How do third party energy brokers operate in deregulated markets and what warning signs indicate an unauthorized supplier switch scam
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third party energy brokers deregulated electricity markets how they operate unauthorized supplier switch slamming consumer warning signs FTC state utility commission Google ↗
- Understanding Your Electric Supplier Options - Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) · depsc.delaware.gov
- US Electricity Markets 101 · rff.org
- Regulating third-party intermediaries (TPIs) in the retail energy market: government response (accessible webpage) · gov.uk
- Regulating Third-Party Intermediaries (TPIs) in the retail energy market: consultation document (HTML) · gov.uk
- Maryland Energy Administration · news.maryland.gov
- Attorney General Schwalb Issues Alert to Warn DC Residents About Energy Company Scams · oag.dc.gov
- Energy Choice: Know Your Rights! · occ.ohio.gov
- How to Avoid Utility-Related Scams and Fraud · occ.ohio.gov
- Know your rights as a utility consumer · mass.gov
- Retail Electric Competition: A Blueprint for Consumer Protection · energy.gov
- Competition and Consumer Protection Perspectives on Electric Power Regulatory Reform · ftc.gov
- Others complain about “slamming,” where customers are switched over to a different energy supplier without their knowledge or consent, often at the hands of third-party marketers.¹¹ Once consumers are enrolled, these companies charge consumers additional fees or make it difficult and expensive for them to cancel their contracts.¹² While state regulators have cracked down on some of these companies, many have crossed state lines to engage in similar wrongdoing. · ftc.gov
- Energy Choice: Know Your Rights! · occ.ohio.gov
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