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Virginia State Corporation Commission Issues Order for Notice and Comment on Orzel Energy Solutions LLC Application

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Orzel Energy Solutions LLC, a company seeking to provide electric aggregator and natural gas aggregator service to eligible customers throughout Virginia, has submitted an application to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. On August 5, 2025, the Commission issued an order requiring the company to provide notice of its application to interested parties and directing the staff to investigate and present findings in a report.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Commission has docketed the case (Case No. PUR-2025-00123) and assigned it to the Staff for investigation and reporting.
  • The company must provide notice of its application to utilities listed in Attachment A and serve a copy of the Commission's order on them.
  • Interested parties can submit comments on the application by August 19, 2025, and the company may respond to the comments by September 23, 2025.
  • The company must abide by all applicable regulations of the Commission as required by 20 VAC 5-312-40 B of the Commission's Rules Governing Retail Access to Competitive Energy Services.
  • The Commission will direct electronic filing of testimony and pleadings, unless they contain confidential information, and require electronic service on parties.

Statistics:

  • The Commission has appointed a Hearing Examiner to rule on any discovery issues that may arise during the course of this proceeding.
  • The company has 3 days to send requested documents to interested persons who request them.
  • The Commission has directed the Staff to analyze the company's application and present its findings in a Staff Report to be filed on or before September 16, 2025.
  • The company may file a response to the Staff Report and comments filed in this proceeding by September 23, 2025.

Sources:

  • Commonwealth of Virginia, 250820047, STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AT RICHMOND, July 2, 2025, Application of Orzel Energy Solutions LLC, Case No. PUR-2025-00123.
  • 5 VAC 5-20-150, Copies and format, of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.
  • 20 VAC 5-312-40, Regulations of the Commission, Governing Retail Access to Competitive Energy Services.
  • 12.1-31, Code of Virginia, and 5 VAC 5-20-120, Procedure before hearing examiners, of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

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