United Illuminating Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing 100%

United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning January 1, 2023

The January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 UI residential (Rate R) Standard Service rate will be 21.9429¢/kWh, which is more than 100% higher than the current UI Rate R rate of 10.62¢/kWh. All of the Standard Service rates in this story include the Bypassable FMCC (where applicable) which is currently zero.

The UI Rate GS Standard Service rate will increase nearly 100% to 20.9663¢/kWh on January 1, 2023, from the current rate of 10.6607¢/kWh

New Standard Service rates for January 2023 through June 2023 are as follows, in cents per kWh (for Rates LPT & GST, rates only applicable for customers under 500 kW).

UI Jan-Jun 2023 Standard Service Rates (¢/kWh)
** Rates include Bypassable FMCC **
 
Rate R:       21.9429
 
Rate RT
  On-Peak:    24.4362
  Off-Peak:   20.9362
 
Rate GS:      20.9663
 
Rate GST
  On-Peak:    22.6429
  Off-Peak:   19.6429
 
Rate LPT
  On-Peak:    22.6163
  Off-Peak    19.6163
 
Rate M:       21.1412
 
Rate U:       21.1412

The Last Resort Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) rates for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2023 are as follows, in cents per kWh:

Rates GST & LPT* (Above 500 kW) GSCs
 
Jan 
  On-Peak:    37.2390
  Off-Peak:   35.2640
Feb 
  On-Peak:    39.5473
  Off-Peak:   37.5723
Mar 
  On-Peak:    22.8151
  Off-Peak:   22.1401
 
*Rate LPT Shoulder & Off-peak price is the same