April 2, 2024
PSC Rules On Amount Of SOS Load To Be Procured Under Long-Term Contract
The District of Columbia PSC has again affirmed that the long-term renewable energy PPA to be procured by Pepco for SOS customers shall not exceed 5% of SOS load
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March 14, 2024
Retail Supplier Acquiring Customer Book
A retail energy supplier is assigning…
December 5, 2023
Report: Maryland Consumers Could Have Saved Over $39 Million In October By Shopping For Retail Electric Supplier
179 Offers From Suppliers Beat Utility Price To Compare
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) released a monthly energy market savings report…
November 7, 2023
Multiple Utilities Support Eliminating Purchase Of Receivables
Several utilities told a PSC that they, "agree that POR [purchase of receivables] should be eliminated and recommend that the payment posting priority structure in place prior to the implementation of POR be applied."
October 27, 2023
PSC Orders Changes To SOS Procurement
A PSC directed that…
September 15, 2023
PSC Says That Choice Utility Shall Not Own Any Behind-The-Meter Make-Ready EV Infrastructure Equipment Moving Forward
A PSC has issued an order providing that…
August 24, 2023
State's First Opt-Out Aggregation Now Won't Begin Delivery Until June 2026
According to a filing from Maryland PSC Staff concerning the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process group, "Montgomery County confirmed, via email from the County’s attorney to the SOS procurement improvement process parties on August 7, 2023 that the CCA [Montgomery County community choice…
August 7, 2023
PSC Opens Review Of SOS Structure, Process
The District of Columbia PSC has opened biennial review of electricity Standard Offer Service
July 25, 2023
Utility Receives Approval To Increase POR Discount From 0% to 4%
The District of Columbia PSC has approved Pepco's annual update to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, effective August 1, 2023
June 21, 2023
Utility Receives Approval To Decrease Residential POR Discount From 4% to 2.2%
Another EDC Receives Approval To Increase Residential POR Discount By 0.5 Percentage Points
The Maryland PSC has approved, as filed, revisions to the purchase of receivables discount rates at Pepco and Delmarva, effective July 1, 2023
June 6, 2023
People's Counsel Suggests Renewable PPA For SOS Be Opened To "Third-Party Suppliers"
In comments on potential changes to the provisions governing the use of a long-term renewable energy contract for a portion of SOS load in the District of Columbia, the D.C. Office of People's Counsel suggested that the RFP for such renewable energy be opened to, "third-party suppliers".
May 19, 2023
Utility Files To Decrease Residential POR Discount From 4% to 2.2%
Another EDC Files To Increase Residential POR Discount By 0.5 Percentage Points
Pepco and Delmarva in Maryland have filed updates to the purchase of receivables discount rates, to be effective July 1, 2023
May 3, 2023
Pepco Maryland SOS Energy Rate Increasing 22-31% For Mass Market Customers In October
Delmarva Maryland SOS Energy Rate Increasing 15% For Mass Market Customers
Pepco in Maryland has filed new Generation Service Charges under the SOS rate for the period 10/01/23 to 05/31/24
May 3, 2023
Utility Files To Increase POR Discount From 0% to 4%
Pepco in the District of Columbia filed an annual update to its purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates, proposed to be effective July 1, 2023
April 27, 2023
Residential SOS Tranche Remains Unfilled After Reserve Procurement; Standard Process Would Be To Initially Serve Load Under Spot Prices
SOS Costs At Other Utilities Increasing 20-30% For Mass Market Customers
A reserve procurement for residential and Type I SOS electricity supplies in Maryland for various utilities resulted in one of the products at Potomac Edison being unfilled
April 21, 2023
Utility Seeks Authority To Increase Amount Of Default Service Load Served Under Long-Term Contract
Pepco in the District of Columbia sought flexibility to increase the amount of SOS load to be served under a long-term renewable energy contract, after a previously executed contract for 5% of SOS load has been terminated by the renewable developer
April 14, 2023
Utilities File To Increase Bypassable SOS Admin Charges; Also Update Medium C&I SOS Rates
In Maryland, Pepco and Delmarva Power have each filed updates to the bypassable SOS Administrative Charge for all applicable customer classes
April 13, 2023
PSC To Hold Reserve Procurement After Several Residential Default Service Bids Rejected; Bids Exceeded Price Benchmark
The Maryland PSC will hold a reserve procurement for SOS supplies after several residential product bids were rejected in a recent procurement at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), The Potomac Edison Company, and Delmarva Power and Light Company
April 4, 2023
Utilities Blame Lack Of Retail Supplier Commitment As Partially Responsible For Needed Delay In Supplier Consolidated Billing
In comments on a recent workgroup report concerning supplier consolidated billing (SCB) in Maryland, the Exelon utilities blamed, in part, the lack of any commitment from any retail supplier to test SCB as a reason for the delay in SCB which the report had outlined
February 8, 2023
"THIS IS FRAUD", PSC Chair Says Of Supplier's "Threatening" Notice On Mailer To Customer
Chair Says Utilities Have "Responsibility" To File Complaint Against Retail Suppliers When Aware Utility Name Misused By Suppliers
January 25, 2023
PSC Sets Rulemaking To Consider Competing Drafts Of Opt-Out Aggregation Rules (CCAs New To State)
The Maryland PSC has opened a rulemaking (RM80) for the purpose of establishing regulations for the Montgomery County Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program
October 26, 2022
Maryland Utilities File New SOS Rates
Several Maryland utilities have filed new small customer SOS rates for the period June 2023 through September 2023 (Pepco, Delmarva), while all four IOUs have filed new Type II SOS Rates for the period beginning December 1, 2023
October 4, 2022
Retail Supplier Acquiring Book Of Customers
Josco Energy USA, LLC is assigning its Maryland electric and natural gas customers to Median Energy Corp.
August 22, 2022
PSC Staff Propose SOS Procurement Changes Due To Potential Launch Of New Pilot Opt-out Muni Aggregation
Staff of the Maryland PSC have endorsed a change in the SOS procurement contract lengths at Pepco and Potomac Edison (PE) due to the potential launch of the Montgomery County pilot opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA)
August 4, 2022
PSC Approves 15-Year Contract For 5% Of SOS
The District of Columbia PSC approved a contract with a solar facility for the bundled sale of energy, renewable energy credits (RECs), and capacity, for approximately 5% of total electric SOS load (approximately 154,000 MWh per year, which equates to 73 MW, or roughly 29%, of the solar project’s…