November 4, 2016
United Illuminating Default Service Rates To Increase 12-15%
United Illuminating's residential Standard Service Generation Services Charge (GSC) will increase 15% on January 1, while the small C&I GSC will increase 12%
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November 3, 2016
Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 20%, Small Business Rates Up 16%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2017 to June 2017, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2017 to March 2017
November 3, 2016
United Illuminating Reports Default Service Suppliers, Utility Will Self-Manage Some Load
United Illuminating reported that the following suppliers will collectively serve Standard Service load for the first half of 2017:
November 3, 2016
Direct Energy Withdraws Petition To Restart Pennsylvania Retail Opt-In Programs
Direct Energy has filed to withdraw its petition before the Pennsylvania PUC in which Direct Energy had sought to restart the retail opt-in electricity referral/aggregation programs, which had been previously approved by the PUC, but which the PUC suspended prior to implementation.
November 2, 2016
PPL Residential Price To Compare To Decline, Small Business Rate To Increase
PPL Electric's residential Price to Compare will decline marginally on December 1, while the small business PTC will increase by about 8%
November 1, 2016
Residential Default Service Rate At Massachusetts Utility To Increase Nearly 20%
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning January 1, 2017
October 31, 2016
FirstEnergy Solutions Cancels NOPEC Aggregation Contract Serving 500,000 Customers
FirstEnergy Solutions has exercised an option to cancel its contract to serve the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council electricity aggregation, which serves 500,000 customers, effective January 1, NOPEC said.
October 28, 2016
Pa. PUC Sets Default Service Design, Procurement For PPL For Period Starting
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted, without modification, a partial settlement addressing the design and procurement of PPL Electric Utilities default service for the period June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2021, barring any petition for a mid-course adjustment, and also addressed the issue of PPL's obligation to…
October 28, 2016
Pennsylvania PUC Adopts Rate Cap On Retail Suppliers' Service To Low-Income Customers
PUC Vice Chair: Changes, "Will Likely Force All CAP Customers To Return To Default Service"
October 27, 2016
Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders From FirstEnergy EDCs' October Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has disclosed the winning bidders from the FirstEnergy EDCs' October wholesale auction that, when blended with other supplies, will ultimately determine its Standard Service Offer through May 2018.
October 27, 2016
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts SOS Rates To Fall
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates and posted certain SOS pricing information for the periods beginning December 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017
October 26, 2016
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the three-month period beginning December 1, 2016
October 26, 2016
Delmarva To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 26, 2016
Pepco To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 25, 2016
Update: Commercial Supply Rates At FirstEnergy PA Utilities To Increase; Penn Power Rate Up 15%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates for commercial customers with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016
October 24, 2016
Update: PECO Prices To Compare To Fall
PECO has posted electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 21, 2016
D.C. Proceeds With Multi-Year SOS Procurement Despite Retail Auction Proposals, Says Changes Premature
The District of Columbia PSC recently approved Pepco's RFP for a portion of SOS suppliers for a three-year period beginning June 1, 2017.
October 19, 2016
Maine 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 November 2016
October 19, 2016
Auction Advisor Recommends Delay in PSNH Generation Auction Process
Auction advisor J.P. Morgan has recommended to the New Hampshire PUC that the PUC slightly delay the timeline for the auction process for Public Service Company of New Hampshire to divest it utility-owned generation.
October 18, 2016
Residential Electric Supply Rates To Increase At Met-Ed, West Penn Power
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016,
October 18, 2016
PECO Electric Supply Price To Decrease
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 17, 2016
Utility Opposes Collection of Deposits On Behalf Of Retail Suppliers
Emera Maine opposed requiring the T&D utilities to collect deposits from customers on behalf of competitive electricity providers (CEP).
October 17, 2016
In Annual Reconciliation Filings, NY Utilities Propose Surcharges Up To $.50/Mcf To Recover Under-collection of Supply Costs
New York natural gas utilities filed annual cost of gas reconciliations with the PSC that in some cases would result in a surcharge of up to $0.50/Mcf to recover under-collected supply costs during the 12 months ending August 31, 2016, with the surcharges (or refunds) effective January 1, 2017.
October 14, 2016
Exclusive: Residential ESCO Customers At NY Utility Paid $3.8 Million More Than Default Service In First Six Months of 2016
Residential electric customers served by ESCOs at Central Hudson Gas & Electric in aggregate paid $3.8 million more for supply during the first six months of 2016 versus the default service cost, according to data filed by Central Hudson with the PSC
October 13, 2016
DP&L Proposes Revised Default Service Plan, Would Change SSO Rate Methodology, Include New Bypassable Costs
Plan Would Use Contracts Up to 43 Months Long To Procure Default Service
Dayton Power & Light has filed a revised electric security plan for the period beginning January, 1, 2017, which would now govern the procurement and pricing of the Standard Service Offer (SSO) through December 31, 2023 (rather than 2026 as proposed earlier this year).