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PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC
UTILITY COMMISSION
Revocation of Natural Gas Supplier Licenses of Companies that Did Not File a Natural Gas Supplier Annual Report or Pay Past Due Annual or Supplemental Fees
[51 Pa.B. 3685]
[Saturday, July 3, 2021]Public Meeting held
June 17, 2021Commissioners Present: Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, Chairperson; David W. Sweet, Vice Chairperson; John F. Coleman, Jr. Ralph V. Yanora
Revocation of Natural Gas Supplier Licenses of Companies that did not file a Natural Gas Supplier Annual Report or pay past due Annual or Supplemental Fees; M-2021-3023833
Final Order On February 25, 2021, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) adopted a Tentative Order for the Revocation of Natural Gas Supplier (NGS) Licenses of companies that did not file a Natural Gas Supplier Annual Report or pay past due Annual or Supplemental Fees. On March 13, 2021, the Tentative Order was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, with a response deadline of April 13, 2021.
The Public Utility Code authorizes the Commission to establish, by order or rule, on a reasonable cost basis, fees to be charged for annual activities related to the oversight of natural gas suppliers. 66 Pa.C.S. § 2208(h). NGSs are required to pay these fees. In addition, NGSs are required to file annual reports with the Commission by April 30 of each year identifying their gross Pennsylvania intrastate operating revenues from the prior calendar year. 52 Pa. Code § 62.110(a)(1).
Both the Code 66 Pa.C.S. § 2208(c)(2), and the Commission's regulations, 52 Pa. Code § 62.113(a)(5), state that the failure of an NGS to comply with applicable provisions of the Code or the rules, regulations, orders, or directives of the Commission shall be cause for the Commission to revoke the license of the NGS.
Supplier Fees
The Natural Gas Suppliers listed in Table 1 below paid their past due fees within 30 days after publication of the Tentative Order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As such, the Commission will not revoke the licenses of these NGSs.
Table 1—Suppliers that Satisfied Past Due Fee Balances
Docket Number Company Name Fee paid A-2013-2393189 Alternative Utility Services, Inc. Annual A-2018-3004623 Ameresco, Inc. Annual A-2013-2398234 Choose Energy, Inc. Annual A-2010-2159802* ConocoPhillips Company Supplemental A-2013-2397052 Delta Energy Services OHIO, LLC Annual A-2018-3003386 Edge Insight, Inc. Annual A-2019-3011398 Energy CX, LLC Annual A-2016-2529642 Gold Star Energy, LLC Annual A-2009-2090931 Mid-American Natural Resources, LLC Both A-2016-2547376 PRX Energy, LLC Annual A-2016-2579070 Triangle Energy, LLC d/b/a Bid Energy Group Annual A-2015-2491593* Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC Annual A-2013-2347970 US Grid Energy, LLC Annual *Taking title to natural gas
Annual Revenue Reports
The NGSs listed in Table 2 below filed their missing annual revenue report within 30 days after publication of the Tentative Order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Again, the Commission will not revoke the licenses of these NGSs.
Table 2—Suppliers Compliant with the Annual Revenue Report Requirements
Docket Number Company Name A-2013-2360403* Alpha Gas and Electric, LLC A-2010-2159802 ConocoPhillips Company A-2014-2399590* Consolidated Edison, Inc. A-2014-2409507* Energy Cooperative Association of PA A-2018-3002121* Hudson Energy Services, LLC A-2013-2353838* North American Power & Gas, LLC A-2018-2647604* Provision Power and Gas, LLC A-2013-2346185 SFE Energy Pennsylvania A-2009-2089565* Shell Energy North America, LP A-2018-3003351 Statewise Energy Pennsylvania, LLC A-2008-2054272* Titan Gas, LLC *Taking title to natural gas
Disposition
The NGSs listed in Table 3—Supplier License Revocation did not file any adverse public comments, file an annual revenue report, or pay past due fee balances within 30 days after publication of the Tentative Order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. As such, the licenses of these NGSs are revoked.
Table 3—Supplier License Revocation
Docket Number Company Name Failed to file or pay A-2014-2411025 American Utility Management, Inc. Annual A-2011-2221017* Amerigreen Energy, Inc. Failed to File A-125025* Belden and Blake Corporation Failed to File A-2011-2233558* Blue Pilot Energy, LLC Failed to file and Annual A-2012-2319921* Christoff Mitchell Petroleum, Inc. Annual A-125016* Columbia Energy Services Corporation Failed to file and Annual A-2015-2506262 Customer Acquisition Specialists of America, Inc. Annual A-125037* D & L Gas and Marketing, LLC Failed to File A-2015-2472163* Eco-Energy, LLC Annual A-125031* Econnergy PA, Inc. Failed to file and Annual A-125133 Energy USA-TPC Annual A-125022* Equitable Gas Company Failed to File A-2014-2441030 Front Line Power Solutions, LLC Annual A-125039* Greenmountain.com Company Failed to File A-125083* Iberdrola USA Solutions, Inc. Failed to file and Annual A-2018-3006014 John Orr d/b/a Energy Management Services Annual A-2015-2468934 Lava Energy, Inc. Annual A-125090* Metromedia Energy, Inc. Failed to File A-2016-2577965 NAUP Brokerage, LLC Annual A-2014-2418502 Nextility, Inc. Annual A-2016-2549031 Power-Mark Resources, LLC Annual A-2018-3004940* Sanford Energy Associates, LLC Failed to File A-125132* Texon Distributing, LP Failed to file and Annual A-125035* Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Failed to file and Annual *Taking title to natural gas
The Commission revokes the Natural Gas Supplier Licenses held by the companies listed in the Table 3—Supplier License Revocation because they are not in compliance with 66 Pa.C.S. § 2208(c)(2), and the Commission's regulations, 52 Pa. Code § 62.113(a)(5). These NGSs shall be stricken from all active utility lists maintained by the Commission's Bureau of Technical Utility Services, Secretary's Bureau, and the Assessment Section of the Bureau of Administration. These companies are prohibited from providing natural gas supply services to retail gas customers as of the Entry Date of this Final Order and shall be removed from the Commission's website, and notifications shall be sent to all natural gas distribution companies in which the companies were licensed to do business. Upon receipt of the notification, the natural gas distribution companies shall return the customers of these companies to its supplier of last resort service; Therefore,
It Is Ordered:
1. That revocation of the Natural Gas Supplier License of each company listed in the Supplier License Revocation Table is hereby approved as being in the public interest.
2. That the Secretary (i) serve a copy of this Final Order upon the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Bureau of Investigation & Enforcement, all natural gas distribution companies, and all of the Natural Gas Suppliers listed in the Supplier License Revocation Table; (ii) publish a copy of this Final Order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin; and (iii) file a copy of this Final Order at each Natural Gas Supplier's assigned docket number for all of the Natural Gas Suppliers listed in the Supplier License Revocation Table.
3. That upon entry of the Final Order, the Natural Gas Suppliers listed in the Supplier License Revocation Table will be stricken from all active utility lists maintained by the Commission's Bureau of Technical Utility Services and the Assessment Section of the Bureau of Administration, removed from the Commission's website, and notifications be sent to all natural gas distribution companies in which the Natural Gas Suppliers are licensed to do business.
4. That upon entry of the Final Order, the natural gas distribution companies shall return the customers of these companies to its supplier of last resort service.
5. The Docket No. M-2021-3023833 be marked closed.
ROSEMARY CHIAVETTA,
SecretaryORDER ADOPTED: June 17, 2021
ORDER ENTERED: June 17, 2021
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1067. Filed for public inspection July 2, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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