Regulators Reach Pact to Cooperatively Investigate, Prosecute Retail Suppliers
May 27,2014
The Asbury, NJ Park Press reports that the New Jersey BPU and New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs have reached an agreement to, "work together to investigate — and prosecute, if necessary — third-party energy suppliers for advertising, marketing and contracting practices that are alleged to violate state law."
The Asbury Park Press quotes BPU President Dianne Solomon as stating that the Board is, "very concerned with the increase in consumer complaints over this past winter about some third-party suppliers’ marketing tactics and lack of transparency in terms of their agreements."