Mass. DPU Approves 30% Decrease In POR Discount For Customer Class At WMECO

The Massachusetts DPU has approved new purchase of receivables discount rates (standard complete billing percentages) at Western Massachusetts Electric Company (Eversource), to be effective May 1, 2018.

The adopted May 1, 2018 WMECO POR discounts are:

           Residential  Commercial  Industrial  Other
Uncollectible   2.84%       0.14%      0.22%    0.05%
Admin Cost      0.00%       0.00%      0.00%    0.00%
Reconciliation  0.09%       0.01%      0.19%    0.05%
Total           2.93%       0.16%*     0.41%    0.09%*

*Amounts are reproduced [sic] as listed in 
WMECO filing and (for totals) DPU order

For comparison, WMECO's current POR discounts are:

              Residential  Commercial  Industrial  Other
Total            4.13%        0.07%[sic] -0.07%   -0.01%