Just Energy Solutions Handed Partial Win in Variable Rate Suit

Just Energy Solutions Inc. has discretion in setting variable rates for natural gas, but Pennsylvania law requires the energy supply company to detail the basis of its pricing for its customers, a New York federal court said in partially granting its motion to dismiss.

Plaintiff Trevor Jordet claimed in proposed class action that Just Energy Solutions told him it would offer a lower rate than his local utility, PECO. The company’s agreement charged a fixed rate for an introductory period, then a variable rate that would be set “according to business and market conditions, including but not limited to, the ...