Texas Court Orders REP to Remove Switch Hold While PUC Case Is Pending
A Texas district court has ordered a retail electric provider to remove a switch-hold from a customer’s ESI ID—even though the dispute is already pending before the…
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March 5, 2026
Text Messages May Not Be Phone Calls After All?
In recent decisions some courts have held that text or SMS messages are not telephone calls. These decisions have relied upon several prior interpretations and…
EMC’s The Energy Insider Podcast Episode 14 Now Available on MAGNIFYI.com
EMC’s The Energy Insider podcast episode #14 is is now available on MAGNIFYI®. You can watch the video podcast in the MAGNIFYI® Podcast section. In Episode 14 of…
March 4, 2026
PUCO Adopts Final Retail Supplier Enrollment and Financial Assurances Rule
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issues a Finding and Order finalizing the administrative rules implementing provisions of HB15 related to retail supplier…
PUCO Directs Ohio Utilities to Publish “Distribution Hosting Capacity Maps”
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) directs Ohio’s electric distribution utilities to publish distribution hosting capacity maps on their websites by May 31,…
March 3, 2026
Reassigned Numbers
In today’s regulatory environment, “wrong number” is no longer a minor operational issue, it has become a litigation trigger. Across the Energy marketplace, we continue…
February 27, 2026
NH DOE Files Proposed Interconnection of DER Rules
The New Hampshire Department of Energy has filed the En 1000 final proposed rules in 2024-007 related to the Interconnection of Distributed Electric Energy Resources…
Update: Massive MA Legislation Passes Crucial House Vote by Adopting all Amendments and Now Moves to Final Vote in Senate
House of Representatives – Passed to be engrossed – 128 YEAS to 27 NAYS H5151 – Entitled “An Act Relative To Energy Affordability, Clean Power And…
February 26, 2026
Court of Appeals Concludes Written Consent Not Needed for Telemarketing Calls?
In Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control 2026 WL 520620 (5th Cir. Feb. 25, 2026) held the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) does…
PJM’s Proposes Behind-the-meter Generation Rules
PJM seeks FERC’s approval of proposed changes to its retail behind-the-meter generation rules that among other objectives aims to facilitate collocating generating…
