Briefly

Nstar Files Adder for All Basic Service Rates due to Green Under-recovery

The adder to Nstar's basic service rates to recover the under-collected costs from Nstar Green (see 6/29) will be $0.00034 per kilowatt-hour, which will apply from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.

FERC Sets Date for Minimum Offer Price Rule Technical Conference

FERC has scheduled for July 28 its previously announced technical conference to explore the issues raised on rehearing regarding the applicability of the PJM Reliability Pricing Model Minimum Offer Price Rule as it relates to self-supply capacity offers (4/13). The scope of the conference will include, among other related issues, a discussion of: (1) whether exempting self-supply resources from PJM's Minimum Offer Price Rule presents an opportunity to exercise buyer market power; (2) whether the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) alternative is a viable option for those wishing to self-supply; and (3) whether there are alternatives to the FRR option that allow parties to self-supply while deterring buyer market power (Docket EL11-20).