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May 20, 2026
The New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate has sought acceptance of testimony in a Public Service of New Hampshire semi-annual default service rate proceeding at the NH PUC in order to seek changes to the carrying charges applicable to default service over and under-collections, which would…
May 20, 2026
Commonwealth Edison has filed the bypassable Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA) for June 2026, which serves as a reconciliation factor for electricity default service and which, although bypassable, is not part of the official price to compare
May 19, 2026
In reply comments in the Massachusetts DPU's inquiry on electric delivery rates (which has, as previously reported, included consideration of policies concerning electricity supply), the state's investor-owned utilities said that the goals of time of use pricing may not be realized because the…
May 19, 2026
Several electric utilities have filed annual updates to their bypassable transmission rates which make up part of the default service price
May 15, 2026
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois has filed final updates to the Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) and PJM Services Charges (Transmission Services Charge) for electricity default service customers for the period starting June 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2026 through December 2026, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2026 through Sept. 2026
May 15, 2026
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service area for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 15, 2026
The District of Columbia PSC will hold a Legislative-Style Hearing on June 3, "to discuss key drivers and possible solutions to the recent increases in the 'generation' portion of a residential customer’s bill," with PSC Commissioner Richard Beverly in a memo describing the hearing as, "an…
May 14, 2026
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) asked the Maine PUC to stay a proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service
May 14, 2026
The PUC of Ohio adopted final language for rule revisions governing the procurement of electricity supply for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers, implementing Amended Substitute House Bill 96, with PUCO addressing various stakeholders' proposals regarding pricing in the PIPP…
May 13, 2026
As part of a settlement in its gas cost rate (GCR) proceeding, Philadelphia Gas Works has agreed to provide customers with additional educational materials and information concerning PGW's supply rate and default service process
May 13, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association has encouraged the PUC of Ohio to use a recently opened rulemaking, which was opened to implement parts of HB 15 (namely the elimination of electric security plans), to clearly define the default service product to be procured under the market rate offer SSO…
May 11, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio's price to compare for residential and small and large general service natural gas customers will jump 30% on June 1, per a tariff filing from Duke Energy Ohio. ECM takes the tariff filing as facially correct, although errors in tariff filings are not uncommon
May 8, 2026
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its western Massachusetts service area (WMA, formerly WMECO), for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
May 8, 2026
The Office of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has scheduled for May 12 the signing of several bills, including the signing of HB 1532 by the Governor, a bill which, among other things, modifies the current rate caps for residential retail electric service for non-green products
May 6, 2026
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new electricity SOS rates in Maryland
May 6, 2026
National Grid's electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts for residential customers, excluding the bypassable Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factor (BSACF) and the Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factor (SGCCAF), will increase 13% on August 1.
May 4, 2026
The winning retail suppliers from the annual auctions for supply for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electricity customers at the Ohio electric utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, have been disclosed
May 4, 2026
New Wave Energy, LLC stated in a New York PSC filing that it will be returning all New York mass market customers to utility supply service per the terms of each customer's contract
May 1, 2026
PPL Electric has posted new Prices to Compare to be in effect for the 6-month period beginning June 1, 2026
April 30, 2026
Ameren has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission new Retail Purchased Electricity Charges for the period beginning June 1, 2026
April 29, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has approved the results of an initial procurement for electricity supplies for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electricity customers at Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio), for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
April 29, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed updates to Rider GEN (Generation Service Rider), which reflect standard service offer (SSO) energy and capacity, for the period June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
April 28, 2026
In a data response at the Connecticut PURA, Connecticut Light & Power (Eversource) stated that CL&P will not be able to implement, in time for the October 2026 standard service (default service) procurement, the use of dynamic market purchasing (supplies sourced by the utility directly from the ISO…
