National Grid Default Service Rates Increasing Up To 30% For Residential, Commercial Customers

Default Service Winning Suppliers Disclosed

September 18, 2019

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National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service rates for the period November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 for the residential and commercial customer groups and the period November 1, 2019 through January 31, 2020 for the industrial customer group

All proposed base fixed and variable basic service rates in this story include the recovery of estimated Generation Information System Costs. The rates, except where noted with a star (*) do not include the currently effective bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factors (BSACFs) and the currently effective bypassable Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factors (SGCCAFs). As part of its pending general rate case in D.P.U. 18-150, National Grid has a proposal to revise the BSACFs and SGCCAFs effective November 1, 2019

Excluding the BSACFs and SGCCAFs, National Grid's residential fixed price basic service rates will increase 30% on November 1, from 10.407 cents per kWh to 13.596 cents per kWh

Excluding the BSACFs and SGCCAFs, National Grid's commercial fixed price basic service rates will increase 26% on November 1, from 9.469 cents per kWh to 12.007 cents per kWh

National Grid's complete rates are below, shown without the application of either the current or pending BSACFs/SGCCFs, except where noted with a (*).

The rates remain subject to DPU approval

National Grid Massachusetts Basic Service Rates
   $/kWh

Residential (R-1, R-2, R-4)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Apr      $0.13596    $0.13982*

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2019    $0.11952
Dec  2019    $0.13532
Jan  2020    $0.15394
Feb  2020    $0.15332
Mar  2020    $0.12643
Apr  2020    $0.11618






Commercial (G-1, Streetlights)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Apr      $0.12007    $0.12184*

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2019    $0.10314
Dec  2019    $0.12334
Jan  2020    $0.13995
Feb  2020    $0.14000
Mar  2020    $0.11162
Apr  2020    $0.09833






Industrial NEMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.12055    $0.12189*

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2019    $0.09943
Dec  2019    $0.11933
Jan  2020    $0.14022






Industrial SEMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.12092    $0.12226*

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2019    $0.09967
Dec  2019    $0.12010
Jan  2020    $0.14031





Industrial WCMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.11738    $0.11872*

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2019    $0.09605
Dec  2019    $0.11654
Jan  2020    $0.13686



* Rate reflects the current (as of Sept. 18) 
bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost 
Adjustment Factors (BSACFs) and the current
(as of Sept. 18)  bypassable Smart Grid 
Customer Cost Adjustment Factors (SGCCAFs). 
As part of its pending general rate case in 
D.P.U. 18-150, National Grid has a proposal 
to revise the BSACFs and SGCCAFs effective 
November 1, 2019

National Grid included in its filing copies of confirmation agreements indicating that various tranches of basic service load were awarded to the following suppliers:

• Calpine Energy Services, L.P.

• Dynegy Marketing And Trade, LLC

• Exelon Generation Company, LLC

• NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC

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