July 22, 2011
Massachusetts POR Compliance Filings Include High Uncollectible Rates
Massachusetts electric distribution companies have filed their preliminary purchase of receivables compliance plans (10-53).
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July 18, 2011
New Default Service Rate Mechanism Approved at Niagara Mohawk
The New York PSC has approved, without major modification, a revised electric default service commodity rate mechanism at Niagara Mohawk (10-E-0050).
July 15, 2011
HOP Energy Launches Residential Offer at PPL on PA Power Switch
HOP Energy LLC has begun offering residential electricity supply at PPL Electric Utilities on PA Power Switch.
July 14, 2011
Energy Plus Holdings Officially Launches Natural Gas Service, Expands Territories
Energy Plus Holdings, LLC officially launched its natural gas supply business in New York today, and has expanded the offerings to additional service areas.
July 12, 2011
BHE, National Grid Dismiss Concerns Regarding PPAs with Participants in Participant Funded Transmission Line
Bangor Hydro-Electric Company and National Grid Transmission Services Corporation have sought a declaratory order from FERC affirming that a participant funded transmission line, to be subscribed by First Wind Holdings, Inc., meets the Commission's policy and precedent (EL11-49).
July 6, 2011
Hampshire Council of Governments Files for Opt-Out Aggregation in Massachusetts
The Hampshire Council of Governments has petitioned the Massachusetts DPU to form a municipal opt-out electric aggregation plan covering 22 cities and towns in National Grid and Western Massachusetts Electric Company.
June 27, 2011
NiMo Clarifies Retail Pricing of Capacity Under New Commodity Rate Mechanism
Niagara Mohawk has filed a correction to its proposed electric capacity pricing mechanism for customers for whom the utility cannot apply an individualized capacity tag (10-E-0050).
June 22, 2011
N.Y. PSC Posts March 2011 Natural Gas Migration Data
The New York PSC has posted natural gas migration statistics for the month of March 2011, as well as several prior months.
June 20, 2011
N.H. PUC Approves Default Service Rates at Granite State Electric
The New Hampshire PUC approved updated default service electric rates for customers at Granite State Electric (National Grid).
June 17, 2011
Hourly Pricing to be Expanded at NiMo
The New York PSC approved Niagara Mohawk's implementation plan to expand the cutoff for Mandatory Hourly Pricing for default electric service to 250 kW (10-E-0050).
June 17, 2011
Massachusetts DPU Approves Model Terms for Purchase of Receivables
The Massachusetts DPU has approved model terms and conditions to implement electric Purchase of Receivables (10-53).
June 16, 2011
N.Y. PSC Posts Updated Natural Gas Migration Stats
The New York PSC has posted natural gas migration statistics for the month of December 2010, as well as several prior months.
May 16, 2011
RESA Seeks Additional Changes to NiMo Capacity Cost Calculation
In addition to transitioning to spot-based capacity pricing for retail customers, Niagara Mohawk must ensure that capacity costs are tied, to the maximum degree possible, to the customer's actual usage patterns, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the New York PSC (10-E-0050).
April 19, 2011
National Grid Says Utility Price Appropriately Listed on N.Y. Power to Choose
New York's electric utilities should be able to continue posting their charges for commodity supply service on the Power to Choose website, as, "[t]his information helps consumers to make informed decisions regarding their choice of electric commodity supply," National Grid said in opposing a…
April 1, 2011
R.I. PUC Approves Narragansett Electric SOS Rates
The Rhode Island PUC has approved updated SOS rates for Narragansett Electric (National Grid), for various periods beginning April 1, 2011.
March 29, 2011
Mass. DPU Approves New National Grid Basic Service Rates
The Massachusetts DPU has approved updated basic service electric rates for all customer classes at National Grid.
March 28, 2011
RESA Asks N.Y. PSC to Remove Electric Default Service Rates from Power to Choose Site
The Retail Energy Supply Association has submitted a petition to the New York PSC to eliminate the posting of electric default service rates on New York's Power to Choose website, citing the, "confusing, inaccurate and misleading" reporting of utility commodity pricing.
March 23, 2011
N.H. PUC Sets Default Service Rates at Granite State Electric
The New Hampshire PUC approved default service procurements at Granite State Electric (National Grid) which will establish Large Customer rates for the three-month period beginning May 1, 2011, and the rate for Small Customers for the six month period beginning May 1, 2011.
March 14, 2011
NiMo to Expand Hourly Pricing Threshold to 250 kW in June 2013
Niagara Mohawk would lower the mandatory hourly pricing threshold to 250 kW effective with the June 2013 billing cycle, under an implementation plan filed with the New York PSC (10-E-0050).
March 11, 2011
NiMo Files to Implement New Electric Commodity Pricing Mechanism
Niagara Mohawk has filed its proposed new rate mechanism for electric commodity pricing for default service customers with the New York PSC, which is substantially similar to NiMo's original proposal filed in January 2010 as part of a rate case (see 2/1/10)
March 2, 2011
N.Y. PSC Posts December Electric Migration Stats
The New York PSC has posted electric migration statistics as of December 2010, as well as stats from several other of the later months of 2010.
January 28, 2011
License Briefs
Reliant Energy Seeks Illinois Electric License Reliant Energy Northeast LLC submitted an application for an Illinois alternative retail electric supplier license yesterday. A copy of Reliant's application was not immediately available.
January 25, 2011
N.Y. PSC Approves Changes to NiMo POR Described As Inconsistent with "Without Recourse" Design
The New York PSC will allow Niagara Mohawk, for electric service, to recalculate on a monthly basis the commodity cost component of the merchant function charge and the Purchase Of Receivables discount, using monthly commodity-related uncollectible pricing data (10-E-0050).
January 21, 2011
Briefly
N.Y. PSC Approves Monthly Balancing at KEDLI The New York PSC approved KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island's tariff (06-G-1186) to implement an Interim Monthly Balancing Transportation Program for its non-firm transportation customers receiving service under Service Classification No. 7…
December 30, 2010
Mass. DPU Approves National Grid Basic Service Rates
The Massachusetts DPU approved new basic service rates for National Grid industrial customers for the period February through April 2011.