August 19, 2013
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Service Rate
The Maine PUC set the Standard Offer energy price for the large non-residential class in the service territory of Central Maine Power for September 2013.
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August 19, 2013
United Illuminating Files New Default Service Rates
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2013.
August 19, 2013
Large Competitive Suppliers Oppose Shorter-Term, More Frequent Default Service Procurements
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (jointly, Exelon) have opposed a recommendation from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel to hold more frequent auctions, for a shorter delivery period, to procure energy for AEP Ohio Standard Service Offer customers, with such auctions held…
August 19, 2013
Pennsylvania Utilities Identify Retail Suppliers in Referral Programs; While Low, Participation Sufficient for Implementation at all EDCs
Although participation is low among electric generation suppliers, all of the Standard Offer customer referral programs established by the Pennsylvania PUC received enough participation to move forward, including at Duquesne Light where a few weeks ago, the program's future was uncertain given a…
August 14, 2013
AEP Ohio Seeking to Subject Default Service Auction Prices to Existing 12% Rate Cap
AEP Ohio has again proposed that prices resulting from its energy auctions for a portion of, and eventually 100% of, its Standard Service Offer (SSO) default supply requirements be included within the existing 12% rate cap applicable to certain costs under AEP Ohio's electric security plan.
August 13, 2013
Maryland PSC: "Current" State Policy Is to "Promote a Competitive Marketplace for Electricity"; Adopts Utility Generation Rate Pilots for EVs
The Maryland PSC adopted utility-offered generation rate pilots for electric vehicles at Baltimore Gas & Electric and Pepco.
August 9, 2013
Massachusetts Rules on Collection of Default Service Costs in Distribution Rates
The Massachusetts DPU has issued an order addressing the collection of certain default service costs in distribution rates payable by all customers, including those on competitive supply.
August 8, 2013
Ohio Orders $43 Million Refund to Customers on Default Service
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ordered that $43 million be refunded to customers on the Standard Service Offer (SSO) at the FirstEnergy electric distribution utilities -- Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating, and Toledo Edison.
August 6, 2013
Pennsylvania Default Service Settlement Includes Reliance on Block (Non-Load Following) Contracts
A settlement in UGI Utilities' default service proceeding would rely on block energy purchases for a portion of default service load for residential and small commercial electric customers.
August 1, 2013
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United Illuminating Discloses Default Service Supplier
July 29, 2013
Camel's Nose: PECO CAP Shopping Plan Being Used to Obtain 12-Month Reconciliations of Default Service Previously Rejected by PUC
PECO's plan to allow Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers to shop has become a venue to implement its desired 12-month reconciliation of default service costs for residential customers -- a design recently rejected by the PUC in establishing PECO's default service plan.
July 29, 2013
Pennsylvania Court: Single Product Can Meet Definition of "Prudent Mix"
A Pennsylvania court has affirmed that a default service portfolio containing only a single product -- in this case, spot market pricing -- can meet the statutory "prudent mix" standard required of default service plans.
July 26, 2013
Maine Rejects Default Service Bids for Some Customers at BHE; Sets New Rates for Other Classes at CMP, BHE
The Maine PUC has adopted new Standard Offer rates for several medium and large non-residential customer classes, but rejected bids to serve the large C&I class at Bangor Hydro-Electric.
July 24, 2013
Residential Price to Compare to Decrease at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed their new Prices to Compare for the three-month period beginning September 1.
July 17, 2013
Pennsylvania Approves Utility Self-Supply Option for Hourly Default Service Customers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies' self-procurement of supplies from the PJM spot market to serve hourly priced default service customers, after the PUC had rejected results from an earlier competitive procurement for hourly priced service.
July 17, 2013
New York Media Outlet to Compare Historical ESCO Prices Using Actual Billed Data (Utility Launches ESCO Price Comparison Calculator)
A New York media outlet has asked customers to send in their results from a new ESCO versus utility cost comparison calculator to enable the outlet to offer a comparison of ESCO prices.
July 17, 2013
Pennsylvania PUC: Goal of "Perfectly Competitive Markets" Will Not Come at Expense of All Other Considerations
The Pennsylvania PUC reminded stakeholders yesterday that it will not pursue the goal of fashioning perfectly competitive markets, "at the expense of all other considerations."
July 15, 2013
Retail Suppliers Seek to Terminate "Unsustainable" Nstar Green Generation Option
Retail suppliers have asked the Massachusetts DPU to terminate the Nstar Green optional generation rate, given the unsustainable nature of the program and emergence of competitive alternatives.
July 10, 2013
New Hampshire Consumer Advocate Recommends Mitigation of Above-Market PSNH Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate has recommended to the PUC that the Commission mitigate Public Service Company of New Hampshire's above-market default service rates, by deferring above-market costs while an adjudicatory proceeding addresses PSNH's continued ownership of generation.
July 1, 2013
N.H. Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large and medium commercial and industrial customers (Large Customer Group) at Granite State Electric Company d/b/a Liberty Utilities, for the period from August 1, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
June 28, 2013
Lower Default Service Rate Approved at Public Service of New Hampshire
The New Hampshire PUC approved a reduction in the non-scrubbed portion of the energy (default) service rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
June 19, 2013
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set Standard Offer prices for large non-residential customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor-Hydro Electric for July 2013.
June 17, 2013
Delmarva Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva Power & Light has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1.
June 17, 2013
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1.
June 14, 2013
New Winner in Duke Energy Ohio Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released the winning bidders of Duke Energy Ohio's recent default service procurement, and as listed in the PUCO report, the winners included a company not previously awarded Ohio default service electric load.