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July 24, 2015
The Michigan PSC has opened a new docket to consider cost-shifting to default service (GCR) customers under Consumers Energy's choice program, after acknowledging alternative gas suppliers may not have had proper notice that issues affecting the gas choice and transportation program were to be…
July 22, 2015
Consumers Energy has proposed changes to its gas customer choice (GCC) program as part of a newly filed rate case in order to protect default service customers from cost shifts.
July 20, 2015
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has proposed a change in the timing of its electric default service procurements in New Hampshire.
July 17, 2015
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 August 2015.
July 16, 2015
A draft report on the market design for New York Reforming the Energy Vision does not envision that utilities will procure energy from distributed resources for resale to default service customers.
July 16, 2015
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting September 1.
July 14, 2015
A report from Staff of the New York PSC issued last month examining programs for addressing energy affordability for low income utility customers, including alternatives to the current disparate programs at each utility, does not recommend fixed price utility supply pricing, and declined to address…
July 14, 2015
During a recent supplier working group meeting in Connecticut, regulators expressed frustration with a marketing piece from an electric supplier that emphasized months-old rate increases in the default service rate.
July 13, 2015
Prices to compare for medium-sized business customers at Duquesne Light in Pennsylvania will decrease on September 1.
July 7, 2015
June saw an acceleration in the net decline of residential electric customers on competitive supply in Pennsylvania even as default service rates increased materially in most service areas on June 1.
June 30, 2015
Pike County Light & Power has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC a default service plan for the period June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2018 which would continue to rely on New York ISO spot market purchases for all default service load.
June 30, 2015
The Massachusetts Attorney General has submitted a proposed disclosure label to the DPU for use by retail electric suppliers, and the label notably would require retail suppliers to list default service rates on their disclosure labels.
June 26, 2015
The New Hampshire PUC approved a 15% reduction in the Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) default energy service rate effective July 1.
June 19, 2015
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2015
June 18, 2015
The New York PSC yesterday adopted joint proposals concerning rate cases at Consolidated Edison and Central Hudson Gas & Electric which include provisions relating to retail access.
June 18, 2015
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2015.
June 18, 2015
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new industrial basic service rates for the period August 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015
June 17, 2015
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 2015.
June 15, 2015
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2015
June 15, 2015
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2015
June 12, 2015
The Pennsylvania PUC has adopted final rules concerning the application of interest to default electric service over-collections and under-collections.
June 12, 2015
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource Energy) has requested a 15% reduction in its default energy service rate effective July 1.
June 11, 2015
A final settlement among Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource), New Hampshire PUC Staff, the Office of Consumer Advocate, the state's Office of Energy and Planning, retail suppliers, and other parties has been reached and filed with the PUC
June 8, 2015
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has disclosed the winning bidders from the May 2015 default service auction at Duke Energy Ohio.
June 8, 2015
A joint proposal in Orange & Rockland's current electric rate case would require the New York utility to study the expansion of mandatory day ahead hourly pricing for default service customers.
