Month: September 2012
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WSYR:Can ESCOs save you money vs. National Grid? The Real Deal
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) — New York has about 50 energy service companies or ESCOs operating in the state and many of us have heard their pitches to save us money on […] -
FERC Threatens to Revoke JP Morgan’s Permission to Trade Electricity at Market Based Rates
Today in a Press Release FERC indicated it may revoke JP Morgan’s permission to trade wholesale electricity at unfiled market-based rates FERC Initiates Proceeding into Actions by JP Morgan The […] -
Report Questions Need for New NYISO Capacity Market for Electricity
Capacity additions to the electric power grid in New York are from time to time needed to maintain reliability as demand grows or as old power plants are retired for various reasons. […] -
Syracuse Post Standard: AARP urges consumers to be cautious when dealing with energy marketers
The Post-Standard. — AARP today advised its 2.7 million members in New York state to be “extremely cautious” about buying electricity or natural gas from unregulated energy service companies, or […] -
FERC ALJ Sets Date for Comments and Oral Argument Regarding Use of $104 Million Fund Disgorged by Alleged NYISO Market Gamers
The FERC ALJ who will make the initial FERC determination on allocation of a $104 million fund for the benefit of electric consumers has set dates for parties to comment […] -
States File Recommendations with FERC for Use of Funds Disgorged by Alleged Wholesale Electric Market Manipulator
On September 10, 2012, “eligible” state agencies who are parties in FERC Case IN12-7 filed recommendations for allocation of a FERC fund disgorged by Constellation Energy Commodities Group (CECG) in settlement of […] -
UK Electricity Industry Privatisation and Price Cap Regulation, and the Rise of EDF
For an interesting review of UK electricity privatisation and the unanticipated replacement of state-owned utilities by state-owned EDF, and Spanish and German utilities, see James Meek, How We Happened to […] -
Syracuse Post Standard: Consumer advocates win: Energy price comparison to be made public
SYRACUSE, N.Y. The Post-Standard– State regulators have decided that the public is entitled to an analysis comparing National Grid’s electric and natural gas prices to those of competing suppliers, a […] -
ALJs Rule that Differences Between ESCO Charges and Niagara Mohawk Charges are Not Trade Secrets Requiring Confidential Treatment (New York’s Utility Project)
In a Ruling issued September 7, 2012, the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) presiding over the pending Niagara Mohawk electric and gas rate cases denied the motion of the Retail Energy […]