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Power & Utilities | Retail Power
February 24, 2025
State Regulators Advance Key Reforms in Retail Electric Markets
New measures focus on stronger consumer protections, enhanced transparency, and stricter licensing.
State utility regulators are ramping up oversight of retail electric markets, with recent actions ranging from Massachusetts resuming its review of customer protections to…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- Massachusetts regulators are resuming their review of consumer protections in the competitive electric market after more than two years, citing the absence of legislative action.
- In Maryland, the utility commission has issued orders to implement a 2024 law that enacted significant reforms to strengthen oversight of this industry and provide greater consumer protections.
- A New York court has stayed certain provisions of the Public Service Commission’s order concerning energy broker registration.
