois Commerce Commission Posts October Migration Data for ComEd, Ameren
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted electric migration statistics as of October 2010
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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 ...
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Briefly
• Phillip Tonge Named President of Spark Energy
• ICC Posts Price to Compare Info on Plug-In Illinois
• Viridian Energy Announces New Compliance Plan
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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