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Stakeholders discuss how competitive suppliers fit into Virginia’s PBR study
Summary
Stakeholders debated whether competitive service providers (CSPs) need PBR adjustments, noting CSPs already face market discipline and have licensing/reporting obligations; some participants urged regulators to align IOU incentives with CSP competition.
Stakeholders raised competitive service providers (CSPs) — retail suppliers or licensed generators that sell electricity to end users — as a recurring consideration for the Commission's PBR study. The group reviewed the resolution language that directed the study to compare incentives facing investor‑owned utilities (IOUs) and CSPs.
Claire Gardner, representing NRG Energy, told the group that CSPs operate under market pressure that naturally disciplines price and service: "If the customer is dissatisfied with the CSP, the customer can fire…
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