PUC "Considering Banning" Door-to-Door Retail Energy Sales
The New Hampshire PUC is, "considering banning," door-to-door retail energy solicitations, the Laconia (NH) Daily Sun reports
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PSC Warns Customers After Report Door Knocker Falsely Claimed He Was From PSC
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) said it has received a report that an individual is misrepresenting himself as an employee of the MPSC a...
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Door-to-Door Energy Sales Agents Arrested
Two door-to-door sales agents allegedly soliciting customers to switch to an alternative supplier were arrested in the Chicago area for trespassing, D...
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DMN Watchdog Details Alleged "Brazen" "Con" In Door-to-Door Electricity Pitch
Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News Watchdog, in his latest column opens with what Lieber describes as a "brazen" "con" in a door-to-...
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WGN: Alternative Suppliers Scam Homeowners Into Higher Electricity Bills
WGN-Chicago ran a report warning customers about electricity offers in Illinois, stating, "getting scammed is just too common in the industry."
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The Future: Door-to-Door Electricity Enrollment Via Drone?
In commenting on a Public Utility Commission of Texas rulemaking concerning enrollments via hand-held devices, TXU cautioned that the PUC should caref...
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Texas PUC Publishes Written Order on Accent Energy TPV Good Cause Exception Request
The Texas PUC has published a written order concerning the granting of a good cause exception to IGS Energy (Accent) regarding the TPV requirement for...
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Claim: Energy Sales Agents Using Decommissioning of Power Plant To Scare Residents Into Contract
Officials in Salem and Swampscott, Massachusetts, which are implementing opt-out municipal aggregation programs, are warning residents of door-to-door...
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Report: Police Say "Suspicious" Delmarva Power "Impersonators" Were Legitimate Employees
An individual originally called suspicious and a Delmarva Power imposter by Newark, DE police was actually an employee, police have now confirmed, WDE...
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Retail Energy Solicitors Arrested For Drug, Traffic Violations
Three retail energy sales agents were arrested by Geneseo, NY police for, "traffic, drug and court violations," after residents complained a...
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Report: Andrews (TX) Chamber of Commerce Warns of Retail Energy Scam
The Andrews (TX) Chamber of Commerce issued an alert stating that certain sales agents have approached customers allegedly marketing service from Dire...
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Attorney General Says Retail Supplier On Its Radar After Complaints, Media Story
The Massachusetts Attorney General said that Liberty Power is on the office's radar in response to a Fox 25 Boston story on the company and complaints...
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Retail Supplier Wants Government To Do Its Job For It (Taxpayers Would Subsidize Compliance)
The Massachusetts DPU should, "[c]reate and maintain a DPU database of local solicitation requirements that competitive suppliers must utilize to...
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Utility Urges Customers to be "Wary" of Door-to-Door Energy Solicitors
Central Maine Power Co. (CMP), a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, is urging its customers to be wary of door-to-door energy sales people who may be misrep...
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Retail Energy Agent Pepper-sprayed By Police
The agent of a third-party contractor allegedly marketing on behalf of IDT Energy was pepper-sprayed by police after becoming "belligerent" when polic...
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