July 20, 2012
Maine PUC Sets New Default Services Rates
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 August.
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July 20, 2012
Pennsylvania Rejects Conditionally Nonbypassable Migration Rider at PPL
Reversing a recommended decision from an ALJ, the Pennsylvania PUC rejected PPL Electric Utilities' proposal to impose a conditionally nonbypassable migration rider (called a reconciliation rider by PPL) on customers (P-2011-2256365).
July 20, 2012
Pennsylvania to Investigate Nonbypassable Charges for Default Service
The Pennsylvania PUC will open an investigation (M-2012-2314313) regarding the reconciliation of electric default service costs, including the use of nonbypassable riders to recover such reconciliations.
July 19, 2012
Ohio Commissioner Roberto Urges Review of Adequacy of FirstEnergy Corporate Separation
"Adequacy of the [FirstEnergy Ohio utility] Companies' current corporate separation is a legitimate question worthy of Commission consideration," Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Commissioner Cheryl Roberto said in a dissent concerning PUCO's approval of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' electric…
July 19, 2012
Ohio Commission: Non-shopping Customers "Entitled" to "Price Stability," Adopts 36-Month Laddering of Default Service Contracts at FirstEnergy EDCs
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted, without substantive modification to provisions related to the retail market, a non-unanimous stipulation to extend the current FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' electric security plan for an additional two years, from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2016 (ESP 3).
July 11, 2012
Maryland PSC Consultant Proposes Modifications to Capacity Contract for Differences
Boston Pacific, consultant for the Maryland PSC, has filed several proposed modifications to the contract for differences between CPV Maryland and three of the state's utilities (Case 9214).
July 10, 2012
NEM Urges Connecticut to Examine Further Delivery Rate Unbundling
Connecticut should examine, "whether additional unbundling is necessary to separate out the full retail costs to the utility of providing 24/7 no-notice, last resort [electric] standard service," the National Energy Marketers Association said in comments to PURA (12-05-04).
July 9, 2012
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Seeks Change in Default Service Tariff, Allocation of Costs
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Unitil) has filed at the Massachusetts DPU to implement a change to its default service tariff regarding costs included in the default service reconciliation (Docket 12-42).
July 6, 2012
OPAE Moves to Dismiss Stipulation that Would Remove Dominion East Ohio from Merchant Function
The Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy has moved to dismiss a joint stipulation signed by several parties under which Dominion East Ohio would exit the merchant function for certain customer classes.
July 3, 2012
New Jersey Utilities File to Lower Hourly Pricing Cutoff to 500 kW
The New Jersey electric distribution companies have filed a proposed Basic Generation Service (BGS) procurement plan that includes the lowering of the threshold for hourly priced default service.
June 29, 2012
Parties Seek Remand of Sharyland Transition to Retail Competition to PUCT for Decision
Sharyland Utilities, L.P., Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and all intervenors that had signed a prior stipulation concerning the transition to retail competition at Sharyland's former Cap Rock territories have requested that the procedural schedule in the docket be abated, and that…
June 28, 2012
New Hampshire Cuts Default Service Rate at PSNH
The New Hampshire PUC has approved a reduction in Public Service of New Hampshire's energy service rate applicable to all default service customers, establishing a rate lower than that sought by PSNH.
June 27, 2012
New Hampshire Approves New Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Granite State Electric for large and medium commercial and industrial customers (Large Customer Group) for the period from August 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012.
June 27, 2012
RESA: ALJ Recommendations in FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs' Default Service Case are "Calamitous"
A Pennsylvania ALJ's recommended decision regarding the default service plan of the FirstEnergy distribution companies contains "calamitous" recommendations and would, "merely perpetuate the structural problems inherent in Pennsylvania," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in a brief on…
June 27, 2012
Maryland PSC Opens Rulemaking Docket on Switching Period
The Maryland PSC has initiated Administrative Docket RM 40 to consider revisions to the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 20.52.03, Electric Standard Offer Service, regarding the switching period pertaining to retail electricity supply.
June 26, 2012
Pioneer Withdraws Hearing Request in Proceeding to Bring Retail Choice to Ex-Cap Rock (Now Sharyland) Territories
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. has withdrawn its request for a hearing in the Public Utility Commission of Texas' review of a transition to retail competition at the former Cap Rock territories now owned by Sharyland Utilities, LP.
June 21, 2012
Pennsylvania ALJ Recommends Allocating PPL Time of Use Under-recovery to Default Service Customers
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ would permit PPL to collect under-collections related to its Time of Use (TOU) program, including historic under-collections, from all default service customers.
June 20, 2012
Maine PUC Sets New Default Services Rates
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 July.
June 19, 2012
Baltimore Gas & Electric Files New SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2012
June 18, 2012
Pennsylvania ALJ Recommends Use of 24-Month Contracts for Commercial, Residential Default Service
A Pennsylvania ALJ has recommended exclusively using 24-month contracts for the full requirements portion of the non-hourly default service portfolio at Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power, and has recommended denying a bypassable retail adder proposed by the companies.
June 18, 2012
Dominion East Ohio to Fully Exit Merchant Function for Certain Classes
Dominion East Ohio and the Ohio Gas Marketers Group have filed a joint stipulation to provide for a full exit of Dominion East Ohio from the merchant function for several customer classes, effective April 1, 2013.
June 15, 2012
New Hampshire Approves new Default Service Rates
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates for large commercial and industrial (G1) customers at Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., for the three-month period August 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012.
June 15, 2012
New York PSC Offers Tepid Support for Expanded Hourly Pricing; Stresses Required Showing of Benefits
The New York PSC said that a contemplated expansion of mandatory hourly pricing for electric default service must be coupled with, "a review of the benefits of such a step."
June 14, 2012
Winning Bidders in Duke Energy Ohio Auction Posted
CRA International has posted winning bidders from Duke Energy Ohio's May auction for a portion of default service electric supplies for the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.
June 12, 2012
Delmarva Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning September 1, 2012.