Screening

FTC Backs FERC’s Market Power Test, But Calls For Better Screening

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) attorney told FERC last Wednesday that there was no need for the agency to redo its four-pronged test for assessing market power, but he recommended that it update the screens or the thresholds that correspond to each prong in the analysis. Notably, he said the Commission should consider adopting rebuttable presumption screens for each prong.

June 14, 2004

MD Retailers Favor Current Policy on Financial Screening

Retail energy marketers in Maryland said they favor current licensing rules and oppose erecting additional financial reporting requirements on retail energy marketers who want licenses to operate in the state. The Maryland Public Service Commission’s (PUC) recently requested comments on whether its current policy of requiring proof of financial integrity for all natural gas and electric suppliers in the state is adequate and does not restrict market entry.

September 2, 2002

MD Retailers Favor Current Policy on Financial Screening

Retail energy marketers in Maryland said they favor current licensing rules and oppose erecting additional financial reporting requirements on retail energy marketers who want licenses to operate in the state. The Maryland Public Service Commission’s (PUC) recently requested comments on whether its current policy of requiring proof of financial integrity for all natural gas and electric suppliers in the state is adequate and does not restrict market entry.

August 29, 2002