October 27, 2016
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts SOS Rates To Fall
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates and posted certain SOS pricing information for the periods beginning December 1, 2016 and June 1, 2017
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October 26, 2016
Delmarva To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 26, 2016
Pepco To Lower SOS Rates Next Summer
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 25, 2016
Update: Commercial Supply Rates At FirstEnergy PA Utilities To Increase; Penn Power Rate Up 15%
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates for commercial customers with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016
October 24, 2016
Update: PECO Prices To Compare To Fall
PECO has posted electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 18, 2016
Residential Electric Supply Rates To Increase At Met-Ed, West Penn Power
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed residential PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2016,
October 18, 2016
PECO Electric Supply Price To Decrease
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 17, 2016
In Annual Reconciliation Filings, NY Utilities Propose Surcharges Up To $.50/Mcf To Recover Under-collection of Supply Costs
New York natural gas utilities filed annual cost of gas reconciliations with the PSC that in some cases would result in a surcharge of up to $0.50/Mcf to recover under-collected supply costs during the 12 months ending August 31, 2016, with the surcharges (or refunds) effective January 1, 2017.
October 13, 2016
DP&L Proposes Revised Default Service Plan, Would Change SSO Rate Methodology, Include New Bypassable Costs
Plan Would Use Contracts Up to 43 Months Long To Procure Default Service
Dayton Power & Light has filed a revised electric security plan for the period beginning January, 1, 2017, which would now govern the procurement and pricing of the Standard Service Offer (SSO) through December 31, 2023 (rather than 2026 as proposed earlier this year).
October 11, 2016
Utility Touts Low Default Service Rate
Consumers Energy in Michigan touted a 36¢/Mcf decline in the default service natural gas supply rate versus last winter.
October 10, 2016
N.H. Default Service Rates To Increase 30%
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service rates at Unitil for the period beginning December 1, 2016
October 10, 2016
Duquesne Light Mass Market Default Service Rates To Fall; Medium C&I Rate Increases 20%
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new default service supply rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
October 7, 2016
Pa. PUC WON'T Relieve Retail Suppliers From Complying With Surprise Increase in RPS; Rejects Assignment of Obligation To EDCs
PUC Rebuffs Arguments From Retail Suppliers Concerning Existing Contracts
PUC Claims EDCs Will Raise Default Service Rates As Well (Is This Really Possible Under Full Requirements Contracts?)
October 6, 2016
Ohio Adopts Pricing From FirstEnergy EDCs' October Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) accepted the results of the FirstEnergy EDCs' October wholesale auction that, when blended with other supplies, will ultimately determine its Standard Service Offer through May 2018.
October 5, 2016
Load Representative Opposes National Grid's "Self-Serving" Request To Defer Collection of Costs Related To Default Service
Utility Rate Analysis Consultants (URAC) has filed comments with the New York PSC opposing the request of KeySpan New York (The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY) to suspend collection of the annual reconciliation of gas costs surcharge/refund mechanism in its Gas Adjustment Clause…
October 5, 2016
Recommended Order Would Set PECO Default Service Procurement, Design, Address Objections Related to CAP Shopping, Nonbypassable Charges
A Pennsylvania ALJ has issued a recommended decision concerning PECO's electric default service plan for the period beginning June 1, 2017 that would adopt, without modification, a settlement filed in the case, and which would dispose of contested issues including shopping by Customer Assistance…
October 3, 2016
Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Increase 23%
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU electric basic service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2016.
September 27, 2016
Pennsylvania Utility To "Unbundle" Costs As Part of Default Service Settlement
A settlement in Duquesne Light's default service plan proceeding (DSP VIII) for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2021 would require the utility to "unbundle" certain costs from distribution rates, with recovery moved to bypassable default service rates.
September 27, 2016
Pennsylvania Settlement Would Adopt Longer-Term Contracts for Residential, Small C&I Default Service For Price Stability At EDC
Utility To Expand Hourly Pricing For Default Service
A settlement in Duquesne Light's default service plan proceeding (DSP VIII) for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2021 would adopt the use of contracts with longer terms to serve residential and small C&I customers.
September 26, 2016
NJ Utilities Lowering Default Service Rates, Decreases As Large As 14%
The New Jersey BPU has approved lower Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) rates at Elizabethtown Gas (ETG), New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and South Jersey Gas (SJG)
September 22, 2016
Third Retail Supplier Offering Residential Service at UGI Electric
LifeEnergy, an affiliate of LS Power, has launched residential electric service at UGI - Electric in Pennsylvania
September 21, 2016
National Grid Default Service Rates To Increase 20%
National Grid fixed basic service rates for Massachusetts residential and commercial electric customers will increase 20% to the 9-10¢/kWh range starting in November, under proposed rates filed with the DPU
September 19, 2016
PSC Staff: "Inappropriate" To Include Single Supplier's Marketing Info In Utility Bills; Suggest Generic Brochure "Describing" Current Supply Offerings From All Suppliers
Staff of the Delaware PSC recommend denying a petition from Direct Energy to include information related to Direct Energy's status as the, "Electric Retail Supplier Exclusively Contracted by the State of Delaware," in Delmarva Power bills, but recommended that Delmarva be required to include generic…
September 2, 2016
Pa. PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Utility Will Double Bypassable Charges Related To Supply Procurement, Eliminate Switching Fee
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted, without substantive modification to retail market-related provisions, a settlement in UGI Utilities - Gas Division's 1307(f) proceeding which will more than double the bypassable gas procurement charge, eliminate the current switching fee, and make other enhancements…
August 18, 2016
Pennsylvania ALJ Would Institute Rate Cap on Retail Supplier Service To Low-Income Customers
Would Prohibit EGS Service To Low-Income Customers Outside of New SOP Program
A recommended decision from a Pennsylvania ALJ in PPL Electric's default service plan proceeding would prohibit retail suppliers from serving Customer Assistance Program (CAP) customers generally, and would only allow electric generation suppliers (EGSs) to serve CAP customers through a new Standard…