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October 14, 2020
A further partial settlement has been reached concerning several issues -- including the presentation of retail supplier charges on utility consolidated bills -- in the Pennsylvania PUC proceeding addressing the default service plan of Duquesne Light Company for the four-year period commencing on…
October 12, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
October 9, 2020
Winning Default Service Suppliers Disclosed
Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. has received approval from the New Hampshire PUC for new electric default service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020
October 9, 2020
EGSs Say Their Proposal Is Meant To Address Current, "Illegal And Discriminatory Treatment"
In a recently filed brief at the Pennsylvania PUC in the default service proceeding of Duquesne Light, Calpine Retail Holdings, LLC urged the PUC to reject a proposal from some retail electric suppliers to make Network Integration Transmission Services (NITS) a nonbypassable cost, with Duquesne…
October 9, 2020
(Earlier): Ohio Utilities Seek Extension In Deadline For Filing Plans For Simultaneous Dual Auctions For Default Service (Full Requirements Auction Versus Separate Energy Plus Capacity Hedge Procurement)
October 8, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC approved a petition from Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, and West Penn Power Company (collectively the FirstEnergy EDCs, FirstEnergy, or the Companies) for approval to modify the FirstEnergy Supplier Master Agreement (SMA)…
October 8, 2020
The Maryland Public Service Commission said in a news release that it, "has taken action against a retail energy supplier, SunSea Energy, LLC, for enrolling customers without a signed contract and other violations of Maryland law and the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)."
October 7, 2020
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the results of an October auction for 33 tranches of electricity Standard Service Offer (SSO) supply at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities for the term June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022
October 2, 2020
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC the default service supply rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020
October 1, 2020
The Connecticut PURA has directed Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to, in the future, proactively contact each of their Last Resort Service (LRS) customers to communicate proposed Generation Service Charge (GSC) rate changes in advance of future potential LRS rate increases.
October 1, 2020
Duquesne Light Company ("Duquesne Light", "DLC," or the "Company"), the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania ("CAUSE-PA"), and the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate ("OCA") filed a non-unanimous, partial stipulation concerning Duquesne Light's…
September 30, 2020
The Illinois Citizens Utility Board (CUB) alerted Ameren and ComEd electric customers to a change in the utilities' electricity supply prices.
September 28, 2020
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2020.
September 24, 2020
A September auction for 17 tranches of Standard Service Offer (SSO) electricity supplies for the term June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 at Duke Energy Ohio resulted in a tranche-weighted average price of winning bids of $45.85 per MWh
September 22, 2020
Commonwealth Edison and Ameren have filed new electric supply rates, resulting in new Prices to Compare, effective October 1, 2020
September 21, 2020
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ('PPL Electric', 'PPL', or the 'Company'), the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s ('Commission') Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ('I&E'), the Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'), the Office of Small Business Advocate ('OSBA'), and various retail…
September 15, 2020
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU basic service electric rates for the period November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 for the residential and commercial customer groups, and the period November 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 for the industrial customer group
September 3, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC has directed the FirstEnergy electric distribution companies to discuss any other alternatives considered, other than the EDCs' proposed use of a proxy price for capacity, to be used in upcoming full requirements default service auctions for delivery periods for which a PJM Base…
August 28, 2020
In a newly filed rate case at the New York PSC, Central Hudson Gas & Electric (the Company) offered two potential proposals to increase the use of renewable natural gas (RNG), with one of the proposals being the offering of a renewable gas supply option to default service customers
August 27, 2020
Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas have filed an initial, preliminary list of REPs eligible to serve as non-volunteer Providers of Last Resort (aka Large Service Providers or LSPs) as well as a list of volunteer POLRs (aka Voluntary Retail Electric Providers or VREPs) for the 2021-2022…
August 26, 2020
Part Of Inquiry Into Spike In Non-supply Costs On Customer Bills
In seeking briefs concerning recent rate increases in nonbypassable transmission and other non-supply charges, the Connecticut PURA has raised the issue of applying electricity supplies currently purchased under long-term contracts, and sold into the wholesale market with no impact on the price to…
August 21, 2020
The Connecticut PURA scheduled for September 28, 2020 a second Technical Meeting in its proceeding addressing PURA's study of community choice aggregation (Docket 20-05-13)
August 19, 2020
Commissioner: Utility Green Supply Option Represents "Unraveling" Of Competition
The Maryland PSC, in a 4-1 decision, approved the application of Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. to implement a proposed new rider, to now be called Rider G, which is, "intended to provide SMECO members who take SOS service the option to have SMECO make the power supply for their load…
August 19, 2020
In a discussion concerning the eventual approval of a 100% green SOS option for customers at the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (see related story today) , Maryland PSC Chairman Jason M. Stanek raised concern with a comparison of retail supplier charges to shadow-billed SOS costs which…
August 18, 2020
Various parties filed for rehearing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's recent order requiring the utilities to submit plans to conduct simultaneous dual auctions for Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies.
