April 17, 2015
Maine 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 May 2015.
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April 17, 2015
State Energy Office: Reflecting "Market Pricing" Should Not Be The Primary Goal of Default Service; Service Should Instead Avoid Volatility
Reflecting market pricing, "should not be the primary goal of default service," the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) said in comments to the New Hampshire PUC in an investigation concerning the design of default service.
April 16, 2015
ComEd: Supply Rates to Decrease June 1
Commonwealth Edison said yesterday that new energy supply rates established by the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) will result in a monthly bill reduction of $2 for customers on default service, starting June 1
April 14, 2015
RI Lt. Gov., AG Seek Elimination of Default Service Bill Recalculation
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and Lt. Governor Daniel McKee will hold a press conference today to call for, "greater transparency and fair competition in the competitive electricity market" and the elimination of the National Grid default service bill recalculation applicable when…
April 14, 2015
Massachusetts DPU Eliminates Basic Service Bill Recalculation For Mass Market Customers
The Massachusetts DPU yesterday issued an order eliminating the electric basic service bill recalculation for residential and small C&I customers, effective immediately
April 10, 2015
Boom: Broken Wholesale Market Compels State to Open Investigation of Greater "Layering", "Flexibility" In Default Service Procurements, Ditching Full Requirements Service
Citing recent electric price spikes and declining participation by wholesale suppliers in electric default service procurements, the Massachusetts DPU has opened an investigation into the provision of basic service, including the potential elimination of full requirements contracts and use of less…
April 9, 2015
Utility, PUC Staff Propose Default Service Bill Recalculation For Shopping Customers Be Eliminated, Credit for Recently Migrating Customers
Unitil, Staff of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, and Office of the Consumer Advocate have filed a settlement which proposes to eliminate the default service bill recalculation at Unitil immediately.
April 8, 2015
Utility's Default Service Rate To Fall By More Than 50%
Unitil in New Hampshire has filed proposed default service electric rates for the six-month period beginning June 1, 2015.
April 7, 2015
Summer Default Service Rate for Massachusetts Utility To Remain Above 11¢
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015.
April 3, 2015
PUCO Says Duke Energy Ohio's Filed Default Service Plan Relies Too Heavily On 12-Month Contracts, Adopts Changes; Phases-In Generation Tariff Changes
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted an electric security plan for Duke Energy Ohio for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2018 which relies on the competitive procurement of load-following full requirements contracts to serve 100% of default service load.
April 2, 2015
Illinois Posts Prices, Suppliers Under Default Service Procurement
Illinois has posted prices and winning suppliers from the Illinois Power Agencies spring 2015 procurement of block energy supplies for default service customers.
April 2, 2015
National Grid Reports Incorrectly Charging Basic Service Rate Recalculation to Customers; Also Reports Negligible Annual Impact To Company From Mechanism
The Massachusetts DPU has directed the state's four electric utilities to file information regarding their application of the basic service cost recalculation, including the total amount charged over the past year.
March 30, 2015
Granite State Electric Corrects Default Service Rates
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has filed corrections to its proposed New Hampshire electric default service rates for the six-month period beginning May 1, 2015
March 26, 2015
PECO Posts Prices From Default Service Procurement
PECO has posted results from its March 2015 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods through 2017.
March 25, 2015
Update: Here Are The Granite State Electric Default Service Rates For All Classes Starting May 1
Below are the proposed default service electric rates for customers at Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) in New Hampshire for the six-month period beginning May 1.
March 24, 2015
Default Service Rate to Decrease 55%
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) announced that it has filed with the New Hampshire PUC new electric default service rates
March 18, 2015
Maine 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 2015.
March 18, 2015
National Grid Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Fall 40% To Below 9¢ Starting in May
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will fall below 9¢/kWh starting in May, under rates filed with the DPU.
March 13, 2015
PSC Opens Investigation of Utility's Default Service, Monthly Purchased Gas Charge
The District of Columbia PSC opened an investigation into Washington Gas Light Company's default natural gas supply service provided to District of Columbia customers through the Purchase Gas Charge (PGC).
March 12, 2015
Public Service of New Hampshire To Sell Utility Power Plants Under Agreement With Legislators
Eversource Energy has agreed to sell its Public Service of New Hampshire power plants, which it said would result in at least $300 million in savings to its New Hampshire customers
March 11, 2015
Previously Unenforced, Utility Now Applying Variable Rate Recalculation to Customers Leaving Default Service
Beginning in December, Unitil in New Hampshire began applying an existing tariff provision retroactively subjecting default customers departing for competitive supply to variable default service rates, prompting customer complaints.
March 4, 2015
Delaware Mass Market SOS Rates to Decrease; C&I Rates to Increase
Delmarva Power's Delaware procurement of SOS supplies for the period starting June 1, 2015 resulted in residential and small C&I clearing prices lower than the prices from the 2011-12 auction (whose results are being rolled out of the portfolio for mass market customers), while medium and large C&I…
March 4, 2015
Maryland Rejects Settlement To Set SOS Adders, Directs Analysis of SOS Costs in Distribution Rates
The Maryland PSC rejected a contested settlement to set the Standard Offer Service bypassable administrative charges at Pepco and Delmarva, sending the case back for further development, including an analysis of SOS costs included in distribution rates.
March 3, 2015
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Utility Discloses Winning Default Service Bidder
March 1, 2015
Utility to Self-Manage Default Service Load
United Illuminating will self-manage last resort service load for the second quarter of 2015, it disclosed in a post-procurement filing.