November 19, 2018
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 December 2018.
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November 15, 2018
Winning Default Service Suppliers Disclosed
The Public Utility Commission of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from the October 22 auction for a portion of Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies at the FirstEnergy Ohio electric distribution companies
November 15, 2018
PECO Posts Updated Dec. 1 Prices To Compare On Updated Transmission Rates
Residential, Small Commercial PTCs Increasing Dec. 1
PECO has posted updated electric Prices to Compare for the three-month period beginning December 1 which now reflect the transmission rate change scheduled to take effect December 1
November 14, 2018
Consumers' Counsel: All Large Gas Utilities Should Use Competitive Auction For Default Service
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has filed comments in a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio rulemaking concerning the natural gas GCR (Gas Cost Recovery) rules recommending that all large natural gas utilities should use a competitive auction to procure default service supplies
November 14, 2018
Nstar Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 20%
Small C&I Rate To Increase 17%
Nstar (Eversource Energy-Eastern MA service area) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2019
November 13, 2018
Pepco Now Says SOS Minimum Stay Provision For Non-residential Customers "Could" Be Eliminated
In comments on the structure of electricity SOS in the District of Columbia (part of a biennial review), Pepco said that, "the minimum stay restrictions for non-residential customers could be eliminated."
November 13, 2018
Green Group Seeks To Impose "Symmetric" Procurement Requirements On Retail Suppliers If Recommended Use of Long-Term PPAs Approved For SOS
In comments on the structure of electricity SOS in the District of Columbia, the Sierra Club urged the adoption of long-term PPAs for SOS, and further said that, "Sierra Club supports applying PPA requirements for all SOS customer classes, and also for competitive electricity suppliers in addition…
November 7, 2018
Updated: Ohio Approves Results From Default Service Auction
PUCO approved the results of the AEP Ohio November 2018 SSO auction that were described below
November 7, 2018
PUC Approves Refund Of $3.2 Million To Default Service Customers
The Maine PUC has approved Central Maine Power's request to return $3.2 million of over-collected funds to large customers who had previously taken standard offer service
November 6, 2018
Retail Suppliers Seek Protective Order Covering Utilities Provision Of Retail Supplier Rate, Customer Data To OCC In Low-Income Default Service Review
The Retail Energy Supply Association has requested that the Connecticut PURA issue a protective order and grant confidential status to various rate and customer data that the Office of Consumer Counsel has requested from the utilities during discovery in a proceeding reviewing whether hardship and…
November 6, 2018
West Penn Power Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase 64%
Met-Ed, Penelec Default Service Rates To Increase 14%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed commercial PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2018
November 6, 2018
Massachusetts Mass Market Default Service Rates To Increase 14-17%
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning January 1, 2019
November 5, 2018
UI Residential Default Service Rate To Increase Nearly 25%
Small C&I Rate To Increase 20%
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2019
November 5, 2018
CL&P Residential Default Service Rate To Increase Nearly 20%
Small C&I Rates To Increase 15%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2019 to June 2019, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2019 to March 2019
November 1, 2018
PPL Residential Price To Compare To Decrease 5%
Note that all rates below use the existing transmission rate, as done in PPL's postings
November 1, 2018
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning December 1, 2018
October 30, 2018
Delmarva-MD Residential, Small C&I Generation Rates To Decline 11% In June 2019
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2018.
October 30, 2018
Pepco Residential Generation Rate To Fall 20% In Summer 2019, Small C&I To Decline 13%
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2018.
October 29, 2018
BGE Residential, Small Commercial Generation Rates To Fall 16%
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2018
October 26, 2018
Pa. PUC Commissioner Highlights "Rather High" Utility Supply Cost Reconciliations, Impact On Shopping Decision
Also Questions Whether Certain Costs Should Be In Supply Or Distribution Rates
In discussing the Pennsylvania PUC's approval of a stipulation in the three UGI natural gas utilities' annual purchased gas cost proceedings, Pennsylvania PUC Vice Chair Andrew Place highlighted the "rather high" amounts of reconciliations of prior gas costs and their impact on shopping decisions.
October 24, 2018
Results Reported For FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs Default Service Auction
PUCO approved the results of the auction that were described in our story below. The results will be blended with previous and future auctions to determine the price-to-compare for the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs customers during the delivery period June 2019 through May 2020.
October 22, 2018
PECO Posts New "Pending" Prices To Compare
PECO has posted new "pending" electric Prices to Compare for the three-month period beginning December 1.
October 19, 2018
Pa. ALJs Issue Recommendation On Proposed Re-allocation Of $100 Million From PECO Distribution Rates To Default Service
Two Pennsylvania ALJs have recommended denying a proposal from NRG Energy to re-allocate approximately $100 million in costs at PECO which NRG argued are attributable to electricity default service and thus should be allocated to generation rates rather than nonbypassable distribution rates, as is…
October 18, 2018
Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders For Default Service
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has reported the winning bidders from Duke Energy Ohio’s September 2018 default service wholesale auction that will, when blended with other procurements, determine its default retail generation rates from June 2019 through May 2022.
October 17, 2018
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 November 2018.