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Connecticut Light & Power Seeks Clarification Of Next Rate Info Directives

May 22, 2018

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Copyright 2010-17 EnergyChoiceMatters.com
Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com

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The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy has submitted to the Connecticut PURA a Motion for Clarification concerning compliance with Orders 1 and 2 of the March 28, 2018 Re-Opening Decision concerning the listing of retail supplier Next Rate Information on customer bills

Orders 1 and 2 stated:

1. No later than July 1, 2018, when an electric supplier fails to timely provide an updated Next Rate, the EDCs shall display "Not Provided"" for the Next Rate if the EDC currently has the capacity to display "Not Provided" without incurring additional costs; otherwise, when an electric supplier fails to timely provide an updated Next Rate, the EDC shall display no information for the Next Rate. Compliance with this order shall commence and continue as indicated or until the EDCs submit a motion request and the Authority issues a letter order approving that compliance is no longer required after a certain date.

2. No later than July 1, 2018, and monthly thereafter, the EDCs shall separately report in Docket No. 14-07-19RE04, a list of all residential electric suppliers and the total number of residential customer bills for which the suppliers have not provided the Next Rate data in a timely manner. Compliance with this order shall commence and continue as indicated or until the EDCs submit a motion request and the Authority issues a letter order approving that compliance is no longer required after a certain date.

In its motion, CL&P stated, "Data response Q-OCC-8 explained that Eversource cannot determine whether a retail supplier has timely provided this data under Orders 1 and 2 because, among other things, Eversource does not have access to the contract terms each competitive retail supplier has negotiated with its customers. As a result, Eversource currently cannot compare the data provided by suppliers to the data in the suppliers’ contracts with their customers. Eversource notes that UI filed nearly identical comments about these compliance orders on April 6, 2018 in this docket."

More specifically, CL&P noted that, "The Company explained in data response Q-OCC-008 that: 'Eversource understands and appreciates OCC’s legitimate desire to understand whether retail suppliers are timely providing data to their customers. This specific data is not available for the following reasons. First, Eversource does not have access to the pricing terms each competitive retail supplier has negotiated with its customers, and, as a result, Eversource cannot compare the data provided by suppliers to the data in the suppliers’ contracts with their customers. Second, retail suppliers do not provide updated pricing data on a monthly basis. The value or rate submitted by a retail supplier for the Next Cycle Rate field through the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system occurs upon the enrollment of the supplier’s customer, and when a supplier’s contract changes. Suppliers do not provide updated data for this field every month. . . .'"

In its motion, CL&P stated, "Eversource explained in its April 20, 2018 Written Comments and at the May 3, 2018 Technical Meeting that its recommended solution – which would require it to incur costs to upgrade its I.T. system – would enable it to detect whether a supplier has timely provided the Next Cycle Rate upon the enrollment or re-enrollment of a customer. Under this approach, if a supplier fails to timely provide the Next Cycle Rate upon enrollment or re-enrollment, then Eversource could insert 'Not Provided' in this field on customer bills. For this solution to work, suppliers must timely provide Eversource accurate data on the contract term and end date of their fixed price customer contracts. The reason why accurate contract terms and stop dates are important is that -- when a supplier’s contract uses a fixed rate during its term -- it is critical for suppliers to timely provide an updated Next Cycle Rate that corresponds to the commencement of a new contract term. Based on the stop date of supplier contracts, Eversource could upgrade its I.T. system to enable it to detect whether a supplier has timely provided an updated corresponding Next Cycle Rate."

In its motion, CL&P stated, "Eversource is committed to working with the Authority and all stakeholders to develop a satisfactory resolution of this issue. Eversource also looks forward to participating constructively in the next hearing in Docket No. 14-07-19RE05 on June 22, 2018 to help PURA develop a satisfactory resolution of this issue."

In its motion, CL&P stated, "Because PURA is currently evaluating potential solutions in Docket No. 14-07-19RE05 – and because Eversource presently does not have the data it needs from retail suppliers or the necessary I.T. upgrades in place to detect the timeliness of supplier conduct – the Company requests confirmation that, at this time, compliance with Orders 1 and 2 is placed on hold pending PURA’s resolution of open issues in Docket No. 14-07-19RE05."

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