The New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) leveraged an unprecedented interpretation of its “just and reasonable” regulatory authority to impose drastic changes to the retail energy marketplace, which will have ripple effects on Renewable Energy Credit (REC) markets, retail energy contracts, Distributed Energy Resource (DER) providers and other clean technology stakeholders. The Commission’s Order Adopting Changes to the Retail Access Energy Market (“Order”) establishes enhanced eligibility criteria for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), mandates price caps on ESCO products, severely limits the type of value-added products and services ESCOs can provide to customers, and mandates granular transparency of energy product information on utility bills. By March 11, 2020, all ESCOs must file revised eligibility applications detailing how they will comply with the Order or risk immediate suspension. For insights into what this Order may mean for the future of retail energy markets and DER products in New York State, please see our latest Client Alert.