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April 28, 2026
AEP Ohio has filed rates under the bypassable Generation Energy Rider and bypassable Generation Capacity Rider, which make up the majority of the Standard Service Offer rate, for the 12-month period beginning June 1, 2026
April 27, 2026
In a data response at the Connecticut PURA, United Illuminating said that the October 2026 procurement cycle for standard service (default service) is not a feasible target for UI to implement "dynamic purchasing" (supplies sourced by the utility directly from the ISO New England market) for a…
April 24, 2026
In comments to the Maryland PSC, the Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities (JMEU) said that no changes to the state's existing SOS model should be made as a result of any generation (capacity) procurement policies adopted by the PSC as a result of the PSC's resource adequacy investigation and…
April 24, 2026
Subject to one recommended change, Staff of the PUC of Ohio have recommended approval of Dayton Power and Light's (AES Ohio) proposal to offer a residential Time of Use Standard Service Offer rate on an opt-in basis, as an alternative to the default SSO rate
April 24, 2026
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois has filed indicative 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
April 23, 2026
The Illinois Power Agency has posted winning prices for block energy supplies procured in the IPA's spring 2026 procurement for default service electricity supplies
April 22, 2026
The Ohio Supreme Court found that Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C. (NEP), which provides electric submetering services, is a "public utility" under the definition in statute, and that the PUC of Ohio erred in finding that Nationwide Energy Partners was not a public utility
April 22, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the March 2026 SSO procurement at AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light)
April 22, 2026
The Maine PUC approved, as proposed, the application of Kennebunk Light & Power District (KLPD) to use a load aggregation for KLPD's electricity Standard Offer service (default service)
April 22, 2026
The Delaware PSC has approved at Delmarva Power, on a temporary basis, new electric SOS rates, including updates to the Reasonable Allowance for Retail Margin (RARM) and Procurement Cost Adjustment (PCA) included in SOS rates, with the new rates permitted to take effect June 1, 2026, but, as is…
April 22, 2026
Delmarva in Maryland has filed new residential and Type I SOS electric rates for the period October 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, updates to the bypassable SOS Admin. Charge which change the previously set June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 SOS mass market rates, and new Type II SOS rates for the period…
April 22, 2026
Pepco in Maryland has filed new residential and Type I SOS electric rates for the period October 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, updates to the bypassable SOS Admin. Charge which change the previously set June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 SOS mass market rates, and new Type II SOS rates for the period…
April 21, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio has updated its electric Standard Service Offer retail energy (RE) and retail capacity (RC) riders for the period June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027
April 21, 2026
Staff of the PUC of Ohio, subject to certain Staff recommendations, support AEP Ohio's proposed interim relief concerning default service to data centers
April 21, 2026
AES Ohio (Dayton Power & Light) said in comments at the PUC of Ohio, concerning potential default service changes proposed by Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) to address SSO load risk premiums from large load data centers (see related story today) , that AES Ohio, "has secured contractual commitments from data…
April 20, 2026
Kennebunk Light & Power District (KLPD) in Maine has revised language for the deadline under which customers could exercise their right to opt-out of a proposed load aggregation for KLPD's electricity Standard Offer service (default service), as the Maine PUC suspended proposed tariff revisions to…
April 20, 2026
The Michigan PSC will allow DTE Gas Company to continue with its existing Volume Cost Average fixed price program (VCA FPP) for the bypassable gas cost recovery rate (supply rate), but ordered DTE Gas to evaluate the benefits of the current mechanism, and potential alternatives, in light of…
April 20, 2026
Potomac Edison in Maryland has filed updates to the Type I and Type II electricity SOS rates
April 20, 2026
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new PTC Default rates to be in effect for the six-month period June 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026
April 17, 2026
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois on April 17 filed the May 2026 credit for the nonbypassable Rider Carbon-Free Resource Adjustment (CFRA), with such value providing context for the total bill impact of the updated Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA) bypassable charge of 8.166 cents per kWh…
April 16, 2026
In comments filed in the Massachusetts DPU's general investigation of energy rates, Eversource Energy said that, "reductions in wholesale market prices may lead to higher profits for retail suppliers instead of lower costs for their customer."
April 16, 2026
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the six-month period beginning June 1, 2026
April 16, 2026
Commonwealth Edison has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission a monthly update to the bypassable Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA), which serves as a reconciliation factor for electricity default service and which, although bypassable, is not part of the official price to compare
April 15, 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 AEP Ohio, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
April 15, 2026
Dayton Power & Light (AES Ohio) has filed new energy charges under the Standard Offer Rate (SOR)
