May 18, 2011
United Illuminating Files Updated Last Resort Service Rates
United Illuminating has filed updated Last Resort Service rates for the three-month period beginning July 1.
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May 18, 2011
PECO Updates Price to Compare for Period Beginning July 1
PECO has posted actual Prices to Compare for residential and commercial electric customers for the three-month period beginning July 1.
May 16, 2011
RESA Seeks Additional Changes to NiMo Capacity Cost Calculation
In addition to transitioning to spot-based capacity pricing for retail customers, Niagara Mohawk must ensure that capacity costs are tied, to the maximum degree possible, to the customer's actual usage patterns, the Retail Energy Supply Association said in comments to the New York PSC (10-E-0050).
May 16, 2011
Illinois Posts Energy, Capacity Prices from Ameren Default Service RFP
The Illinois Commerce Commission has posted results from the May RFP for both energy and capacity for default service customers at Ameren.
May 16, 2011
Retail Gas Suppliers Seek Additional Time for PGW Alternative Default Service Proposal
Dominion Retail and Interstate Gas Supply have requested that the Pennsylvania PUC provide retail gas suppliers with an additional 60 days prior to notifying the PUC of whether they wish to continue the evaluation of replacing Philadelphia Gas Works as the default supplier (R-2008-2073938).
May 11, 2011
Ohio Gas Marketers Seek Use of Financial Instruments for Columbia SCO Cross Collateral
Several Ohio retail gas suppliers have requested that PUCO require Columbia Gas to allow the use of financial instruments for the required "cross collateral" which winning suppliers must post under Columbia's proposed Standard Choice Offer (08-1344-GA-EXM).
May 5, 2011
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PUCO Directs AEP Companies to Cease Collection of POLR Charges, Certain Environmental Carrying Costs
May 4, 2011
Settlement at West Penn Power Would Defer Residential TOU Default Service Option
A settlement regarding West Penn Power's (Allegheny) dynamic generation rate proposals would, for residential service, replace the original Time of Use (TOU) rate proposal with a "competitively neutral" Critical Peak Rebate (CPR) program.
May 4, 2011
Duke Retains 73% of Load at Duke Energy Ohio, Through SSO or Affiliate Retail Sales
Duke Energy is serving about 73% of retail generation load at Duke Energy Ohio, through either sales by Duke Energy Ohio or affiliate Duke Energy Retail Sales, Duke reported in an earnings call yesterday.
May 3, 2011
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BGE Files Updated Bypassable SOS Transmission Rates
May 3, 2011
Nstar Files Updated Basic Service Rates
Nstar has filed updated basic service rates for all customer classes with the DPU.
May 2, 2011
BGE, Pepco, Delmarva File Updated SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric, Pepco, and Delmarva Power have filed updated SOS rates with the Maryland PSC covering all customer classes.
April 29, 2011
Allegheny Power Files Updated SOS Rates in Maryland
Allegheny Power has filed with the Maryland PSC updated SOS rates for Type I and Type II customers.
April 28, 2011
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Investigation of Competitiveness of Retail Electric Markets
The Pennsylvania PUC today directed that an order be prepared to officially launch its statewide investigation into the state's competitive retail electric market, which the PUC had said that it would undertake as part of approving the FirstEnergy-Allegheny Energy merger.
April 28, 2011
Ohio Customers Seek Stay of POLR Charges at AEP Ohio
Several load interests, including the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel and the Ohio Energy Group, have petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to stay the collection of POLR charges and carrying charges on past environmental investment at the AEP Ohio companies, or otherwise provide…
April 28, 2011
Maryland PSC Further Modifies SOS Price Comparison Language
The Maryland PSC has accepted further revisions to the language concerning the SOS price comparison information to be included on bills (Case 9228).
April 27, 2011
ICC Will Likely Need to Address Issues Related to Municipal Aggregation
The Illinois Commerce Commission will likely need to "work through" several issues related to opt-out municipal electric aggregation, ICC Chairman Doug Scott said in addressing the National Energy Marketers Association Restructuring Conference.
April 26, 2011
Deferring PECO Generation Reconciliations to Annual Recovery Could Lead to Exit Fees for Migrating Customers, Suppliers Warn
PECO's petition to modify its generation rate reconciliation process from a quarterly to an annual process could result in large deferrals that prompt PECO to impose an "exit fee" on customers seeking competitive supply, Direct Energy and the Retail Energy Supply Association said in separate answers…
April 25, 2011
Delaware PSC Approves New SOS Rates
The Delaware PSC has conditionally approved updated SOS rates at Delmarva Power for the period beginning June 1, 2011.
April 22, 2011
Maryland SOS Auction Sees Improved Competitiveness for Mass Market Tranches
The April 18 auction for Maryland SOS supplies saw improved competitiveness for mass market tranches, easing a concern identified by the bid monitor in the October 2010 procurement.
April 20, 2011
Ontario Updates Regulated Price Plan Generation Rates
The Ontario Energy Board has approved updated Regulated Price Plan (RPP) electric commodity rates for mass market customers, for the six month period beginning May 1.
April 19, 2011
National Grid Says Utility Price Appropriately Listed on N.Y. Power to Choose
New York's electric utilities should be able to continue posting their charges for commodity supply service on the Power to Choose website, as, "[t]his information helps consumers to make informed decisions regarding their choice of electric commodity supply," National Grid said in opposing a…
April 18, 2011
Pa. PUC Orders Implementation Costs of PECO Dynamic Pricing to be Bypassable
The Pennsylvania PUC ordered that costs of PECO's optional dynamic pricing plan shall only be recovered from default service customers through the Generation Supply Adjustment (M-2009-2123944).
April 18, 2011
Columbia Gas Files Revised Program for Standard Choice Offer Auction
Columbia Gas of Ohio has sought approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a revised program outline under which it would implement a Standard Choice Offer (SCO) auction for default service, effective April 1, 2012.
April 14, 2011
Pa. PUC Asks Suppliers for Detailed Proposal to Remove PGW from Default Supplier Role
The Pennsylvania PUC will conduct an investigation into replacing Philadelphia Gas Works with an alternative default service supplier, if competitive suppliers are still interested in pursuing the matter. (R-2008-2073938)