PURA denies NW Family Group's electric-aggregator application, cites incomplete filings and supplier-agency concerns

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on March 3 denied NW Family Group LLC’s application for a Connecticut electric-aggregator certificate of registration without prejudice.

Authority staff attorney Janelle Mcgregory told the panel that the application, filed Aug. 8, 2025, did not include required budgeted financial statements or sufficient supporting documentation. Staff also concluded the company’s compensation structure and the record show it would act as an agent for a supplier rather than as a representative of end-use customers, which is inconsistent with statutory requirements for aggregators.

"The authority denies the application without prejudice," Mcgregory said, citing the need for applicants to submit complete financial and corporate information and to demonstrate the ability to comply with marketing and consumer-protection requirements. The staff recounted that NW Family Group’s responses to interrogatories did not cure the deficiencies and that the compensation arrangement—commissions paid by the supplier based on customer rates—indicated supplier agency.

The panel adopted staff’s recommendation. The denial was without prejudice to a future filing that complies with statutory and authority requirements; the written decision will be posted in docket 250817.