December 24, 2014
Welcome to 2006: PUC Defers Default Service Rate Increase
The Rhode Island PUC has deferred National Grid's Standard Offer Service electric rate increase for residential and commercial customers.
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December 18, 2014
National Grid Files New Default Service Rates
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new default service rates for industrial customers for the period February through April 2015.
December 15, 2014
N.Y. "Encourages" Utilities, Third Parties to Develop REV Demonstration Projects
The New York PSC is "encourag[ing]" utilities and third parties to begin working together to develop potential demonstration projects as part of the Reforming the Energy Vision proceeding.
December 15, 2014
NRG Home Now Offering "Ongoing" Goal Zero Product Rewards for Customers ($340 Value)
NRG Home is now offering to customers in its Northeast markets an electricity plan offering "ongoing" Goal Zero products during the term of the plan.
December 10, 2014
ESCOs: New York Utility's "Systemic" Billing Problems Have Led to "Chaos", Require PSC Action
The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has asked the New York PSC to resolve the "continuing inability" of KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (collectively referred to as National Grid) to provide, "adequate, consistent and accurate billing services in connection with National Grid's ESCO…
December 9, 2014
Champion Energy Offering Service in New State
Champion Energy Services is now "open for business" in Massachusetts, to serve commercial and industrial customers.
December 2, 2014
Update: Here Are The Complete National Grid Rhode Island Rates for 2015
Here are the complete National Grid Rhode Island SOS electric rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers.
November 26, 2014
Another: AG Asks PUC to Mitigate Default Service Rate Hikes, Defer Costs for Future Collection
The Rhode Island Attorney General has asked the PUC to mitigate National Grid's electric default service rate hike.
November 20, 2014
National Grid Rhode Island Residential SOS Rate to Increase 50%
National Grid's Rhode Island residential Standard Offer Service rate is to increase about 50% to over 12¢/kWh starting January 1, 2015, per proposed rates filed with the PUC
November 7, 2014
State to Open Investigation on "Improving Access" to Retail Electric Market
The Massachusetts DPU said that it, "plans to open an investigation in the near future into improving access to the competitive supply market, particularly for residential and small C&I customers."
November 7, 2014
Massachusetts Won't Defer or Cap National Grid Default Service Rate Increase (16¢ Rate Allowed to Take Effect)
The Massachusetts DPU will not defer or cap National Grid's new basic service rates which took effect November 1, which include a doubling of the residential rate to 16 cents per kWh.
October 28, 2014
Increase in Retail Supplier Interest in Massachusetts Prompts Calls for New Consumer Protection Rules
With the long-awaited implementation of purchase of receivables and large spikes in default service rates driving new interest among retail suppliers in serving the Massachusetts mass market, consumer representatives are calling for the DPU to enhance customer protections.
October 24, 2014
PSC Grants New York Utility 'Discretion' in Collection of Default Service Reconciliations
The New York PSC approved without modification the petition of Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) to implement tariff changes that provide NiMo with discretion regarding the period over which it must reconcile electric default service costs.
October 22, 2014
Liberty Power Expands Residential Service to New State
Liberty Power recently expanded its residential electric service to Massachusetts.
October 21, 2014
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Utilities Oppose Deferral of National Grid Basic Service Rate Increases
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and several utilities have opposed proposal to defer National Grid's basic service rate increase, which will see residential rates double starting November 1, stating that deferral will exacerbate challenges caused by the increase.
October 21, 2014
ConEdison Solutions Launches Non-Aggregation Residential Service in New State
ConEdison Solutions has begun offering electric service to individual residential customers in Massachusetts, at Nstar, National Grid, and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
October 13, 2014
State Proposes Mechanism to Mitigate, Defer Doubling of Default Service Rates
The Massachusetts DPU has issued for comment a specific proposal that would have the effect of blunting the otherwise doubling of National Grid's default service rates for the period starting November 1, through a blending process with recovery occurring over a longer period.
October 6, 2014
Massachusetts Seeks Comments on Mitigating Default Service Rate Increases
The Massachusetts DPU will entertain comments on proposals to mitigate, including through a potential deferral, of basic service rate increases at National Grid.
October 3, 2014
It Begins: Attorney General Seeks Mitigation of Spiking Default Service Rates; Wants Less Exposure to Market
The Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General has urged the DPU to open an investigation, "into ways to mitigate the dramatic rate increases that will impact National Grid's Basic Service customers on November 1, 2014, as well as anticipated increases to other electric distribution companies'…
September 18, 2014
Massachusetts Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 16¢/kWh
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electric rates for the period beginning November 1, 2014.
August 20, 2014
New Retail Supplier Offering Service in Massachusetts
PALMco Energy has begun offering service in Massachusetts.
August 8, 2014
New York Utilities Seek Extension to Implement ESCO Vs. Default Service Bill Calculators
Several New York utilities have sought extensions from New York PSC of the deadline for implementation of online historical bill calculators, which are to allow shopping customers to compare actual ESCO costs to shadow-billed default service costs, for both residential and small commercial customers…
July 30, 2014
RESA Seeks Changes to Massachusetts Default Service, Removal of EDC from POLR Role
Prompted by utilities' filing of contingency procurement plans for electric default service, the Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the Massachusetts DPU to consider changes in the pricing or the load-following default service product, or potentially the removal of the utility from the…
July 22, 2014
New York Utilities Seek to Own DG, Offer "Value-Added" Services
New York utilities have said that their role in the state's Reforming the Energy Vision framework should include ownership of distributed generation, and the offering of, "value-added services"
June 26, 2014
Retail Suppliers: Utility's Proposal to Delay Reconciliation of Default Service Costs "Ill-Considered and Unreasonable"
A proposal from Niagara Mohawk to defer reconciliations of default service costs for "two or more months" beyond the normal timeframe, "is ill-considered and unreasonable," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the New York PSC.