(a) Noncompliance. An aggregator or retail electric provider
(REP) that fails to comply with the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) or
commission order may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, be subject
to any and all of the following available under the law, including, but not
limited to:
(1) assessment of civil and administrative penalties under
PURA §15.023;
(2) civil penalties under PURA §15.028;
(3) suspension or revocation of the applicable certification
or registration or denial of a request for renewal or change in the terms
associated with a certification; and
(4) such other relief directed to affected customers as allowed
by law.
(b) Commission investigation. The commission may initiate a
compliance or other enforcement proceeding upon its own initiative, after
an incident has occurred, or a complaint has been filed, or a staff notice
of probable noncompliance has been served. The commission shall coordinate
this investigation with any investigation that may be or has been undertaken
by the Office of the Attorney General.
(c) Suspension and revocation of certification. The commission
may initiate a proceeding to seek either suspension or revocation of a REP's
certification consistent with §25.107(j) of this title (relating to Certification
of Retail Electric Providers), or an aggregators registration consistent with §25.111(j)
of this title (relating to the Registration of Aggregators).
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