June 19, 2018
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of July 2018.
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June 18, 2018
Delmarva Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2018.
June 18, 2018
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2018
June 18, 2018
Utility's Small Customer Default Service Rate Increasing 20%
The New Hampshire PUC approved new default (energy) service rates at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH, or Eversource) for the six-month period beginning August 1, 2018, with the small customer default service rate increasing 20%
June 18, 2018
Pennsylvania Utility Seeks To Use Financial Hedging Products For Default Service, Increase Price Stability
Pike County Light & Power Company, Electric Division has petitioned the Pennsylvania PUC to begin using a financial hedging strategy for a portion of its electricity default service requirements, beginning May 31, 2019.
June 15, 2018
Md. PSC Staff On Customer Disconnection Under Supplier Consolidated Billing: Law Requires Delinquent Customers Be Returned To SOS
Staff of the Maryland PSC submitted a brief in response to a PSC request for stakeholders' views on several legal questions concerning the ability of retail suppliers to order the disconnection of a customer's utility service under supplier consolidated billing.
June 14, 2018
PJM Confirms Drop Of Defaulting Supplier's Customers To Default Service
PJM said in a market notice that, on June 12, 2018, PJM declared Amerigreen Energy, Inc. in default of Amerigreen's payment obligations under the PJM Operating Agreement for non-payment of its May 1-30, 2018 month-to-date weekly invoice.
June 13, 2018
PSC Sets Start Dates For New SOS, Retail Supplier Time Of Use Pilots
The Maryland PSC has accepted a revised implementation schedule for the introduction of Time Of Use generation rates to be offered by the utilities to SOS customers, and for an RFP to select retail suppliers to offer TOU pilot plans
June 11, 2018
Pa. ALJ Recommends Price Cap Be Imposed On Retail Supplier Rates For Certain Customers
Addresses Sought Default Service Adder, POR Clawback, Hourly Pricing Cutoff
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ concerning the default service plan of the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities would institute a price cap on retail supplier offers to Pennsylvania Customer Assistance Program (PCAP) customers
June 4, 2018
State Regulator Opens Docket To Investigate Moving All Hardship, Vulnerable Customers To Default Service
The Connecticut PURA has assigned 18-06-02 for a review of the feasibility, costs and benefits of placing certain customers on Standard Service pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245o(m)
June 4, 2018
PSE&G Files To Lower Default Service Rate
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) filed for a decrease in the residential natural gas supply rate that would take effect this fall for the winter heating season.
June 1, 2018
PSC Considering Whether To Modify Utility's Bypassable SOS Reconciliation Mechanism, Schedules Technical Conference
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia scheduled a technical conference for June 7, 2018 concerning its review of the design of Pepco's bypassable SOS reconciliation mechanism
May 25, 2018
Identity Of Retail Suppliers Awarded 100% Of PIPP Load Disclosed At Three Ohio Utilities
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released unredacted auction reports showing the retail suppliers which won the right to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs, Duke Energy Ohio, and Dayton Power & Light for the 12-month period beginning June…
May 24, 2018
Identity Of Retail Supplier Awarded 100% Of PIPP Load Disclosed
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio released an unredacted auction report showing that AEP Energy, Inc. won the right to serve 100% of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) load at AEP Ohio for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2018
May 23, 2018
State Supreme Court Says PUC Erred In Finding "Overriding" Purpose Of Restructuring Law Was To Introduce Competition In Generation
Court Ruling Implicates Default Service Procurement and Utility Long-Term Contracting, As Well As Future Utility Product Offerings
May 22, 2018
Partial Settlement Filed In FirstEnergy Utilities Default Service Proceeding
Several parties have entered into a partial settlement agreement to address certain issues raised in the default service proceeding of the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities
May 21, 2018
PECO June 1 Prices To Compare Falling Slightly vs. Earlier Posting Due To Transmission Rate Change
PECO has filed updated electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning June 1, 2018 due to a decrease in the bypassable Transmission Service Charge (TSC)
May 18, 2018
UI Discloses Default Service Suppliers
United Illuminating has disclosed the default service suppliers for terms beginning July 1
May 18, 2018
Pa. PUC Approves Settlement Under Which PPL Would Offer Customers Time Of Use Generation Rates, Not Supplied By Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a settlement agreement among several parties that would implement a revision to the time of use generation rate program at PPL Electric Utilities to comply with statutory provisions that require a default service provider to offer TOU rates to…
May 18, 2018
United Illuminating Default Service Rates To Decrease July 1
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2018
May 18, 2018
Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rates To Decline July 1
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2018 to December 2018, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period July 2018 to September 2018
May 18, 2018
Pa. PUC Staff Opposes "Artificial" Proposed Bypassable Adder To Default Service Rates
Says Proposed Adder Violates Statute, Obligation Of Default Service Provider
The Pennsylvania PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (I&E) is opposing a proposed bypassable adder to default service rates at the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania EDCs, stating that the proposal, and similar alternative proposals, "unfairly target the Companies' residential default service…
May 17, 2018
Maine PUC Sets New Standard Offer Rates
The Maine PUC has set the Standard Offer rates for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric for the month of June 2018.
May 17, 2018
Regulator Won't Consider Ban On Shopping For Hardship Customers As Part Of Investigation To Reduce Uncollectibles
The Connecticut PURA issued a notice that it will not consider a proposal from the Office of Consumer Counsel to ban electricity shopping for hardship customers as part of a docket investigating measures to manage uncollectibles (Docket 18-04-25)
May 17, 2018
Retail Supplier Tells Regulator It Did Not Offer To Drop All Customers To Default Service, Seeks To Maintain License To Continue Serving Customers
Perigee Energy, LLC informed the Connecticut PURA that Perigee did not propose dropping all of its customers involuntarily to default service, and applied for a renewal of its license to continue serving such customers