The Energy Department will come out with new rules that will govern the implementation of the mandatory migration of customers with a monthly demand of 750 kilowatt-hour by June following the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court against retail competition and open access, or RCOA.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said “those who have signed contracts can go ahead with that.”
Open access allows larges power users initially with a demand of one megawatt and above to choose their own suppliers. The department and the Energy Regulatory Commission ordered large power users choose their suppliers by February 26.
“We will leave that to the lawyers to address (the legal remedies). Those that will move are those contracts that have signed they can proceed. Those who will be delayed are those that have not signed contracts,” Cusi said.