Relates to services provided to residential customers by energy service companies; provides that beginning January 1, 2024, no energy service company shall execute a new contract for generation services with any individual residential retail customer; establishes that this prohibition shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any government body that aggregates the load of residential retail customers as part of a community choice aggregation program approved by the public service commission.
Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.
Relates to energy services companies; authorizes ESCO's to only enroll new or renew existing residential or small non-residential customers in gas or electric service if certain conditions are met.
Increases the number of commissioners of the public service commission to eight; requires the commission to have a duty to protect public interest, including ensuring access to utility services for residential and business customers; prohibits commissioners from having been employed within the last two years by an electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, or water utility that is regulated by the commission.