United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 33%; Small Commercial Rate Increasing 26%

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2022

The January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 UI residential (Rate R) Standard Service rate will be 10.6731¢/kWh, which is 33% higher than the current UI Rate R rate of about 8.0103¢/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 26% to 9.9109¢/kWh on January 1, 2022, from the current rate of about 7.8593¢/kWh

New Standard Service rates for January 2022 through June 2022 are as follows, in cents per kWh (for Rates LPT & GST, rates only applicable for customers under 500 kW).

UI Jan-Jun 2022 Standard Service Rates (¢/kWh)
** Rates include Bypassable FMCC **
 
Rate R:       10.6731
 
Rate RT
  On-Peak:   13.2310
  Off-Peak:   9.7310
 
Rate GS:      9.9109
 
Rate GST
  On-Peak:   11.9008
  Off-Peak:   8.9008
 
Rate LPT
  On-Peak:   11.9359
  Off-Peak    8.9359
 
Rate M:       9.2262
 
Rate U:       9.2262

The Last Resort Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) rates for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2022 are as follows, in cents per kWh:

Rates GST & LPT* (Above 500 kW) GSCs
 
Jan 
  On-Peak:   23.0955
  Off-Peak:  22.4135
Feb 
  On-Peak:   21.8965
  Off-Peak:  21.4455
Mar 
  On-Peak:   15.3575 
  Off-Peak:  15.9705
 
*Rate LPT Shoulder & Off-peak price is the same