April 16, 2019
Dayton Power & Light Default Service Rates To Decrease
Dayton Power & Light has filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio new Standard Offer Rates (SOR) for the period beginning June 1, 2019
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April 12, 2019
PSC Orders That Portion Of Default Service Load Shall Be Procured Under Long-Term Contracts (Non-Load Following)
The District of Columbia PSC has issued an order in its biennial review of electricity SOS
April 10, 2019
Retail Supplier Wins Ability To Serve 100% Of PIPP Load At AEP Ohio
An RFP for a retail supplier to serve 100% of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer load at AEP Ohio for the term June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 resulted in at least one conforming bid, according to an auction report
April 10, 2019
New Hampshire Default Service Rate To Fall 34%
Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. has filed with the New Hampshire PUC new electric default service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019.
April 5, 2019
Massachusetts Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rate To Fall 23%
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019.
April 4, 2019
Duquesne Light Files To Implement Lower Hourly Pricing Threshold
Duquesne Light has filed tariff revisions to implement the previously adopted lowering of the threshold for hourly priced default service, from 300 kW to 200 kW, effective June 1, 2019
April 4, 2019
Duquesne Light Default Service Supply Rates To Fall
Medium C&I Rate Falling Nearly 20%
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new default service supply rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019
April 1, 2019
Small Business Advocate Seeks Two-Month Extension For Comments In Proceeding Examining Major Changes In Pennsylvania Default Service
Proceeding Could End Plain Vanilla Default Service, End Use Of Full Requirements Contracts
The Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate has asked the Pennsylvania PUC for a 60-day extension for the filing of initial comments in the PUC's new proceeding examining "smart" default service rates, cost allocation, and rate design (captioned officially as "Investigations into Default…
March 29, 2019
PURA Declines To Suspend Procedural Schedule, Move Hearing Date In Proceeding Reviewing Transferring All Hardship Customers To Default Service
Does Grant More Time For Interrogatories
The Connecticut PURA has declined a request from Direct Energy to suspend the procedural schedule and hold a status conference in PURA's proceeding reviewing whether to transfer all hardship customers to standard service
March 28, 2019
PUC Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the March 2019 auction for a portion of AEP Ohio default service supplies for the period June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
March 27, 2019
PECO Posts Pricing From Default Service Procurement
PECO has posted results from its March 2019 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods beginning June 1, 2019.
March 27, 2019
PUC Posts Pricing From Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has posted pricing from a default service auction to procure supplies for default service customers at Dayton Power & Light for various terms beginning June 1, 2019
March 20, 2019
Ohio Discloses Winning Default Service Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from a February 26, 2019 auction to procure a portion of electricity default service supplies at Duke Energy Ohio for the period June 1, 2019 - May 31, 2022
March 20, 2019
National Grid Default Service Rates Falling 20-25% For Residential, Commercial Customers
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for residential and commercial customers for the six-month period beginning May 1, 2019, and for industrial customers, for the three-month period beginning May 1, 2019
March 19, 2019
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of April 2019.
March 13, 2019
Retail Supplier Wins Ability To Serve 100% Of Certain Low-Income Customer Load
An RFP for a retail supplier to serve 100% of the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customer load at Duke Energy Ohio for the term June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 resulted in at least one conforming bid, according to an auction report
March 11, 2019
PURA Says Components Of Default Service Costs Outside Scope Of Proceeding Reviewing Whether To Place All Hardship Customers On Default Service
The Connecticut PURA has ruled that examining the components that constitute the electricity Standard Service rate is irrelevant to a proceeding reviewing whether all hardship customers should be returned to default service.
March 6, 2019
Update: PUC Approves Price From Default Service Auction
PUCO approved the results of the auction as described below.
February 27, 2019
Updated: PUC Approves Price From Default Service Auction
PUC Reports Price From Default Service Auction
Updated, 2/28. PUCO approved the results of the auction which were described below:
February 27, 2019
Huge Overcollection Of Default Service Costs At Pennsylvania Utility Leads To 60% Decrease In Default Service Rates
Default Service Rates Would Have Been Negative If Reconciliation Not Capped!
February 26, 2019
Pennsylvania Launches Proceeding Which Could Lead To End Of "Plain Vanilla" Default Service (Or At Least Create Value-Add Default Options)
Review Arises Out Of Concern Only Shopping Customers Would Benefit From Smart Energy Behaviors (Load Shifting, Reductions, Etc.)
February 25, 2019
Regulator Discloses Retail Suppliers Selected To Serve Non-shopping Customers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning retail suppliers from the February 2019 Standard Choice Offer auction at Dominion East Ohio (now d/b/a Dominion Energy Ohio)
February 21, 2019
PUC Discloses Default Service Suppliers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from the January 2019 default service auction for a portion of SSO supplies at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs for the period beginning June 1, 2019
February 21, 2019
Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates, Default Service Suppliers Disclosed
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for the Medium & Large Commercial and Industrial customer class in the Eastern Massachusetts service areas (NEMA, SEMA load zones), for the period April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019.
February 20, 2019
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of March 2019.