DP&L Tariff Changes Would Reinforce Barriers to Competition, FirstEnergy Solutions Says

Newly proposed changes to Dayton Power & Light's supplier coordination tariff would, "reinforce ... barriers to competition," FirstEnergy Solutions said in a motion to intervene (11-4504-EL-ATA).

As only reported by Matters, the changes would, among other things, include new criteria for supplier consolidated billing, and incorporate into the tariff fees for both dual and utility consolidated billing and other services (see 8/8)

Previously, FirstEnergy Solutions had raised several concerns regarding the existing DP&L supplier tariff in the pending merger review of DPL Inc. and AES Corp. (7/20).

FirstEnergy Solutions said that, "[r]ather than address FES's concerns in that proceeding, DP&L ignored those concerns and instead filed this Application, which, if granted, would reinforce these barriers to competition."

The amendments to the supplier tariff requested by DP&L, "would make it more difficult and costly for DP&L's customers to switch to a CRES [competitive] provider like FES. The amendments would likewise make it more difficult for FES to solicit customers and compete in DP&L's market," FirstEnergy Solutions said.