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PUC Staff and Supplier Reach Settlement Agreement Re: Unauthorized Enrollments
On August 31, 2026 joint petition for approval of settlement was submitted by the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) and Spartacus Energy Services, LLC (Spartacus) to resolve all issues related to the unauthorized enrollment of residential and small commercial customers to Spartacus without their authorization.
I&E and Spartacus request that the Commission approve the Joint Petition, without modification, for the compelling public interest reasons. Also attached are Proposed Ordering Paragraphs (“Appendix A”) and Statements in Support of the Settlement expressing the individual views of I&E (“Appendix B”) and Spartacus (“Appendix C”), respectively.
Settlement Terms
“Pursuant to the Commission’s policy of encouraging settlements that are reasonable and in the public interest, as set forth at 52 Pa. Code § 5.231(a), I&E and Spartacus held a series of discussions and meetings that culminated in this Settlement. I&E and Spartacus desire to: (i) terminate I&E’s informal investigation; and (ii) settle this matter completely without litigation.
“I&E and Spartacus, intending to be legally bound and for consideration given, desire to fully and finally conclude this investigation and agree that a Commission Order approving the Settlement without modification will create the following rights and obligations:
Civil Penalty:
Spartacus will pay a civil penalty in the amount of Twenty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00) pursuant to 66 Pa.C.S. § 3301(c). Said payment will be made within thirty (30) days of the entry date of the Commission’s Final Order approving the Settlement Agreement and will be made payable to the “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
Upon Commission approval of the Settlement in its entirety without modification, I&E will not file any complaints or initiate other action against Spartacus at the Commission with respect to the allegations that were the subject of I&E’s instant investigation.
Spartacus does not admit to any violations of laws or regulations with respect to the Incident.
As background, between December of 2023 and January of 2024, Spartacus and a thirdparty marketing agent acting on behalf of Spartacus, 360 Marketing, enrolled customers to Spartacus without authorization (i.e. slamming).
Since December of 2023, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Services (“BCS”) has received approximately forty (40) complaints from individuals who claim that their electricity supplier was switched without authorization to Spartacus.
BCS initiated an informal investigation of Spartacus in January of 2024, as a result of the complaints received from individuals relating to allegations of slamming. On January 22, 2024, Spartacus suspended 360 Marketing’s operations and terminated 360 Marketing on January 31, 2024 from conducting marketing on behalf of Spartacus.
On April 12, 2024, BCS referred this matter to I&E for further investigation.
