September 29, 2015
PSNH Forecasts 16% Increase in Default Service Price
Eversource Energy New Hampshire (Public Service of New Hampshire) has forecast a 16% increase in its electric default service rate for the period beginning January 1, 2016
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September 25, 2015
PECO Posts Prices From Default Service Procurement
PECO has posted results from its September 2015 procurement of a portion of electric default service supplies for various periods through 2017.
September 23, 2015
Massachusetts Natural Gas Utilities File Lower Supply Rates Versus Last Winter
Several Massachusetts natural gas utilities filed natural gas default service rates for the winter season which are lower than the year-ago rates
September 23, 2015
PUC Staff Opposes Sale of PSNH Utility Power Plants
Non-Advocate Staff of the New Hampshire PUC have opposed the sale of Public Service Company of New Hampshire's generating assets, stating, "Staff’s analysis demonstrates that such a sale would not be in the 'public interest' as referenced in RSA 369-B:3-4 a, II."
September 21, 2015
PUCO Staff: "Properly Conceived" FirstEnergy PPAs May Be In Public Interest, Oppose As-Filed Versions
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opposed proposed 15-year ratepayer backed contracts to support two power plants owned by FirstEnergy Solutions (as well as its share in a jointly owned plant), but offered modifications to the proposed program to the extent PUCO finds the program to…
September 18, 2015
Illinois Posts Results From Procurements For Default Service Energy, Capacity
The Illinois Power Agency has sorted results from its fall procurement for default service energy and (for Ameren) capacity for various periods through May 2018.
September 17, 2015
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 October 2015.
September 16, 2015
National Grid Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates To Spike Over 40%
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU proposed electric basic service rates for the period beginning November 1, 2015 which reflect a 40-47% increase in the basic service rates for residential and commercial customers.
September 11, 2015
Maryland Directs Collaborative To Address SOS Bidding Financial Qualification, Submission/Award Times
The Maryland PSC has directed a collaborative to address two issues raised by stakeholders during an annual review of the SOS procurement process: 1) the timing of bids and bid awards on the bid days, and 2) bidder eligibility requirement as it relates to credit rating/guaranty requirement terms or…
September 11, 2015
PA Power Switch Now Listing Past Prices On Site
PA Power Switch has begun listing past electric default service rates on the site when presenting customers with the list of current electric supplier offers available
September 3, 2015
PUC Approves Modification of Default Service Procurement Process
The New Hampshire PUC approved a modification of Liberty Utilities' (Granite State Electric) default service procurement process to mitigate winter price spikes.
August 28, 2015
Supplier Seeks Variance From SOS Procurement Credit Requirements
BTG Pactual Commodities (US) LLC requested that the Maryland PSC either: (1) grant it an individual variance from bid eligibility requirements for the utilities SOS RFPs; or (2) revise the RFPs in a similar manner.
August 27, 2015
Massachusetts Seeks Comment on Replacing RFP Mechanism for Default Service Procurements, Change in Procurement Timing
The Massachusetts DPU has sought comment on two proposals made by stakeholders during an investigation into the provision of basic electric service
August 20, 2015
Utilities Propose Menu of Pricing Plans for Default Service Customers (Shopping Customers Would Subsidize)
As part of smart meter deployment plan filings, several Massachusetts electric utilities have proposed offering default service customers a menu of pricing plans, with the options subsidized by all distribution customers.
August 19, 2015
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 September 2015.
August 18, 2015
United Illuminating Files New Default Service Rates
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning October 1, 2015
August 18, 2015
PECO Residential, Small C&I Price to Compare To Increase on September 1
PECO has posted updated electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning September 1, 2015
August 17, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power Files New Default Service Rates
Connecticut Light & Power has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning October 1, 2015.
August 17, 2015
PSC Gives Retail Supplier Deadline to Sell Book, Customers Otherwise To Return To Utility Supply
The Michigan PSC has given the Glacial Energy retail suppliers a deadline to sell their Michigan electric and natural gas books, or else the customers will be returned to default service.
August 13, 2015
United Illuminating Discloses Default Service Supplier
United Illuminating reported that TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd. will serve 100% of its Last Resort Service load for the fourth quarter of 2015
August 10, 2015
Pa. Draft Decision Would "Fix" Off-System Sale Credit At Columbia (Current System Dampens Competition)
A Pennsylvania ALJ would adopt changes to the allocation of the customer-share proceeds of Columbia Gas' off-system sales (OSS) and capacity releases in light of the current mechanism's negative impact on customer choice, though the ALJ would not adopt the solution preferred by natural gas suppliers…
August 7, 2015
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EnergyMark Elected to National Energy Marketers Association Executive Committee
August 4, 2015
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Iron Energy LLC d/b/a Kona Energy and Zone Energy applied for an amendment to its Texas REP certification to reflect that Vantage Commodities is to acquire 100% of the membership interests in Iron Energy LLC. Vantage Commodities' sought acquisition of Iron Energy had been first reported by…
August 3, 2015
WMECO Sets New Default Service Rates
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource Energy) has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for medium and large commercial and industrial customers for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2015 Medium & Large C&I (G-2, T-4, T-2, T-5) Monthly Variable Rates: October: 7…
August 3, 2015
Nstar Sets New Default Service Rates
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed new electric basic service rates for the industrial customer class for the three-month period beginning October 1, 2015.