Status of Electric Competition Report Now Available!
The Michigan PSC issued its annual report on the Status of Electric Competition in Michigan. The Customer Choice and Electricity Reliability Act (Public Act 141 of 2000)…
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February 13, 2026
February 12, 2026
ME PUC Seeks Additional Comments on Time of Use Questions
The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued a procedural order and request for further comments on P.L. 2025 Ch. 196, , Section 4 in the commission’s investigation of…
February 11, 2026
REMINDER: Stakeholder Responses to Resource Adequacy Study Questions Due February 16
On January 30, the IPA and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency released a series of stakeholder questions and are seeking written feedback from interested…
BPU Meeting Scheduled on Results of BGS Auction
On Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:30 p.m., New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a virtual Special Board Meeting to consider the results of the annual…
Bill Repealing Multi-use Energy Data Platform Passes Both Houses
HB723-FN in New Hampshire has passed both houses and heads to Governor for signature or repeal. As reported previously, the bill if approved would repeal all statutes…
NJ EDI Working Group Update
The New Jersey EDI working group meeting held was held on February 5, 2026. The primary topics discussed at this meeting included a discussion of the updated EDI…
Texas Retail Electric Complaint Scorecard
For the month of December, 2025, the PUCT complaint staff received a total 809 complaints. This is approximately 100 more than they received in November; however, this…
February 9, 2026
FirstEnergy Files Default Service Plan with PA PUC
FirstEnergy has filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission for the utility’s default service plan (DSP) for the period June 1, 2027 to May 31,…
Proposed Tariff Would Require Separate Auction for Data Centers
AEP Ohio filed an application that asks the Commission to revisit a “proposed solution to address volatile pricing impacts for SSO customers when data centers return to…
Don’t Blame Data Centers For Higher Rates, Experts Say
New demand from large loads like data centers can reduce retail electricity prices when the incremental costs of serving the new loads are below current average costs, a…
