August 30, 2012
PPL Price to Compare to Fall for Residential Customers, Rise for Small Businesses
PPL Electric Utilities has posted new Prices to Compare for the three-month period starting September 1, 2012.
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August 30, 2012
Recommended Decision for PECO Default Service Would Require 12-Month Reconciliations
A recommended decision regarding PECO's electric default service plan for the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015 would adopt PECO's proposed use of a 12-month reconciliation period for default service rates, rather than the current quarterly reconciliations.
August 29, 2012
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Michigan Approves GCR, Balancing & Demand Charge at SEMCO
August 29, 2012
Michigan PSC Adopts Nonbypassable Reservation Charge Applicable to Choice Customers at Michigan Gas Utilities
The Michigan PSC has approved a new reservation charge applicable to Gas Customer Choice customers at Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation.
August 23, 2012
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CL&P Reports Last Resort Service Supplier for Q4 2012
August 21, 2012
New Treatment of RMR Costs Under Maryland SOS Contracts Proposed; Alternative SOS Procurement Again Presented for Potomac Edison
A report on the Maryland SOS Procurement Improvement Process for 2012 has raised an issue regarding how PJM Reliability Must Run (RMR) charges are handled for SOS customers, and has again presented an alternative procurement schedule for residential and Type I SOS at Potomac Edison.
August 20, 2012
Maine Sets September Default Service Rate for Large Customers
The Maine PUC has set the energy component for large non-residential Standard Offer rates at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of September.
August 20, 2012
United Illuminating Files New Default Service Rates
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2012.
August 20, 2012
Connecticut Light & Power Files New Default Service Rates
Connecticut Light & Power has posted new Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2012.
August 17, 2012
AEP Ohio Files Tariffs Listing New Default Service Rates
AEP Ohio has filed a tariff reflecting new default service charges under its recently adopted electric security plan.
August 17, 2012
Pennsylvania PUC: Near-Exclusive Use of Two Year Default Service Contracts Presents "Considerable Risk" to Customers
Relying almost solely on 24-month contracts for default service, "presents a considerable risk that default service rates would not remain economical relative to other electric supply options," the Pennsylvania PUC said in a written order on the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies' default…
August 15, 2012
Maine Confirms Process for Indexed Standard Offer Pricing for Large Customers at CMP, BHE
A Maine PUC order, which has now been released publicly without confidential redactions, establishing large customer default service at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the six-month period beginning September 1 confirms the indexing process that will be used to determine the…
August 13, 2012
Settlement to Set Reservation Charge Applicable to Choice Customers at Michigan Gas Utilities
Parties have reached a settlement to establish a new level for the reservation charge applicable to choice customers at Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC)
August 10, 2012
United Illuminating Reports Standard Service, Last Resort Service Suppliers
United Illuminating has disclosed the winning bidders which will serve Standard Service load for the year 2013, and Last Resort Service load for the fourth quarter of 2012.
August 8, 2012
Ohio Further Defers Collection of Certain AEP Ohio Capacity Costs, Clouding Retail Market; Approves Accelerated Auction for Portion of SSO Load
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's order on AEP Ohio's electric security plan issued this afternoon does not fully address the recovery of deferred capacity costs at AEP Ohio, and also includes an accelerated use of auctions to procure a significant portion of default service load.
August 3, 2012
Pennsylvania PUC's Witmer Encourages Study of Bypassable Adders to Default Service Price
Pennsylvania PUC Commissioner Pamela Witmer has encouraged the Commission to further investigate several proposed bypassable charges suggested by parties to be added to the Price to Compare, to reflect charges currently embedded in distribution rates or other costs of providing default service not…
August 3, 2012
Universe of Customers Eligible for Pennsylvania Retail Market Jump-start Programs Expanded
In its binding poll conducted yesterday concerning the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies' default service plan, the Pennsylvania PUC agreed to expand the universe of customers eligible to participate in a series of programs at the EDCs meant to encourage customers to take competitive…
August 2, 2012
Pennsylvania Modifies Terms for Retail Opt-in Auction
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a motion from Commissioner Pamela Witmer concerning the structure of the retail opt-in auction at the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies.
August 2, 2012
Pennsylvania to Adopt More Market-Reflective Default Service at FirstEnergy EDCs, Versus ALJ Proposal
A Pennsylvania PUC binding poll conducted today will modify a recommended decision from an ALJ concerning the procurement of default service for residential and small commercial customers at the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies.
August 2, 2012
New Default Service Structure Approved at Unitil, Laddering Removed
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a modified default service structure at Unitil, which includes the termination of a laddered portfolio to serve small volume customers (DE 12-003).
August 1, 2012
Switching Negatively Impacts PSEG in Q2; Holds Line on Migration Forecast
Customer migration away from Basic Generation Service in New Jersey negatively impacted second quarter earnings at PSEG Power by about $15 million, versus the year-ago, parent Public Service Enterprise Group reported yesterday.
July 30, 2012
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2012:
July 30, 2012
Maine PUC Adopts New Standard Offer Rates Through February 2013
The Maine PUC has adopted new Standard Offer rates for medium and large commercial and industrial customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric.
July 27, 2012
Connecticut AG, OCC Seek Listing of Standard Service Rate, Savings vs. Utility on Competitive Supply Bills
The Connecticut Attorney General and Office of the Consumer Counsel have asked the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to consider listing the utility Standard Service rate, as well as a shopping customer's relative savings versus the rate, on the bills of customers on competitive…
July 24, 2012
Christie Signs New Jersey Bill Which Exempts Existing BGS Contracts from Revised Solar RPS, But Declines Exemptions for Existing Retail Supplier Contracts
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed S-1925, which, among other things, accelerates the solar RPS and provides a special exemption for existing Basic Generation Service provider contracts, but not existing retail supplier contracts.