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PUC Revokes Supplier’s License & Not Allowing Abandonment Of License
As background, on July 31, 2024, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)accepted Energo Power & Gas LLC d/b/a Marathon Energy d/b/a Energo’s (Energo Power), application seeking to abandon its electric generation supplier (EGS) license as a supplier.
In this order, Commission, however, the PUC revokes the company’s EGS licenses license rather than approving the request to abandon the license.
“Energo Power has not complied with statutory and regulatory directives. First, Energo Power failed to furnish financial security approved by the Commission in form and amount. Energo Power’s LOC was drawn down to a zero balance as of February 20, 2025. Energo Power has not updated its financial security, which constitutes a violation of the Code and Commission’s regulations. See 66 Pa.C.S. § 2809(c)(1)(i); 52 Pa. Code § 54.40(a). Energo Power’s failure to maintain financial security coverage is sufficient reason for the Commission to revoke the company’s license. See 66 Pa.C.S. § 2809(c) (“Failure of an [EGS] to…comply with the provisions of this paragraph shall be cause for the commission to revoke the license of the electricity supplier.”); 52 Pa. Code § 54.42(a)(2).”
“In addition, Energo Power failed to comply with the Commission’s regulations pertaining to the AEPS Act. Energo Power failed to (1) procure and retire sufficient AECs to satisfy its AEPS Act obligations and (2) make its resulting ACP. See 52 Pa. Code §§ 75.61 and 75.65. In violating these regulations, Energo Power also failed to comply with the requirements of Section 501(c) of the Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c), which requires that any entity subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction obey Commission regulations. 66 Pa.C.S. § 501(c). These failures to comply with the Code and Commission’s regulations are sufficient reason for the Commission to revoke Energo Power’s EGS license. See 52 Pa. Code § 54.42(a)(7).”
“Under the circumstances, the Commission finds that it is not in the public interest to grant Energo Power’s Application to abandon its EGS license and therefore denies the company’s Application for abandonment. The Commission, however, hereby revokes the company’s EGS license pursuant to its authority under the Code and Commission regulations due to Energo Power’s failure to: (1) maintain financial security coverage approved by the Commission in form and amount and (2) comply with the Code and the Commission’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards regulations at 52 Pa. Code Chapter 75. Due to Energo Power’s failure to comply with the Public Utility Code and the Commission’s regulations, the Commission finds that the company is not technically or financially fit to operate as an electric generation supplier in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Accordingly, the Commission hereby revokes Energo Power & Gas LLC d/b/a Marathon Energy d/b/a Energo’s electric generation supplier license;”
Order (12/04/2025)
A-2024-3050498
(Energo Power & Gas LLC D/B/A Marathon Energy D/B/A Energo)

