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PSC Proposes Changes To Retail Supplier Licensing Rules
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The District of Columbia PSC has proposed changes to both its electricity and natural gas retail supplier licensing rules
The proposed changes are similar under both sets of rules. Unless specifically noted, all rules and proposed changes discussed below apply both to electric and gas, and only the electric rule text may be quoted for brevity.
The PSC proposes to repeal the mandatory supplier education workshop for both electricity and gas supplier licenses
Completion of the workshop is currently required for new suppliers, and every three years for existing suppliers
"[A] mature and
informed alternative energy supplier market in the District of Columbia suggests that the periodic
supplier workshop requirement is no longer necessary and will therefore be no longer required," the PSC said of its proposed change
Under the changes, suppliers will be allowed to provide a copy of any bond currently required under the licensing rules, rather than the original, with all of the same legal consequence and effect as the original. The copy of the bond shall include a notarized verification page from the issuer
The proposed rules provide that all electronic filings of bonds and similar instruments shall be accepted
in such form, and possess the same standing of physical versions
The proposed changes would exempt broker and aggregator applicants from the requirement to file sample supply contracts and sample bills (which suppliers must still do). This current requirement has led to numerous data requests for insufficient applications by brokers, as brokers typically do not use their own supply contracts or bills, and eventually just submit a sample from one of their retail suppliers
The proposed rule changes would provide for license revocation for inactive suppliers and other licensees (brokers, etc) [electricity proposal quoted below; similar language is proposed for the gas rules]
The proposed changes state, "If a Licensee fails to provide electricity service to customers in
the District of Columbia within two (2) years from the issuance
of its license, the Commission shall suspend the Licensee’s
electricity supplier license and issue a notice of revocation."
Additionally, the proposed changes state, "If a Licensee reports the absence of any jurisdictional revenue
from its electricity service in its response to the annual
assessment survey required by 15 DCMR § 1301.2 for any
consecutive two (2) year period, the Commission shall suspend
the Licensee’s electricity supplier license and issue a notice of
revocation."
In such cases, the
Commission shall provide the Licensee an opportunity to
submit evidence of service or permit the Licensee to request a
hearing
"Failure of the Licensee to submit a response to its suspension
and notice of revocation within thirty (30) days of its issuance
shall result in the permanent revocation of the Licensee’s
electricity supplier license," the proposed changes state
RM46-2024-01-E, RM47-2024-01-G
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April 5, 2024
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