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Petition Filed With PUC To Determine Whether Residential Customers Benefited From Electricity Deregulation
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A New Hampshire resident, described in a filing as, "an acknowledged leader in the movement toward retail
competition and deregulation of the electric utility industry," has filed a petition with the state's PUC for a, "Determination of Whether New Hampshire Residential Customers Benefited From Electricity Deregulation
The petitioner, James T. Rodier, has previously served as counsel for one of the state's first energy marketers. The petition further describes Rodier as the lead attorney in the ruling from the New
Hampshire Supreme Court finding that utility franchises were non-exclusive, and Rodier has been described in then-contemporary press reports as, "[leading] the fight in the Legislature and the courts, to introduce
competition as a way to counter Public Service's high rates."
The petition states, "the issue that has arisen in New Hampshire and elsewhere is
whether Residential Customers would be better off:
(a) buying their electricity directly from their local regulated
utility supplier at the rates authorized by the NH PUC;
(b) buying deregulated electricity directly from a Competitive
Supplier, or
(c) buying deregulated electricity from a Competitive
Supplier using the services of an Aggregator to arrange for
such service."
The petition further states, "Purchasing electricity from a regulated utility supplier
is the least expensive option."
"Residential Customers purchasing their electricity directly from
their local regulated utility supplier (e.g., Eversource) at rates authorized
by the NHPUC would be less expensive than purchasing the same
electricity through an unregulated broker or aggregator. The amount
added to a customer's bill by an unregulated broker or aggregator would
be substantial or even abusive," the petition alleges
Citing 2020 data, the petition alleges, "For the first six months of 2020, New Hampshire Residential
Customers have overpaid by $12.2 million for electricity purchased
directly from the local utility under the regulated utility rates."
Docket DE 22-056
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September 19, 2022
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