Hearing Examiners Identifies Next Steps In Retail Energy Investigation
During the April 16 Meeting, Dr. Debra Borie-Holtz, on behalf of NRG, provided guidance on how focus groups could assist the Working Group in addressing the Energy…
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The Massachusetts Hearing Officer Memorandum RE: Reconvening Stakeholder Working Group Into Investigation into Initiatives to Promote and Protect Consumer Interests in…
April 2, 2025
Stakeholders Seek To Make Presentations In Response To Staff’s Retail Energy Market Reform Proposals
In a Massachusetts D.P.U. 19-07 Hearing Officer Memorandum (February 25, 2025), the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) announced that it will convene a…
March 25, 2025
AG’s New Unfair Deceptive Fees Law Takes Effect In September 2025
As previously reported, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office introduced 940 CMR 38.00 that will go into effect September 2, 2025. The purpose of 940 CMR 38.00 is…
Utility’s Electric POR Rates Effective May 1st
National Grid filed its annual Purchase of Receivables (POR) discount rate calculations, referred to in Massachusetts as Standard Complete Billing Percentage (SCBP). The…
Next retail marketing working group meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. ET on April 16, 2025.
As background, on March 13, 2025 the Massachusett’s Hearing Officer filed a memorandum noticing docket stakeholder working group meeting regarding retail supplier…
March 19, 2025
Nstar Files To Substantially Increase POR Discounts
Nstar (Eversource) files with the Massachusetts DPU proposed new standard complete billing percentages (SCBPs), or purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed…
March 14, 2025
Utility Files Proposed POR Rates
Excerpt from National Grid Cover Letter: {***} “Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 1D, the Company’s tariffs M.D.P.U. Nos. 1420 and 1421, § 8B, as well as Purchase of…
March 13, 2025
Hearing Examine Issues Competitive Residential Market Next Steps Memo
The hearing examiner issued Competitive Market for Electric Supply – Next Steps. Staff hopes to work with stakeholders to gain broad consensus around the proposed…
March 11, 2025
Commission Order Limits Utility’s Sharing Of Customer Billing Information
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utility (DPU) issued an order granting in part and denying in part distribution companies’ joint motion for authorization to share…
