Starion Energy Variable Rate Electricity Class Action Settlement

Starion Energy Inc. and related entities Starion Energy NY Inc. and Starion Energy PA Inc. have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit challenging the electricity supply rates charged to their variable rate customers.

If you were a customer of Starion Energy’s variable rate electricity supply services through May 24, 2017, you may be entitled to a cash payment from the Starion Energy class action settlement.

The Starion Energy class action lawsuit was filed in January 2017 by plaintiff Lydia Gruber, who alleges Starion falsely claimed that its variable rate for electricity supply services would reflect the cost of electricity “obtained from all sources” by Starion.

Gruber says that this contractual representation suggests that Starion’s price for variable rate electricity would fluctuate based on the cost of procuring the electricity, meaning the price would increase and decrease according to the market rates.

However, Starion allegedly failed to decrease its variable rate when the wholesale market rates decreased, and routinely charged its variable rate customers as much as five times the market rate, according to the Starion Energy class action lawsuit.

“Through this scheme, Starion subjects consumers to consistent and unlawful ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ pricing,” Gruber alleges in the Starion Energy class action lawsuit.

Starion Energy denies the allegations and maintains it did nothing wrong. However, it has agreed to settle the variable rate electricity supply class action lawsuit to avoid the burden and expense of ongoing litigation.

The Starion Energy class action settlement was preliminarily approved on May 24, 2017.

Class Members who wish to opt out of or object to the Starion Energy settlement must do so no later than Oct. 23, 2017.

Who’s Eligible

Class Members of the Starion Energy settlement include all individual residential and small business consumers enrolled in a Starion variable rate electric plan in connection with a property located in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania from 2010 through May 24, 2017.

Potential Award

Varies.

Claimants will be eligible to receive a share of the settlement fund based on the power they used in each “Eligible Month,” which will be based upon a calculation of the months in which Starion’s electricity sales exceeded its total costs plus margin. Damages will be determined on an individual basis to determine how much payment each Class Member will receive.

NOTE: Claimants whose calculated loss totals are less than $3 will not receive payment from the Starion Energy class action settlement.

Proof of Purchase

Class Members must provide the electric utility account number for the account that was enrolled in Starion Energy’s variable rate electricity supply services during the Class Period.

Claim Form

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Claim Form Deadline

10/30/2017

Case Name

Lydia Gruber v. Starion Energy Inc., et al., Case No. X03-HHD-CV-17-6075408-S, in the State of Connecticut Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford

Final Hearing

11/13/2017

UPDATE: The Starion Energy Variable Rate Electricity Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on November 13, 2017. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our  Facebook page.

UPDATE 2: On October 25, 2018, Top Class Actions viewers started receiving checks in the mail worth as much as $53.71, Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!

Settlement Website

www.VariableElectricSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Gruber v. Starion Energy Claims Administrator
Kurtzman Carson Consultants
P.O. Box 43034
Providence, RI 02940-3034
1-844-540-6004

Class Counsel

Robert A. Izard
Craig A. Raabe
Seth R. Klein
IZARD KINDALL & RAABE LLP

Jeremy Heisler
Andrew Melzer
Michael Palmer
David Tracey
SANFORD HEISLER SHARP LLP

Defense Counsel

Keith E. Smith
Charles A. Zdebski
ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC