February 3, 2026
PUC Sets Workshop On Default Service, Other Market Rules
The PUC of Ohio scheduled for March 9, 2026 a workshop in PUCO's five-year review of the standard service offer rules at Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-35
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February 3, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility Seeks Change To Default Service Plan
Pike County Light & Power Company has sought a modification to its current electricity default service plan due to what Pike called the "refus[al]" of Orange and Rockland Utilities to continue to supply power to Pike.
January 30, 2026
Utility Seeks To Update Tariff In Advance Of Major Change In Default Service Mechanism
Duke Energy Ohio has filed what it termed minor tariff revisions as a result of the previously reported transition to an SSO auction for default service effective April 1, 2026, transitioning away from the current GCR mechanism
January 30, 2026
Customers Being Dropped To Default Service As A Result Of Retail Supplier's Default
The New York ISO confirmed that customers of Electree, LLC are being transferred to default service as a result of NYISO terminating Electree, LLC from the ISO-Administered Markets in accordance with Section 2.7.5.3 of NYISO’s Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) and Section 7.5.3 of the Market…
January 27, 2026
Ohio Utility's Default Service Retail Adder Falling By $1/Mcf (30%) On April 1
A January 27 auction to determine the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) for the Standard Choice Offer at Columbia Gas of Ohio resulted in an RPA of $2.25 per Mcf, for the period April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
January 27, 2026
PUC Expands Scope Of Investigation Of Default Service Time Of Use Rates
The Maine PUC has expanded the scope of its investigation into the use of time of use rates for electricity Standard Offer service to now include consideration of Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), Peak Time Rebate (PTR), and EV-Only Charging Incentives, as well as other proposals that stakeholders may…
January 23, 2026
Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities: "Maryland Must Give The Utilities The Ability To Build Generation Infrastructure To Resolve The Current In-State Supply And Demand Gap"
In comments to the Maryland PSC in a proceeding concerning generation procurement models, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, and Delmarva Power & Light Company (collectively, the Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities or JMEU) said, "Utility-generated energy would improve…
January 23, 2026
PUC Prepares Rulemakings On Default Service, Utility Corporate Separation, More
The PUC of Ohio has assigned docket numbers for reviews of the following rules:
January 23, 2026
Utility Reports Spot Pricing Would Have Been Lowest Cost Default Service Option, On Average, Over Last Ten Years
In response to a data request, Connecticut Light & Power reported that the lowest cost option to serve mass market default service customers (standard service) over the past 10 years would have been utilizing the spot market
January 23, 2026
PSC's Capacity Market Task Force Submits Phase II Report
The District of Columbia PSC's Capacity Auction Task Force has filed its Part II Report
January 21, 2026
Pennsylvania Utility Files Interim Mass Market Default Service Rate Increase Of 1.7¢/kWh (15%)
Citizens' Electric Company of Lewisburg, PA has filed for an interim adjustment to its GSSR-1 (mass market) generation supply service rate
January 20, 2026
NY Gov. Proposes $25 Monthly Payment For Customers Using Smart Thermostats; Statewide Platform For DER Aggregation
Also Proposes "Affordability Monitor" For Utilities
As part of a State of the State and budget proposal rollout, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced several policies aimed at energy "affordability"
January 20, 2026
Ohio Utility's Default Service Retail Adder Falling 25% On April 1
Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's (CenterPoint Energy Ohio) Standard Choice Offer auction conducted on January 20, 2026 resulted in a Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) of $1.65 per Mcf for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027
January 16, 2026
Maryland Utility's Residential SOS Supply Rate To Increase 10% This Summer
Potomac Edison residential electric customers taking SOS (which given changes in the retail market is expected to be nearly all if not all residential customers) will see a 10% increase in the supply rate component of SOS on June 1, 2026
January 15, 2026
Pa. PUC Approves Language Which Will Change Default Service Class Designation For Some Customers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved language at Citizens’ Electric Company of Lewisburg which will change how the demand of customer-generators is measured, which may impact the default service class (fixed price vs hourly) into which a customer-generator is assigned
January 9, 2026
Regulator Seeks Responses On Changing Default Service Pricing Periods, Risk Premium Mitigation, Use Of Dedicated Generation
The Connecticut PURA has issued interrogatories to various stakeholders in PURA's review of default service procurement changes due to 2025 statutory changes
January 6, 2026
Price Cap Sought For Service To Low-Income Customers, Load Currently Served By Retail Suppliers
In comments in a PUC of Ohio rulemaking, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel recommended that the Standard Service Offer rate be used as a price cap for electric service to Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers
December 31, 2025
Aggregate Report Shows 40% Of Customers Remaining With Retail Supplier After End Of Standard Offer Program Paid 50-100% More Than Applicable Price To Compare
40% of residential customers in the standard offer customer referral program (SOP) at Duquesne Light who remained with their assigned retail supplier after the conclusion of the SOP term paid an EGS rate 50-100% higher than the applicable price to compare (PTC), according to an updated report from…
December 23, 2025
PSC Opens Review Of SOS Procurement & Product Design With Eye Towards "Affordability" & Price Stability
With an eye towards affordability and price stability, the District of Columbia PSC has initiated a biennial review of the electricity SOS process
December 22, 2025
PUC Orders Changes To Default Service Rate Setting, Addresses SOS Reconciliation Balance
The New Hampshire PUC, in separate orders, has adopted changes, or ordered the study of potential changes, to various aspect of electricity default service rate calculations at Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) and Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities)
December 19, 2025
Utility's Residential Price To Compare Rising Nearly 10% Outside Of Typical Major Adjustment Dates
The electricity residential RS price to compare at AEP Ohio is set to increase nearly 10% on January 1, 2026 due to a customary change in the auction cost reconciliation rider
December 17, 2025
PUC Dismisses Utility's Proposed Default Service Plan
The PUC of Ohio has dismissed an electric security plan application filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, which had been filed prior to a new law governing default service
December 17, 2025
PUC Doesn't Rule On Whether Utilities Are Required To Divest Generation Interests Under New Law
In approving the application of AEP Ohio (Ohio Power) to transfer its interests in Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) to a non-utility affiliate, the PUC of Ohio declined to address whether recent HB 15 requires utilities to divest any generation or generation interests
December 16, 2025
National Grid Files New Residential, Commercial Default Service Rates
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed new electricity basic service rates for the period beginning February 1, 2026
December 15, 2025
PSNH Files New Default Service Rates
Public Service Company of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed new default service electric rates for the period February 1, 2026 through July 31, 2026