Nstar East Residential, Small Commercial Default Service Rates Falling 20%

Nstar has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning July 1, 2019.

The new fixed residential basic service rate of 10.836¢/kWh is about 20% lower than the current fixed residential basic service rate of 13.588¢/kWh

The new fixed small C&I basic service rate of 10.569¢/kWh is about 20% lower than the current fixed small C&I basic service rate of 13.185¢/kWh

All rates in this story include the Basic Service Adders and Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Standard Adders

Complete proposed Nstar basic service rates are below, in ¢/kWh. Rates remain subject to DPU approval

Nstar Basic Service
Eastern Massachusetts Service Territory
¢/kWh

Residential
Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2019 – Dec. 31, 2019:  10.836

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        9.922
August:      9.842
September:  10.221
October:    10.683
November:   11.357
December:   13.270





Small C&I
Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2019 – Dec. 31, 2019:  10.569

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        9.945
August:      9.789
September:   9.772
October:     9.935
November:   10.841
December:   12.982





Large C&I - NEMA

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        9.821
August:      9.764
September:   9.892

Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2019 – Sept. 30, 2019:  9.824





Large C&I - SEMA
July:        9.654
August:      9.551
September:   9.847

Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2019 – Sept. 30, 2019:  9.656

Nstar included in its filing copies of contracts with suppliers to serve portions of basic service load for the period beginning July 1, 2019

Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC was selected to serve Nstar East industrial basic service load in the SEMA zone for the three-month period beginning July 1, 2019, as well as a portion of residential load in the SEMA zone for the period beginning July 1, 2019

Exelon Generation Company, LLC was selected to serve a portion of Nstar East industrial basic service load in the NEMA zone for the three-month period beginning July 1, 2019, as well as a portion of residential and commercial load in the SEMA zone for the periods beginning July 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020.

NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC was selected to serve a portion of Nstar East industrial basic service load in the NEMA zone for the three-month period beginning July 1, 2019, as well as a portion of residential and commercial load in the NEMA zone for the periods beginning July 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020.