Duquesne Light Proposes Six-Month Fixed Rates for Mass Market Customers Under Latest Default Service Plan

Duquesne Light has proposed offering residential and small commercial and industrial customers fixed default service rates for six-month periods under a proposed default service plan for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017.

For Residential and Lighting customers, Duquesne Light proposes to supply customers through 12-month, laddered full requirements supply contracts from third party suppliers obtained through semi-annual competitive requests for proposals. There will also be one 6-month full requirements contract at the beginning of the default service period.

The table below shows the RFP Date, Procurement Amount, Contract Term and Delivery Period for each Residential and Lighting procurement:

Date       Amount    Term       Delivery Period
Feb  2015   50%    6 Months   Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
Mar  2015   50%   12 Months   Jun 2016 - May 2016
Sept 2015   50%   12 Months   Dec 2015 - Nov 2016
Mar  2016   50%   12 Months   Jun 2016 - May 2017
Sept 2016   50%   12 Months   Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

Duquesne Light proposes semi-annual reconciliation of Residential and Lighting procurement group default service costs and revenues.

For Small Commercial and Industrial customers (under 25 kW), Duquesne Light proposes the same supply portfolio and schedule used for residential customers, consisting primarily of laddered 12-month contracts.

The table below shows the RFP Date, Procurement Amount, Contract Term and Delivery Period for each Small C&I procurement:

Date       Amount    Term       Delivery Period
Feb  2015   50%    6 Months   Jun 2015 - Nov 2015
Mar  2015   50%   12 Months   Jun 2016 - May 2016
Sept 2015   50%   12 Months   Dec 2015 - Nov 2016
Mar  2016   50%   12 Months   Jun 2016 - May 2017
Sept 2016   50%   12 Months   Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

Duquesne Light proposes semi-annual reconciliation of Small C&I procurement group default service costs and revenues.

For Medium Commercial and Industrial customers (25 kW - 300 kW), Duquesne Light proposes to rely on non-laddered quarterly full requirements contracts.

The table below shows the RFP Date, Procurement Amount, Contract Term and Delivery Period for each Medium C&I procurement:

Date       Amount    Term       Delivery Period
Mar  2015   100%   3 Months   Jun  2015 - Aug 2015
Jun  2015   100%   3 Months   Sept 2015 - Nov 2015
Sept 2015   100%   3 Months   Dec  2015 - Feb 2016
Dec  2015   100%   3 Months   Mar  2016 - May 2016
Mar  2016   100%   3 Months   Jun  2016 - Aug 2016
Jun  2016   100%   3 Months   Sept 2016 - Nov 2016
Sept 2016   100%   3 Months   Dec  2016 - Feb 2017
Dec  2016   100%   3 Months   Mar  2017 - May 2017

Duquesne Light proposes semi-annual reconciliation of Medium C&I procurement group default service costs and revenues.

Large C&I customers (300 kW and above) would continue to receive hourly pricing.

Duquesne Light proposes that for the Residential and Small C&I procurements, no one supplier shall be awarded more than 50% of the tranches available for the Residential and Small C&I procurement classes in any RFP. However, Duquesne Light proposes to remove the supplier load cap for Medium C&I solicitations.

Duquesne Light proposes to meet its Time of Use rate obligation by bidding out the ability to serve non-shopping residential, small C&I, and medium C&I customers on a TOU basis to a single winning retail supplier, selected solely on the prices offered.

Docket Number P-2014-2418242