June 22, 2016
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, 2016
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June 3, 2016
PSC Staff Not Persuaded Utility Ownership of Microgrids Is Appropriate, Recommends BGE Proposal Be Denied Without Prejudice
Staff of the Maryland PSC said that it has not been convinced that utility ownership of microgrids is appropriate, and recommended that a pilot sought by Baltimore Gas & Electric to own two microgrid facilities be denied without prejudice in favor of a generic proceeding examining microgrids and…
May 27, 2016
PSC Approves 25% Lower Residential POR Discount At Pepco; C&I Discounts Also Fall
The Maryland PSC approved an update to the purchase of receivables discount rates at Pepco, with the new lower rates effective June 1, 2016.
April 25, 2016
Delmarva Power Residential, Commercial SOS Rates To Fall
This story was updated on July 7 to reflect a July 6 Delmarva filing which said that its previously filed tariffs inadvertently switched the rates for the Type I Small General Services SGS-S and Type I Space Heating SGS-S classes. The corrected rates are shown below
April 25, 2016
Pepco Residential, Commercial SOS Rates To Decrease
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2016, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016
April 21, 2016
D.C. PSC Seeks Comment on Retail Supplier Access to AMI Data, Barriers To Competitive Dynamic Pricing Plans
Given the passage of time, a new Pepco billing system, and its decision to resume consideration of dynamic pricing at Pepco (click here for story) , the District of Columbia PSC has sought supplemental comments regarding retail supplier access to AMI Data
April 14, 2016
PSC Resuming Review of Dynamic Pricing for Default Service, Implicates AMI Data Access for Retail Suppliers
The District of Columbia PSC is resuming a review of dynamic pricing, including potential for SOS, at Pepco.
March 25, 2016
PSC Fines Retail Supplier $300,000, Modifies Proposed Marketing Moratorium
The Maryland PSC recently adopted a final order which imposes a civil penalty of a $250,000 on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and a $50,000 civil penalty, jointly and severally, on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Major Energy Services, LLC, as a result of an investigation into the…
March 18, 2016
Proposed Legislation Would Require Maryland To Study Opt-In Retail Supply Affordability Program (Aggregation)
Two identical proposed bills in Maryland (SB 1075 and HB 927) would require the Maryland PSC to study the advisability of creating an opt-in electricity affordability (aggregation) program.
March 9, 2016
Pepco To Decrease POR Discount Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC proposed updated purchase of receivables discount rates to take effect June 1, 2016
March 2, 2016
Maryland Workgroup Files Report on Retail Supplier Access To Smart Meter Data
A Maryland working group has filed a report on retail electric supplier access to data from smart meters
February 8, 2016
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning March 1, 2016
January 27, 2016
Pepco SOS Rates to Decrease
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC new SOS electric rates for the period of June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017.
December 31, 2015
New POR Discount Rates, Ranging From 0% To 5%, Take Effect At Pepco
New POR discount rates at Pepco in the District of Columbia took effect on December 25.
December 21, 2015
Shock: Utility Refunding Over-collection of Distribution Charges To SOS Customers Only -- Without PSC Authorization
Pepco has been refunding to District of Columbia SOS customers, through the Procurement Cost Adjustment (PCA), over-collections under the Residential Aid Discount (RAD) Surcharge, which is a surcharge paid by distribution customers
December 16, 2015
PSC Makes Low-Income Benefits Portable (Benefits Now Available to Shopping Customers)
The District of Columbia PSC has adopted a final order to make low-income assistance under the current Pepco electric Residential Aid Discount (RAD) portable so that customers continue to receive the same level of assistance regardless of whether they purchase SOS or competitive supply
November 12, 2015
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Affiliate of N.Y. ESCO Seeks Licenses in New State
October 27, 2015
Pepco Files New Residential, Commercial SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2015.
October 26, 2015
Proposed Order Would Fine Retail Supplier $300,000, Allow Customers To Cancel Contracts
A proposed order from a Maryland Public Utility Law Judge would impose a civil penalty of $250,000 on Major Energy Electric Services, LLC, for what the proposed order finds to be, "its misleading, false and deceptive statements or trade practices," and would impose a $50,000 civil penalty, jointly…
October 19, 2015
PSC In Choice State Raises Concern With Resources Expended In Utility-Offered Demand Response Program
Noting changes in and uncertainty with demand response compensation in the PJM wholesale markets, the District of Columbia raised, "concern," with respect to Pepco's Direct Load Control Program, under which the utility compensates customers for cycling their A/C units, "considering the amount of…
October 19, 2015
Retail Supplier Raises Competitive Concerns With Conditions in Exelon-Pepco Merger Settlement
WGL Energy Services, Inc. has raised concerns about the prospect for utility-owned generation and related services under conditions proposed in a merger settlement agreement among various District of Columbia government agencies and Exelon and Pepco
October 7, 2015
In Merger Settlement With D.C. Mayor, Exelon Agrees To Support "Reasonable" Proposals For PJM Members To Fund Consumer Advocate Participation in PJM
Exelon and Pepco have via a settlement secured support for their merger agreement from the District of Columbia mayor, Attorney General, and Office of People's Counsel.
September 1, 2015
Retail Suppliers Facing Near Doubling of Unhedgeable Capacity Costs For Next Year Under PJM Transitional Auction
While retail suppliers have more lead time to account for the higher capacity performance prices under the initial base residual auction featuring the new performance product for the 2018/19 delivery year (click here for recent results) , retail suppliers are facing a near doubling of capacity…
August 28, 2015
Supplier Seeks Variance From SOS Procurement Credit Requirements
BTG Pactual Commodities (US) LLC requested that the Maryland PSC either: (1) grant it an individual variance from bid eligibility requirements for the utilities SOS RFPs; or (2) revise the RFPs in a similar manner.
August 24, 2015
PJM Capacity Prices Spike For 2018-19
Capacity prices in PJM soared in the 2018-19 Base Residual Auction, the first auction which included a capacity performance product