February 3, 2015
BGE Files New SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period March 1, 2015 to May 31, 2015.
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February 2, 2015
Ohio Discloses Winning Bidders Under Vectren Standard Choice Offer Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio disclosed that the winning bidders in Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's Standard Choice Offer auction for 2015-16 were: Direct Energy DTE Gas Supply North American Power and Gas, LLC South Star d/b/a Ohio Natural Gas Volunteer Energy
February 2, 2015
Maine Discloses CMP Standard Offer Suppliers, Confirms New Default Service Rate Term, End of TOU Product
The Maine PUC has disclosed the Standard Offer suppliers at Central Maine Power under the January procurement, and confirmed several changes to default service procurement in a published written order.
February 2, 2015
ConEd Files to Lower Hourly Pricing Cutoff
Consolidated Edison has filed to lower the cutoff for mandatory hourly pricing for default service customers from 500 kW to 300 kW under a newly filed rate case.
January 29, 2015
PUCO Approves Results of FirstEnergy Ohio Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved the results of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' January 2015 wholesale auction that will ultimately determine its retail generation service rates through May 2016.
January 28, 2015
Columbia Gas Default Service Retail Adder to Decrease
Update, 1/18: PUCO has approved the results of the auction and $1.29/Mcf RPA
January 26, 2015
Pepco SOS Rates to Increase
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC new SOS electric rates for the period of June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016.
January 23, 2015
Utility Recommends Fixed Price Default Service Be Eliminated for Medium, Large C&I Customers
Unitil (Fitchburg Gas & Electric) has recommended that the Massachusetts DPU eliminate the fixed price default electric service option for medium and large C&I customers.
January 19, 2015
Maine Sets February 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 February 2015.
January 19, 2015
N.H. Bill Would Require Suppliers to List Rate Changes in Advance on Customer's Bill
A bill (SB 0170) has been filed in the New Hampshire General Court which would require that a customer's electric bill list any rate change which is applicable for the next month of service.
January 16, 2015
PUC Approves Quarterly Contracts for Medium C&Is at Duquesne Light; But No Expansion of Hourly Pricing
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted a final order governing Duquesne Light's default service for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017 which adopts non-laddered quarterly contracts for medium C&Is, but retains laddered 12-month contracts for small C&Is.
January 16, 2015
PUC Approves Expansion of Hourly Priced Default Service at PPL
The Pennsylvania PUC, reversing an ALJ's recommended decision, has approved the expansion of hourly priced default service at PPL, in a final order on PPL's default service plan for the period June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017.
January 15, 2015
BHE Default Service Rates to Decrease for Small, Medium Customers
Standard Offer electric rates for customers at Bangor Hydro-Electric (Emera Maine) will decrease starting in March, and the PUC appears to have selected 10-month supply contracts (through December 31, 2015), rather than 12-month contracts.
January 14, 2015
Retail Price Adjustment for Standard Choice Offer Customers at Vectren to Increase
Update: PUCO accepted the Vectren SCO RPA as set in the auction as described below
January 14, 2015
Maine Small, Medium Customer Standard Offer Rates to Fall, As PUC Apparently Selects 10-Month Product
Standard Offer electric rates for customers at Central Maine Power will decrease starting in March, and the PUC appears to have selected 10-month supply contracts (through December 31, 2015), rather than 12-month contracts.
January 12, 2015
New York Orders Interim Adjustment to Consolidated Edison Supply Rate to Reflect Reduced Cashout Payments From ESCOs
The New York PSC has accepted a joint proposal from Consolidated Edison and ESCOs concerning adjustments to cashouts for the first three months of 2014, but directed that the resulting impact on default service customers' commodity costs shall be implemented immediately, rather than through ConEd's…
January 2, 2015
PSNH Forecasts Migration Up To 58% in 2015
Public Service Company of New Hampshire forecasts that monthly migration to competitive electric supply will reach 58% in 2015.
December 30, 2014
PUC Approves Increase in PSNH Default Service Rate
The New Hampshire PUC approved an increase in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire default service rate effective January 1.
December 24, 2014
Welcome to 2006: PUC Defers Default Service Rate Increase
The Rhode Island PUC has deferred National Grid's Standard Offer Service electric rate increase for residential and commercial customers.
December 23, 2014
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities File 'Settlement' in Electric Security Plan Case Seeking Ratepayer Support for Affiliate FES Plants
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed what they termed in a news release a "settlement" in their electric security plan proceeding which would set default service procurement for the period, but has become most notable for FirstEnergy's sought provision that would require ratepayer support for…
December 22, 2014
Illinois Commerce Commission "Not Inclined" to Consider Full Requirements Contracts Absent Quantification of Benefits
The Illinois Commerce Commission rejected the use of full requirements contracts in the 2015 Illinois Power Agency procurement plan for default service, and said that it was "not inclined" to consider the use of full requirements contracts in the future absent a quantification of the benefits of…
December 22, 2014
Proposed Decision Finds Requiring Capacity Release at Detroit Edison Is, "Reasonable," But Would Defer Issue to Collaborative
Requiring DTE Gas (f/k/a Detroit Edison) to release capacity to retail suppliers is the, "only economically reasonable long-term solution," to provide for the equitable allocation of pipeline reservation costs, a Michigan ALJ would find in a proposed decision, but the ALJ would decline to mandate a…
December 18, 2014
National Grid Files New Default Service Rates
National Grid has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new default service rates for industrial customers for the period February through April 2015.
December 17, 2014
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 January 2015.
December 17, 2014
Regulator Terminates Utility-Offered Green Supply Program As "Unsustainable", Customers Encouraged to Review Competitive Market
The Massachusetts DPU has ordered the termination of Nstar's Green supply program, citing its "unsustainable" design (Docket D.P.U. 13-80).