Maryland Residential SOS Energy Rate To Decrease 12%

Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new SOS rates for residential customers for the period June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021, and new Type II rates for the period beginning March 1, 2020

The new June 1, 2020 Electric Supply Charge for residential customers, which makes up the majority of the total SOS rate, is decreasing about 12% versus the current rate (in effect through May 2020), and is decreasing about 5% versus the year-ago summer rate

Rates below, in ¢/kWh, reflect only the energy component of SOS, and do not include transmission or reconciliations.

Potomac Edison SOS Energy Rates (New)

Schedule R (Residential)
June 1, 2020 - September 30,  2020
Electric Supply Charge:                4.926

October 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
Electric Supply Charge:                5.620


For reference, here are the prior Potomac Edison rates:


Potomac Edison SOS Energy Rates (Existing)

Schedule R (Residential)

June 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Electric Supply Charge:                5.216

October 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Electric Supply Charge:                5.634

Potomac Edison also filed with the Maryland PSC new SOS rates for Type II customers for the period beginning March 1, 2020

Unless otherwise indicated for capacity charges, the Type II SOS rates below are in cents per kWh. Rates reflect only the energy (and capacity where applicable) component of SOS, and not transmission or reconciliations.

Potomac Edison Type II SOS Energy Rates

Schedule C (General & Commercial), Type II
Electric Supply Charges
March 1, 2020 - May 31,  2020
   First Block (0-350 kWh):            9.433
   Second Block (next 350 kWh):        9.134
   Third Block (Over 700 kWh):         3.587




Schedule G (General Service), Type II
March 1, 2020 - May 31,  2020
Capacity Charge
All kW in excess of 7.5 kW:         $5.87/kW

Energy Charge
   First Block (0-700 kWh):            7.744
   Second Block (over 700 kWh):        3.585




Schedule C-A (General Service - All Electric), Type II
Electric Supply Charges
March 1, 2020 - May 31,  2020
   First Block (0-350 kWh):           10.311
   Second Block (next 350 kWh):        8.967
   Third Block (over 700 kWh):         4.726




Schedule C-A (General Service - All Electric, School/Church 
Space Heating Subclass), Type II
March 1, 2020 - May 31,  2020
Electric Supply Charge (all kWh):      5.450




Schedule PH (Light & Power), Type II
March 1, 2020 - May 31,  2020
Capacity Charge
   First Block (0-500 kW):          $11.08/kW
   Second Block (over 500 kW):      $10.79/kW

Energy Charge
   First Block (0-100,000 kWh):         2.491
   Second Block (over 100,000 kWh):     2.256