December 1, 2016
Small Customer Default Service Rates At Central Maine Power To Increase
Standard Offer rates for residential and small commercial customers will increase on January 1, 2017 at Central Maine Power
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November 30, 2016
Maine Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rate To Decrease
The Maine PUC has approved Standard Offer rates for residential & small commercial customers, and medium C&I customers at Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera Maine - Bangor Hydro District) for 2017.
November 28, 2016
AEP Ohio Seeks To Use Owned Generation To Serve Default Service Load
AEP Ohio has sought PUCO approval of an extension of its electric security plan that would include the use of its entitlements in the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) generation to serve Standard Service Offer (SSO) customers (Case 16-1852-EL-SSO)
November 21, 2016
Pennsylvania ALJ Recommends Approval Of Settlement Under Which Utility Would Remove Uncollectibles From POR Discount, Transfer To Delivery Surcharge
A Pennsylvania ALJ has recommended that a non-unanimous settlement concerning Duquesne Light's default service program for the period beginning June 1, 2017 be adopted without modification
November 18, 2016
Update: PECO Price To Compare To Decrease Further Based On New Transmission Rate
PECO's electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2016 have been updated to reflect a change in the transmission rate
November 18, 2016
Citing Lack of Evidence, PSC Removes Bypassable Adder Serving As Proxy For Utility Overhead Costs From Default Service Rates; Says Adder May Return Based On Future Cost of Service Study For Unbundling
PSC Lowers Other Bypassable Adders Included in Default Service Rates
The Maryland PSC has ordered that, while a bypassable Administrative Adjustment added to Baltimore Gas & Electric SOS electric rates is appropriate, until such time as actual costs for the Administrative Adjustment are determined in a rate case, the Administrative Adjustment shall be set at zero.
November 17, 2016
PUC Approves Auction For Divestiture Of Utility-Owned Generation
The New Hampshire PUC has approved the design for an auction for Public Service of New Hampshire to divest its utility-owned generation
November 17, 2016
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 2016
November 10, 2016
Pa. PUC Approves Utility Default Service Program Which Includes Block Purchases For 50% Of Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted without modification a settlement concerning UGI Utilities, Inc. – Electric Division's default service plan covering the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2021
November 10, 2016
Ohio Posts Results of AEP Ohio Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) accepted the results of AEP Ohio’s Nov. 7, 2016 default service auction that will ultimately determine its standard service offer through May 2018.
November 10, 2016
Nstar Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Increase 25%-33%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2017
November 4, 2016
United Illuminating Default Service Rates To Increase 12-15%
United Illuminating's residential Standard Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) will increase 15% on January 1, while the small C&I GSC will increase 12%
November 3, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 20%, Small Business Rates Up 16%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2017 to June 2017, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2017 to March 2017
November 3, 2016
United Illuminating Reports Default Service Suppliers, Utility Will Self-Manage Some Load
United Illuminating reported that the following suppliers will collectively serve Standard Service load for the first half of 2017:
November 2, 2016
PPL Residential Price To Compare To Decline, Small Business Rate To Increase
PPL Electric's residential Price to Compare will decline marginally on December 1, while the small business PTC will increase by about 8%
November 1, 2016
Residential Default Service Rate At Massachusetts Utility To Increase Nearly 20%
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning January 1, 2017
October 31, 2016
Report: Pennsylvania Average Residential Rates For Shopping Customers Higher Than Default Service Rates
From 2011 to 2014, "statewide average annual retail electricity rates to residential shopping customers were higher than utility default service rates," a report from Christina Simeone and John Hanger, published by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, says
October 28, 2016
Pa. PUC Sets Default Service Design, Procurement For PPL For Period Starting
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted, without modification, a partial settlement addressing the design and procurement of PPL Electric Utilities default service for the period June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021, barring any petition for a mid-course adjustment, and also addressed the issue of PPL's obligation to…
October 27, 2016
Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders From FirstEnergy EDCs' October Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has disclosed the winning bidders from the FirstEnergy EDCs' October wholesale auction that, when blended with other supplies, will ultimately determine its Standard Service Offer through May 2018.
October 27, 2016
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts SOS Rates To Fall
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates and posted certain SOS pricing information for the periods beginning December 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017
October 26, 2016
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, 2016
October 26, 2016
Delmarva To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 26, 2016
Pepco To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 25, 2016
Update: Commercial Supply Rates At FirstEnergy PA Utilities To Increase; Penn Power Rate Up 15%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates for commercial customers with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016
October 24, 2016
Update: PECO Prices To Compare To Fall
PECO has posted electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2016