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PUC Approves AES CIS Waivers To Implement New CIS, Declines Blackout Period & Cutover Requests By CRES
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved an application filed by AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light or the Company) for waivers of applicable rules and tariff provisions, including certain retail market deadlines, to execute a cutover to a new CIS and billing and related systems.
The only condition PUCO placed on AES Ohio In granting the waivers, was a requirement that the utility must provide PUCO Staff biweekly updates identifying issues resulting from the waivers and CIS transition process.
The Commission noted that AES Ohio shall, “continue to have open channels of communication and work with IGS and other suppliers in the AES Ohio service territory to ensure that the transition to the ACE [new CIS] project does not unduly burden customer choice.”
Because it may take up to 45 days for customers to see their new ChoiceID (because of billing cycles), retail suppliers had sought a “grace period” during which time enrollments would be permitted with the legacy customer identifier currently used for enrollment.
AES Ohio has offered two measures to address retail suppliers’ concerns with the period under which the new ChoiceID will be rolled out.
The first measure is that AES Ohio will create a query system that will allow retail providers to start enrollments after the CIS blackout period (noted further below) with the historic information that is utilized to enroll customers. Retail providers will then transmit that information to AES Ohio and, through a query system, can obtain the ChoiceID for the to-be-enrolled customers, allowing for the completion of the enrollment process.
The second measure is that AES Ohio will ensure that a customer’s ChoiceID is available to each customer through the customer portal.
PUCO found these two measures satisfactory to address retail suppliers’ concerns.
Under the waivers grated AES Ohio will suspend inbound transactions for retail supplier enrollments, drops, changes, and reinstates from July 20 to August 6, 2024, which impacts 11 business days.
(Entry granting the request of The Dayton Power and Light Company d/b/a AES Ohio for a temporary waiver of certain requirements of Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-10, 4901:1-18, and 4901:1-21, as well as the Company’s tariff, during the months of June, July, and August 2024)
Entry Order (05/29/2024)
24-0008-EL-WVR
The Dayton Power And Light Company D/B/A AES Ohio Waiver For CIS Implementation
