PUC Votes to Modify ALJs Proposal to Ban Residential Autorenewals
In a 3-to 2 vote, the Pennsylvania PUC decide to modify the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) recommended decision and related non-unanimous settlement agreement in…
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October 22, 2026
April 9, 2026
Proposed Rule Update: DE PSC Decides to Amend and Republish Proposed Supplier 3001 Rule
On April 8, 2026 the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order voting to re-publish the proposed electric supplier rule changes due to substantive…
April 7, 2026
Reminder: Comments Due on FTC’s “Negative Options” Proposal
As reported previously, on March 13, the Federal Trade Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for public comment regarding the need for…
April 6, 2026
Bill Would Cap Supplier Rates, Eliminate Solicitation Referrals and Further Restrict Auto Renewals
On March 27th HB4313 and House Public Utilities Committee amendment was re-referred to House Rules Committee. Among other things, this bill would cap supplier rates,…
March 18, 2026
Parties -Including Utilities -Raise Serious Concerns About FirstEnergy Pennsylvania’s Radical Proposed Retail Market Reforms
As reported previously, on February 3, 2026, FirstEnergy PA filed its DSP VII Petition for the period beginning June 1, 2027. The FirstEnergy PA Petition proposes major…
July 8, 2025
FTC Click to Cancel Rule Vacated In Its Entirety
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacates in its entirety the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) entire “Click-to-Cancel” Rule aka the…
June 27, 2025
PUC Considers Limit On Number Of Times Retail Supplier May Change Rate In Billing Cycle, After Utility Report Of 4 Supplier Rate Changes In One Month PUC Adopts New Rules Limiting Auto-Renewals
The Maine PUC adopted final rules codifying various legislation limiting retail electric supplier auto-renewals and termination fees In doing so, the PUC considered a…
May 14, 2025
Staff Proposes Additional Limits On Auto-Renewals
From Hearing Officer Memorandum: “In this Hearing Officer Memorandum, staff is making available revised sub-group meetings slides to the distribution list. The slides…
November 6, 2024
New ‘Click-To-Cancel’ Rules Take Effect In January
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced approval of the final version of its so-called click-to- cancel rule on October 16, as part of its overall review…
October 25, 2024
Bill On Regulating Auto-Renewals Passes In The House In Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 2557, which concerns contract auto-renewals. While originally this bill would be of significant concern to…
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