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October 7, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of an October auction for 33 tranches of electricity Standard Service Offer (SSO) supply at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities for the term June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
October 2, 2020
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020
October 1, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has directed Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to, in the future, proactively contact each of their Last Resort Service (LRS) customers to communicate proposed Generation Service Charge (GSC) rate changes in advance of future potential LRS rate increases.
October 1, 2020
Duquesne Light Company ("Duquesne Light", "DLC," or the "Company"), the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania ("CAUSE-PA"), and the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate ("OCA") filed a non-unanimous, partial stipulation concerning Duquesne Light's…
September 30, 2020
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) alerted Ameren and ComEd electric customers to a change in the utilities' electricity supply prices.
September 28, 2020
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020.
September 24, 2020
A September auction for 17 tranches of Standard Service Offer (SSO) electricity supplies for the term June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 at Duke Energy Ohio resulted in a tranche-weighted average price of winning bids of $45.85 per MWh
September 22, 2020
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren have filed new electric supply rates, resulting in new Prices to Compare, effective October 1, 2020
September 21, 2020
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ('PPL Electric', 'PPL', or the 'Company'), the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s ('Commission') Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E'), the Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'), the Office of Small Business Advocate ('OSBA'), and various retail…
September 15, 2020
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
September 3, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC has directed the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies to discuss any other alternatives considered, other than the EDCs' proposed use of a proxy price for capacity, to be used in upcoming full requirements default service auctions for delivery periods for which a PJM Base…
August 28, 2020
In a newly filed rate case at the New York PSC, Central Hudson Gas & Electric (the Company) offered two potential proposals to increase the use of renewable natural gas (RNG), with one of the proposals being the offering of a renewable gas supply option to default service customers
August 26, 2020
Part Of Inquiry Into Spike In Non-supply Costs On Customer Bills
In seeking briefs concerning recent rate increases in nonbypassable transmission and other non-supply charges, the Connecticut PURA has raised the issue of applying electricity supplies currently purchased under long-term contracts, and sold into the wholesale market with no impact on the price to…
August 21, 2020
Commonwealth Edison has filed updated new electric supply rates, known as Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs), for the period beginning October 1, 2020
August 19, 2020
Commissioner: Utility Green Supply Option Represents "Unraveling" Of Competition
The Maryland PSC, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to implement a proposed new rider, to now be called Rider G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load…
August 18, 2020
Various parties filed for rehearing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's recent order requiring the utilities to submit plans to conduct simultaneous dual auctions for Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies.
August 18, 2020
Nstar (Eversource) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for large C&I customers in its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning October 1, 2020.
August 14, 2020
Various parties, including PECO, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the Office of Small Business Advocate, CAUSE-PA, several retail suppliers, and industrial customers have filed a settlement in PECO's default service proceeding that would establish parameters for default service for the period June 1…
August 11, 2020
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed new basic service rates for the Medium & Large Commercial and Industrial customer class in the WCMA Load Zone, the former Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) service area, for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2020
August 6, 2020
Staff Recommends Denial Of Utility's Green SOS Rider
The Maryland PSC at its administrative meeting yesterday considered the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to implement a proposed new rider, Rider SOS-G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for…
July 29, 2020
The Retail Energy Supply Association filled comments at the Maryland PSC in opposition to a proposal from the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to offer RECs to default service customers under a new rider (Standard Offer Service – Green, SOS-G), as RESA said that, "SMECO is asking the…
July 27, 2020
Sustainable Westchester (SW) has issued an RFI for the electricity supply for the Consolidated Edison territory of its opt-out municipal aggregation (Westchester Power), and will issue an RFP at the beginning of September 2020
July 21, 2020
West Penn Power PTCs Decreasing 4-6%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential and commercial PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1, 2020
July 21, 2020
Residential Generation Rate Falling
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning September 1, 2020
July 20, 2020
The Massachusetts electric and natural gas utilities have reported "incremental" supply costs paid by low-income customers on competitive supply versus basic service, as well as the impact on the Residential Assistance Adjustment Factors (RAAF)
