November 1, 2012
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed new Type II SOS rates for the three month period beginning December 1.
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October 30, 2012
Ohio Industrials Seek Price Cap in AEP Ohio Default Service Auctions
The Ohio Energy Group has requested that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio impose a maximum starting price in the default service auctions for a portion of AEP Ohio Standard Service Offer (SSO) energy for the period prior to January 1, 2015, with such starting price acting as a price cap in…
October 29, 2012
Delmarva Files Updated Residential, Commercial SOS Rates
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2013, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2012.
October 29, 2012
Pepco Files Updated Residential, Commercial SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2013, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2012.
October 29, 2012
Residential SOS Rates to Rise at Most Maryland Utilities
Maryland's October SOS procurement will result in higher SOS costs for residential customers at most utilities, according to a forecast by PSC Staff.
October 25, 2012
FirstEnergy Ohio Default Service Auction Sees Higher Price; Capacity Costs Cited
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of the FirstEnergy utilities' fifth wholesale default supply auction that will ultimately determine default service generation rates through May 2016
October 18, 2012
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CL&P Reports Last Resort Service Supplier for Q1 2013
October 17, 2012
Non-Unanimous Stipulation Filed to Set Alternative Default Service Rate at PSNH
Public Service Company of New Hampshire, Staff of the New Hampshire PUC, and the Office of the Consumer Advocate have filed a non-unanimous stipulation which would establish the alternative default energy service rate (Rate ADE) applicable to certain customers returning to PSNH for power supply…
October 16, 2012
Pennsylvania's Preferred End-State Retail Market Design at Risk in Appeal of Pike County Default Service Plan
An appeal filed earlier this year by the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate concerning the procurement of default electric service at Pike County Light & Power has taken on new significance in light of the PUC's proposed end-state retail electric market design, which is similar to the adopted…
October 15, 2012
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Pa. PUC Issues Written Order on PECO Default Service Plan
October 15, 2012
Connecticut Gives Final Approval for CL&P to Self-Manage Default Service
A final Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority decision approved a default service power procurement plan for Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating that allows CL&P to self-manage 20% of the Standard Service portfolio.
October 15, 2012
Texas Issues Final Determination of POLRs for 2013-2014
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed the Commission's final determination of the retail electric providers (REPs) designated to provide Provider of Last Resort (POLR) service for the 2013-2014 term.
October 10, 2012
Public Service of New Hampshire Projects Increase in Default Service Rate for 2013
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has filed a preliminary projection of the default service rate for the period starting January 1, 2013, reflecting an increase in the rate.
October 9, 2012
Nonbypassable Charges, 36-Month Laddering Highlight Dayton Power & Light Default Service Plan
Dayton Power & Light's electric security plan includes laddered 36-month contracts for the auction-sourced portion of default supply, and the potential inclusion of generation costs in a nonbypassable rider.
October 8, 2012
Dayton Power & Light Proposes Fully Auction-Based Default Service by June 2016; Includes "Switching Tracker" in ESP
Dayton Power & Light would implement fully auction-based default service in June 2016 under its newly proposed electric security plan.
October 5, 2012
PECO Posts Results of Default Service Procurement
PECO has released the results of its fall 2012 procurement of default service supplies, which consisted of the procurement of block energy products to serve a portion of residential load for the period December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014.
October 4, 2012
Connecticut Draft Would Allow CL&P to Self-Manage Default Service
A draft Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority decision would approve a default service power procurement plan for Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating that would allow CL&P to self-manage 20% of the Standard Service portfolio.
October 1, 2012
Illinois Power Agency Seeking to Force Retail Suppliers to Buy Output from Clean Coal Plant
On September 28, the Illinois Power Agency filed a proposed default service procurement plan covering the period June 2013 through May 2018 which recommends that the Illinois Commerce Commission require the utilities as well as alternative retail electric suppliers to enter into "sourcing…
September 28, 2012
In Binding Poll on PECO Default Service, PUC Rejects 12-Month Reconciliations, Modifies Recommendation on Large Customer Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC, in a binding poll yesterday, rejected a proposed 12-month reconciliation for default service costs at PECO, in addressing PECO's default service plan for the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.
September 28, 2012
Pennsylvania End-State Retail Market Contemplates Quarterly Auctions, Pricing for Residential Customers
A "discussion document" outlining the retail electric market end state proposal in Pennsylvania contemplates that all non-hourly default service customers, including residential customers, would receive a 90-day full requirements load following default service price resulting from quarterly auctions…
September 27, 2012
No Surprise: Despite Sound & Fury, Pennsylvania PUC Won't Change Default Supplier Role, Structure
In what had been the expected outcome of the Pennsylvania PUC's investigation of the retail electric market design, despite much hot air to the contrary, the PUC has stopped short of a shift in the default service supplier role, declining to place retail suppliers in that role or otherwise conduct…
September 25, 2012
RESA: Future of New Jersey Retail Mass Market "Bleak," Absent Changes
"[T]he future state of New Jersey's retail electric market for BGS-FP [Basic Generation Service-Fixed Price] customers, absent change, remains bleak," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in testimony to the BPU, citing the boom-bust cycle inherent in the three-year laddered default service…
September 24, 2012
New Hampshire PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at Unitil
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new small customer default service rates at Unitil, for the period beginning November 1, 2012.
September 24, 2012
New Hampshire PUC Approves New Default Service Rates at Granite State Electric
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new small customer and large customer default service rates at Granite State Electric Company (Liberty Utilities), for the period beginning November 1, 2012.
September 20, 2012
AARP Cautions: "Buyer Beware" When Purchasing Gas and/or Electric Service in New York's Deregulated Energy Marketplace
AARP said in a news release yesterday that it is "very concerned" about recent reports of data showing New York residential customers who bought energy from energy service companies (ESCOs) paid $413 more for electricity and $235 more for natural gas over the past two years, on average, compared…