December 30, 2013
WMECO Sets New Default Service Rates
Western Massachusetts Electric Company has announced new default service electric rates.
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December 30, 2013
New Hampshire Approves Higher Default Service Rate at PSNH for 2014
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a new default energy service rate at Public Service Company of New Hampshire for the period beginning January 1, 2014.
December 30, 2013
Two Retail Suppliers Default at ISO-NE, Return Customers to Default Service
Two retail electric suppliers have defaulted with ISO New England, and their customers are being returned to default service.
December 26, 2013
Illinois Commissions Rules on Whether Full Requirements Contracts Legally Permissible for Default Service Under Statute
In a written order regarding the 2014-2015 Illinois Power Agency electric default service procurement plan, the Illinois Commerce Commission has squarely addressed whether full requirements contracts are permissible for use in the plan under statute.
December 24, 2013
New Hampshire Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default service rates for large and medium commercial and industrial customers (Large Customer Group) at Granite State Electric for the period February through April 2014.
December 24, 2013
National Grid Residential Electric Supply Rate to Increase 35%
National Grid said that the Rhode Island PUC has approved a new residential Standard Offer Service rate for the period beginning January 1, 2014.
December 23, 2013
National Grid Files New Massachusetts Default Service Rates
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for industrial customers for the period February 1, 2014 through April 30, 2014
December 23, 2013
AEP Ohio Seeks to Rely on More Market-Reflective Rates for Default Service for 2015-18
AEP Ohio has filed for approval of an electric security plan that would rely on more market reflective rates versus the process used at the other Ohio electric distribution companies.
December 20, 2013
BGE Files New, Official Residential and Type I SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed in tariff form new SOS electric rates for residential and Type I customers for the period June 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014.
December 19, 2013
Maine Adopts Nearly Three-Year Fixed Default Service Rate
The Maine PUC has adopted new Standard Offer electricity rates at Maine Public Service, including a 32-month fixed rate for residential and small & medium commercial customers
December 19, 2013
Illinois Commerce Commission Adopts Default Service Procurement Plan for 2014-15
The Illinois Commerce Commission yesterday announced that it had issued an order approving the Illinois Power Agency's (IPA) 2014-2015 plan to purchase default electricity supply and associated services for ComEd and Ameren Illinois customers.
December 18, 2013
Maine Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro Electric for the month of January 2014.
December 13, 2013
"Obvious" That Removing Utility From Default Supplier Role Requires Statutory Amendment
Amendments to Pennsylvania statute would "obvious[ly]" be required to remove the natural gas distribution companies from the default supplier role, the Energy Association of Pennsylvania said in comments to the PUC.
December 12, 2013
Guess Who Supports Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation
"My gosh, what a great way to start getting a market opened up," Pat Wood, former Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said of opt-out municipal aggregation during a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hearing on PUCO's retail electric market investigation.
December 9, 2013
PUC Staff Recommend Increase to PSNH Default Service Rate
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of New Hampshire have recommended that Public Service Company of New Hampshire's forecast 2014 default energy service rate be increased to reflect the removal of credits relating to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) rebates.
December 5, 2013
PUCO Grants AEP Ohio Waiver to Retain Generation Entitlement
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted AEP Ohio a waiver of its corporate separation plan to allow it to retain contractual entitlements from generating resources owned by Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC), as other owners of OVEC have not consented to the assumption of these…
December 5, 2013
Ohio Names Winning Bidders from Duke Energy Ohio Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released the names of the winning bidders from Duke Energy Ohio's recent auction to procure electric default service supplies for a term starting June 1, 2014.
December 2, 2013
N.H. Approves Change in Default Service Procurement Timing
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a change in the timing of procurements for large/medium customer default service at Granite State Electric, but which maintains the use of non-laddered three months contracts.
November 27, 2013
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November 25, 2013
Duquesne Light Files New Electric Supply Rates
Duquesne Light has filed new electric supply rates for the period beginning December 1, 2013.
November 22, 2013
Ohio Names Winning Bidders from Dayton Power & Light Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has released the identities of winning bidders from the October auction which procured 10% of Dayton Power & Light Standard Service Offer supplies for the period January 1, 2014 through May 31, 2017.
November 22, 2013
Pennsylvania Standard Offer Customer Referral Programs Continue to Drive Residential Shopping (Updated Stats)
Several Pennsylvania utilities have provided updated enrollment data from their Standard Offer customer referral programs.
November 22, 2013
PPL Price to Compare to Increase 20% December 1
PPL's Price to Compare for small business customers will increase 20% on December 1.
November 21, 2013
CL&P Quietly Increases Self-Managed Portion of Default Service, Retail Suppliers Cry Foul
Retail suppliers have protested the non-transparent manner under which Connecticut Light & Power has increased its self-managed portion of Standard Service load from 20% to 30%.
November 20, 2013
Connecticut Light & Power Reports Default Service Suppliers
Connecticut Light & Power reported that the following companies will serve a portion of its Standard Service load for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2014. • Exelon Generation Company LLC • Hess Corporation • PPL EnergyPlus, LLC