October 6, 2026
Duquesne Light has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC an update to the default service supply rate, or supply charge, to be effective for various periods starting December 1, 2026
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September 11, 2026
In an electric rate case at UGI Utilities in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate is seeking changes to various information provided to customers concerning electricity shopping, including the implementation of targeted communications to shopping customers with rates above the…
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September 2, 2026
Family Energy said that a petition by the New York utilities to seek to recover from retail suppliers costs to implement a new law requiring, among other things, a side-by-side comparison of ESCO and default service rates on bills is premature, as Family Energy expressed concerns with both of the…
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September 2, 2026
AEP Ohio's electricity price to compare will decrease by nearly 1 cent per kWh under a quarterly adjustment to the bypassable Auction Cost Reconciliation Rider (ACRR)
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August 26, 2026
Report: 96% Of Residential Shopping Customers Pay More Than Default Service At Utility; Avg. Retail Supplier Rate 82% Higher Retail Supplier Rate As High As $40/Mcf
In a rate case at Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC in Pennsylvania, the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania (CAUSE-PA) has recommended that the PUC impose a rate cap on retail supplier plans in order for the receivables from such plans to be eligible for…
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July 14, 2026
Retail Suppliers Argue Al Three "Market Killer" proposals From Pennsylvania Utility Are, "Illegal And Ill-Advised"
In a brief opposing a non-unanimous settlement in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania ("FirstEnergy" or "FE PA"), which would prohibit purchase of receivables for retail supplier plans with rates higher than the price to compare, Town Square Energy East, LLC (TSE) and WGL…
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July 13, 2026
Pepco, in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and Delmarva in Maryland, have filed new bypassable transmission rates
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July 9, 2026
Would Require Collaborative To Consider Development Of Targeted Customer Communications Which Would Warn Of "High" Retail Supplier Charges OCA Says Residential Shopping Customers Paid $17 Million More Than Default Service During 2025
A settlement in the natural gas rate case of UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division filed at the Pennsylvania PUC would require reporting concerning the purchase of receivables program in light of "affordability" concerns raised by consumer parties in the case, while also requiring that a collaborative…
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July 2, 2026
Duquesne Light has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC an update to the default service supply rate, or supply charge, for medium C&I customers (including Rates GS/GM and GMH between 25 and 200 kW), to be effective September 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026
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June 23, 2026
The Ohio Senate and House have both agreed on a Substitute version of HB 173, governing submetering and submetered electric rates, and the bill has been sent to the governor
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June 16, 2026
PPL Electric is changing its price to compare on July 1 due to an updated transmission rate as well as a change in the merchant function charge resulting from the adjudication of PPL Electric's recent delivery rate case
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June 12, 2026
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) in New Hampshire has proposed a 53% increase in its small customer electricity default service rate
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June 12, 2026
Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities) in New Hampshire has proposed a 53% increase in its small customer (Residential and Small Commercial and Industrial) electricity default service rate
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June 11, 2026
A report by an auditor retained by the New Jersey BPU examining New Jersey Natural Gas Company (NJNG), and its affiliates, has again recommended more prominent placement of retail choice information on NJNG's website, along with better price to compare information, and a calculator for supply costs
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June 11, 2026
A report by an auditor retained by the New Jersey BPU examining New Jersey Natural Gas Company (NJNG), and its affiliates, has again recommended more prominent placement of retail choice information on NJNG's website, along with better price to compare information, and a calculator for supply costs
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June 3, 2026
The New Jersey natural gas utilities have filed proposed annual updates to the basic gas supply service rate applicable to residential and other small customers
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May 28, 2026
AEP Ohio default service electric rates will increase by nearly 1¢/kWh on July 1, due to an update in the bypassable reconciliation factor
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May 26, 2026
The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) last week issued the following statement addressing a recent letter from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to the state's utilities addressing the cost of capital, utility equity returns, and justification for any sought distribution rate increases (Shapiro's…
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May 21, 2026
The Pennsylvania PUC formally posted a comprehensive list of new residential electric prices to compare for June 1, 2026 at all EDCs
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May 20, 2026
Commonwealth Edison has filed the bypassable Purchased Electricity Adjustment Factor (PEA) for June 2026, which serves as a reconciliation factor for electricity default service and which, although bypassable, is not part of the official price to compare
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May 19, 2026
Several electric utilities have filed annual updates to their bypassable transmission rates which make up part of the default service price
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May 15, 2026
Commonwealth Edison in Illinois has filed final updates to the Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) and PJM Services Charges (Transmission Services Charge) for electricity default service customers for the period starting June 1, 2026
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May 15, 2026
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates with the Connecticut PURA for the period beginning July 1, 2026
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May 15, 2026
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service area for the periods beginning August 1, 2026
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May 13, 2026
As part of a settlement in its gas cost rate (GCR) proceeding, Philadelphia Gas Works has agreed to provide customers with additional educational materials and information concerning PGW's supply rate and default service process
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