June 25, 2021
Utility's Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rate Increasing 33%
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default service rates at Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) for the period August 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022
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May 17, 2021
Update: PECO Residential Price To Compare To Increase Further On June 1 Due To Transmission Rate Change
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC proposed new amounts for the bypassable Transmission Service Charge (TSC), which is part of the electricity price to compare
May 17, 2021
NSTAR East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Falling About 10%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for its Eastern MA service area for the period beginning July 1, 2021
May 10, 2021
NSTAR Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Falling Over 10%
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning July 1, 2021
May 7, 2021
Connecticut Light & Power Residential, Small Business Default Service Rates Falling Nearly 17%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2021 to December 2021, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2021 to September 2021
May 5, 2021
Several FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Residential & Commercial Prices To Compare Increasing 30%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential and commercial PTC-Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting June 1, 2021
May 3, 2021
United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate To Decrease 15%; Small Commercial Rate Decreasing 13%
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2021
May 3, 2021
BGE Residential Generation Rate To Increase 12% In October
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2021, new Type II rates for the three-month period beginning June 1, 2021, and new bypassable SOS admin. charges, to be effective June 1, 2021 (impacting the previously set summer 2021 SOS…
April 30, 2021
PPL Small C&I Price To Compare Increasing By 13%; Residential PTC Also Increasing
PPL Electric has posted new prices to compare (PTC) for the six-month period beginning June 1, 2021
April 19, 2021
PECO Mass Market Prices To Compare Increasing On June 1
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Prices to Compare (PTCs) for the period beginning June 1, 2021
April 13, 2021
Utilities Propose Changes To Default Service Auction Dates, Product Term Lengths To Reflect Revised PJM Capacity Auction Schedule
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities (Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company) have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for approval of revised Standard Service Offer auction dates, tranche quantities, and product term lengths to…
April 5, 2021
Duquesne Light Residential, Small Commercial Default Supply Rates Increasing On June 1
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rates for the periods beginning June 1, 2021
March 22, 2021
Retail Energy Supply Association Issues Report Finding Massachusetts Residents Can Save 9% or More with Electric Choice
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) today published a report's findings on competitive retail electric choice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
March 17, 2021
TXU Submits Further Request Relating To Increase In Customers It Is Willing To Serve As Volunteer POLR
The Manager of Licensing and Compliance for the Texas PUC's Customer Protection Division issued a memo stating, "On March 17, TXU Energy Retail Company LLC (TXU) filed a request to increase the number of ESI IDs that it is willing to serve as a VREP [voluntary POLR]."
March 17, 2021
National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Decrease 20%
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electricity basic service rates for the period beginning May 1, 2021.
March 4, 2021
Texas PUC Executive Director "Anticipates" More POLR Drops
During a hearing before a Texas Senate committee, Thomas Gleeson, Executive Director of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said that he "anticipate[s]" more drops of customers to the Providers of Last Resort (POLR) from the winter weather event and related liquidity issues
March 1, 2021
Pepco-DC SOS Rates Increasing For Residential, GS-ND Customers
Pepco has filed new electric SOS rates with the District of Columbia for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2021
March 1, 2021
PUC Discloses Winning Retail Suppliers From Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the February 2021 Dominion Energy Ohio Standard Choice Offer (SCO) auction, for a 12-month term beginning April 1, 2021
February 28, 2021
3/1: Updated With Additional Customer Details
Retail Supplier Defaults At PJM, Customers Returned To Default Service
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that Entrust Energy East, Inc. had been serving 877 customers (65 residential, 757 commercial, and 55 industrial) in its service area at the time of default. These customers are being moved to the Standard Service Offer
February 28, 2021
3/1: Updated With Additional Customer Details
Retail Supplier Defaults At PJM, Customers Returned To Default Service
Ohio Power Company (AEP Ohio) informed the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that Entrust Energy East, Inc. had been serving 877 customers (65 residential, 757 commercial, and 55 industrial) in its service area at the time of default. These customers are being moved to the Standard Service Offer
February 25, 2021
PUC Discloses Price From Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of a February auction to procure a portion of Standard Service Offer supplies at Duke Energy Ohio for the period June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
February 25, 2021
PUC Stays Requirement For Utilities To Modify Default Service Procurements To Hold "Dual Auctions" (Separate Energy & Capacity Procurements)
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio "indefinitely" stayed a prior order that the electricity utilities shall modify their Standard Service Offer (SSO) procurement process to hold "dual auctions" due to prior uncertainty in the PJM capacity market
February 24, 2021
Texas PUC Approves Several New Volunteer POLRs
The executive director of the Texas PUC approved the previously reported application of Gexa Energy, LP to serve as a volunteer POLR (aka Voluntary Retail Electric Provider or VREP)
February 18, 2021
Texas' Only Volunteer POLR Is "Preparing For The Potential Of A POLR Drop", Seeks To Increase Number Of Customers Accepted On Voluntary Basis
TXU Energy -- the only volunteer Provider of Last Resort in Texas -- has filed with the Texas PUC an increase in the maximum number of customers TXU will accept as a volunteer POLR (aka VREP)
February 17, 2021
Retail Supplier Wins Tranche Of Default Service Load
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has released winning bidders for the January 2021 auction for a portion of the Standard Service Offer load at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities for the period June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022