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June 2, 2026
Pike County Light & Power Company has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC for approval of a new electricity default service plan (DSP) for the period June 1, 2027 through May 31, 2030 that would, among other things, include more frequent updates to the default service rate
June 1, 2026
The Maine PUC Staff have informed stakeholders that, at this time, Versant Power’s Maine Public District (formerly Maine Public Service) is being removed from consideration in connection with various straw proposals for implementing time of use default service rates
May 28, 2026
AEP Ohio default service electric rates will increase by nearly 1¢/kWh on July 1, due to an update in the bypassable reconciliation factor
May 26, 2026
The Illinois Power Agency has posted winning prices from the spring 2026 capacity procurement for default service customers at Ameren Illinois
May 26, 2026
The presiding officers of a Maine PUC proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service have declined to stay the proceeding
May 21, 2026
The Pennsylvania PUC formally posted a comprehensive list of new residential electric prices to compare for June 1, 2026 at all EDCs
May 21, 2026
The District of Columbia PSC has directed that an SOS working group shall be convened to discuss recommendations from a PSC-retained consultant concerning the bypassable electricity SOS adder currently used in Pecpo's electricity default service rate
May 20, 2026
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate has sought acceptance of testimony in a Public Service of New Hampshire semi-annual default service rate proceeding at the NH PUC in order to seek changes to the carrying charges applicable to default service over and under-collections, which would…
May 20, 2026
Commonwealth Edison has filed the bypassable Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA) for June 2026, which serves as a reconciliation factor for electricity default service and which, although bypassable, is not part of the official price to compare
May 19, 2026
Several electric utilities have filed annual updates to their bypassable transmission rates which make up part of the default service price
May 15, 2026
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois has filed final updates to the Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) and PJM Services Charges (Transmission Services Charge) for electricity default service customers for the period starting June 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2026 through December 2026, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2026 through Sept. 2026
May 15, 2026
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service area for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
The District of Columbia PSC will hold a Legislative-Style Hearing on June 3, "to discuss key drivers and possible solutions to the recent increases in the 'generation' portion of a residential customer’s bill," with PSC Commissioner Richard Beverly in a memo describing the hearing as, "an…
May 14, 2026
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) asked the Maine PUC to stay a proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service
May 13, 2026
As part of a settlement in its gas cost rate (GCR) proceeding, Philadelphia Gas Works has agreed to provide customers with additional educational materials and information concerning PGW's supply rate and default service process
May 13, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association has encouraged the PUC of Ohio to use a recently opened rulemaking, which was opened to implement parts of HB 15 (namely the elimination of electric security plans), to clearly define the default service product to be procured under the market rate offer SSO…
May 11, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio's price to compare for residential and small and large general service natural gas customers will jump 30% on June 1, per a tariff filing from Duke Energy Ohio. ECM takes the tariff filing as facially correct, although errors in tariff filings are not uncommon
May 8, 2026
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its western Massachusetts service area (WMA, formerly WMECO), for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 6, 2026
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new electricity SOS rates in Maryland
May 6, 2026
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential customers, excluding the bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factor (BSACF) and the Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factor (SGCCAF), will increase 13% on August 1.
May 4, 2026
The winning retail suppliers from the annual auctions for supply for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electricity customers at the Ohio electric utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, have been disclosed
May 1, 2026
PPL Electric has posted new Prices to Compare to be in effect for the 6-month period beginning June 1, 2026
April 30, 2026
Ameren has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission new Retail Purchased Electricity Charges for the period beginning June 1, 2026
