United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 8%; Small Commercial Rate Increasing 6%

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2021

The January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 UI residential (Rate R) Standard Service rate will be 9.3694¢/kWh, which is 8% higher than the current UI Rate R rate of about 8.67¢/kWh. All of the Standard Service rates in this story include the Bypassable FMCC (where applicable) which is zero.

The UI Rate GS Standard Service rate will increase 6% to 9.0725¢/kWh on January 1, 2021, from the current rate of about 8.52¢/kWh

New Standard Service rates for January 2021 through June 2021 are as follows, in cents per kWh (for Rates LPT & GST, rates only applicable for customers under 500 kW).

UI Jan-Jun 2021 Standard Service Rates (¢/kWh)
** Rates include Bypassable FMCC **

Rate R:       9.3694

Rate RT
  On-Peak:   11.9280
  Off-Peak:   8.4280

Rate GS:      9.0725

Rate GST
  On-Peak:   11.1171
  Off-Peak:   8.1171

Rate LPT
  On-Peak:   11.2149
  Off-Peak    8.2149

Rate M:       9.3179

Rate U:       9.3179

The Last Resort Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) rates for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2021 are as follows, in cents per kWh:

Rates GST & LPT* (Above 500 kW) GSCs

Jan 
  On-Peak:   11.5995  
  Off-Peak:  11.5995 [sic]
Feb 
  On-Peak:   11.4035 
  Off-Peak:  11.4035 [sic]
Mar 
  On-Peak:    9.4775  
  Off-Peak:   9.4775 [sic]

*Rate LPT Shoulder & Off-peak price is the same