National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase Over 25%; Suppliers Disclosed

September 15, 2020

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National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electric rates for the period November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 for the residential and commercial customer groups, and the period November 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 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).

Excluding the BSACFs and SGCCAFs, National Grid's residential fixed price basic service rate will increase 26% on November 1, from $0.09475 per kWh to $0.11965 per kWh

Excluding the BSACFs and SGCCAFs, National Grid's commercial fixed price basic service rate will increase 28% on November 1, from $0.08209 per kWh to $0.10544 per kWh

National Grid's complete rates are below, shown without the application of the current 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      $0.11965    $0.12388

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2020    $0.10599
Dec  2020    $0.11489
Jan  2021    $0.13160
Feb  2021    $0.13356
Mar  2021    $0.11475
Apr  2021    $0.10970






Commercial (G-1, Streetlights)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Apr      $0.10544    $0.10763

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2020    $0.09104
Dec  2020    $0.10404
Jan  2021    $0.12026
Feb  2021    $0.12025
Mar  2021    $0.10080
Apr  2021    $0.09167






Industrial NEMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.11218    $0.11325

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2020    $0.09579
Dec  2020    $0.11058
Jan  2021    $0.12789






Industrial SEMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.11198    $0.11305

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2020    $0.09780
Dec  2020    $0.10960
Jan  2021    $0.12653





Industrial WCMA (G-2, G-3)
            Without      With Current*
          BSACFs/SGCCF   BSACFs/SGCCF  
Fixed Rate   
Nov-Jan      $0.10959    $0.11066

Monthly Rate Option
Nov  2020    $0.09429
Dec  2020    $0.10840
Jan  2021    $0.12397



* Rate reflects the current (as of Sept. 15) 
bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost 
Adjustment Factors (BSACFs) and the current
(as of Sept. 15)  bypassable Smart Grid 
Customer Cost Adjustment Factors (SGCCAFs). 

National Grid included in its filing copies of Master Power Agreement, Forms Of Confirmation with the following suppliers:

• Calpine Energy Services, L.P.,

• Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.,

• Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC

• Exelon Generation Company, LLC

• H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc

• Macquarie Energy LLC

• Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

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