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March 6, 2026
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and the Joint Solar Advocates have reached a settlement concerning PPL Electric's proposal, made in a rate case, to change how customers are categorized into a default service class (fixed price vs hourly)
March 5, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has posted winning bidders from the initial auction for Duke Energy Ohio's new Standard Service Offer mechanism for natural gas default service
March 3, 2026
Granite State Electric (GSE or Liberty Utilities) in New Hampshire has proposed an approximately 1¢/kWh increase in small customer default service rates, and an approximately 2¢/kWh increase in large customer default service rates, due to, among other things, the impact of the start of several…
March 2, 2026
Pepco in the District of Columbia has filed new electricity SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2026
March 2, 2026
The Massachusetts DPU has rejected deferrals of under-collected gas supply costs to the 2026/27 winter season at several of the state's major utilities, ordering that the under-collection be addressed in upcoming new gas supply rates for March and April
February 26, 2026
PECO Quarterly Price To Compare Increasing 27%
February 23, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association said in a motion to intervene that it is, "very concerned," with the recent Pennsylvania PUC ex parte Emergency Order that instituted a lower price cap on quarterly supply rate changes at UGI Utilities - Gas Division (lowering the permissible supply rate change…
February 20, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has scheduled for March 19, 2026 a technical conference on AEP Ohio's proposed changes to its default service program in light of proposed changes at PJM to blunt the impact of large load customers on the costs borne by other loads -- such as through the initiation of a Reliability…
February 20, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has posted winning bidders from the Standard Choice Offer auction at Enbridge Gas Ohio (East Ohio Gas, f/k/a Dominion) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027
February 19, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has posted winning bidders from the Standard Choice Offer auction at Columbia Gas of Ohio for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027
February 19, 2026
Pennsylvania PUC Chair Stephen DeFrank granted an emergency order sought by UGI Utilities - Gas Division which will limit the otherwise normally calculated natural gas supply rate change for March 1, 2026
February 18, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has reported the number of customers served by ResCom Energy, LLC d/b/a NextVolt Energy, which, as first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week , has defaulted on its obligations at PJM
February 17, 2026
Filings on electric and natural gas rates made by several Massachusetts utilities, in response to a Massachusetts DPU directive, addressed the issue of customer supply charges
February 17, 2026
NextEra Energy Services Maryland Relinquishing Gas Supplier License; Coordinated Transition Of Customers As Applicable
February 17, 2026
The initial auction under Duke Energy Ohio's new Standard Service Offer mechanism to serve non-shopping natural gas customers resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) of $4.00 per Dth
February 17, 2026
Connecticut's Procurement Manager (PM) for electricity default service has recommended that the utilities rely on direct purchases (self-supply) from the ISO New England markets for a non-binding target of 20% of default service load for customers under 500 kW (standard service)
February 13, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. averred in a filing at the PUC of Ohio that Duke received a notice on February 11, 2026, from PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), "stating that ResCom Energy, LLC dba NextVolt Energy (NextVolt), a load-serving entity in PJM with load in the DEOK zone, had defaulted on its…
February 12, 2026
Winning prices from New Jersey's electricity Basic Generation Service auction for residential and small commercial customers (BGS-RSCP) spiked about 20-25% versus the tranches being replaced in the laddered portfolio
February 6, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has posted winning bidders from the Standard Choice Offer auction at Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (CenterPoint Energy Ohio) for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027
February 6, 2026
AEP Ohio is seeking changes to its default service program in light of proposed changes at PJM to blunt the impact of large load customers on the costs borne by other loads -- such through the initiation of a Reliability Backstop Auction (RBA) as directed by the PJM Board, and similar measures…
February 5, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) issued the statement below on February 4 concerning Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's budget address
February 5, 2026
As part of the proposed default service plan for June 1, 2027 through May 31, 2031 (DSP VII), FirstEnergy Pennsylvania is proposing certain changes in the procurement portfolio as well as the wholesale supply product
February 4, 2026
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Seeks To Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier
February 3, 2026
The Standard Choice Offer auction to set the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) at Enbridge Gas Ohio (f/k/a Dominion East Ohio) for the period April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 resulted in an RPA of $0.70 per Mcf, which is 40% higher than the current adder of $0.50 per Mcf
February 3, 2026
AEP Ohio has filed with the PUC of Ohio revised proposed bill format changes that would still inform residential Standard Service Offer customers, and choice customers, that AEP Ohio is required to buy generation on behalf of SSO customers, and that, "AEP Ohio passes these charges through dollar-for…
