November 16, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power Default Service Rate To Increase 10-16%
Connecticut Light & Power's residential Standard Service rate will increase 16% on January 1.
HomeNews By TopicPrice to Compare
Price to Compare
Narrow these results by state, topic, company or docket — filters stack, and every story shown carries all of them.
November 10, 2015
Nstar Winter Default Service Rate To Increase Only 7%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2016
November 9, 2015
Consumer Advocate Presses For Limit on Receivables Purchased From Retail Suppliers Charging Variable Rates
In comments in an Illinois rulemaking concerning retail supplier sales and marketing (click here for background) , the Citizens Utility Board proposed that the ICC open a proceeding to limit the receivables purchased from suppliers under the POR programs
November 6, 2015
Update: New Duquesne Light Prices to Compare For C&I Customers (Medium C&I Rate Up 15%)
Duquesne Light has confirmed new updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2015 for all customer classes
November 5, 2015
Duquesne Light Posts New Residential Price to Compare
Duquesne Light has reported its official residential (RS) Price to Compare for the period December 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016
November 5, 2015
PUCO Accepts Results Of AEP Ohio Default Service Auction
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) accepted the results of AEP Ohio’s third wholesale auction that will ultimately determine retail generation service rates for its Standard Service Offer through May 2018.
November 4, 2015
Backwards: Pennsylvania Utilities Propose Eliminating Three-Month Contracts In New Default Service Plan, Would Rely on 12, 24 Contracts Only
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power and West Penn Power have filed for approval of a default service procurement plan for the period June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2019 which for residential and commercial customers would feature a mix of 12- and 24-month fixed price contracts for default service, with no…
November 3, 2015
Met-Ed Price to Compare To Increase 15%, Other FirstEnergy-PA PTCs To Fall
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania utilities have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, 2015
November 3, 2015
PPL Price to Compare To Fall Nearly 20%
PPL Electric Utilities has posted its Price to Compare for the period December 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016.
October 30, 2015
Update: Here Are Complete New Basic Service Rates for WMECO
Here are the complete proposed new basic service rates for Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) for the period beginning January 1, 2016
October 29, 2015
WMECO Residential Default Service Rate To Increase
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) announced yesterday that it has filed to set the January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 Massachusetts electric basic service rate at 10.394¢/kWh
October 28, 2015
Michigan Approves New Default Service Rate
The Michigan PSC approved the 2015-2016 gas cost recovery (GCR) factor for Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation.
October 28, 2015
Utility To Offer 26¢/Therm Credit To Default Service Customers
New Jersey Natural Gas announced that it will implement a bill credit, totaling $76 million, to residential and small commercial default service customers
October 28, 2015
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts New Residential, Commercial SOS Rates
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates and posted SOS pricing for the periods beginning December 1, 2015 and June 1, 2016
October 27, 2015
Pepco Files New Residential, Commercial SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2016, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2015.
October 20, 2015
PECO Medium C&I Price To Compare To Increase 15%; Residential, Small C&I PTCs To Fall
PECO has filed electric Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, 2015
October 19, 2015
National Grid Files To Decrease Default Service Rate 15%
Narragansett Electric (National Grid) has filed with the Rhode Island PUC to decrease its electric default service rate effective January 1, 2016
October 14, 2015
National Grid Revises New Default Service Rates Due To Change in Smart Grid Charge
National Grid has filed an adjustment to its Massachusetts electric basic service prices for the period November 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016 to reflect a revision to the Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factors
October 12, 2015
Another State Launches New Retail Shopping Price Comparison Site, PUC Officials Cautions Shopping May Not Be Right For All Customers
The New Hampshire PUC has launched an electric choice rate board and comparison site for residential and small commercial customers at http://www.puc.nh.gov/ceps/shop.aspx
October 9, 2015
Mass. DPU "Expects" Interim Shopping Website Will Allow Suppliers To Post Two Types of Fixed Term Products
While, "still working out the details of the interim website," the Massachusetts DPU informed retail electric suppliers, for an interim shopping website that will go-live before this winter season as work continues on the more robust final site, that, "we expect that it [the interim site] will allow…
October 8, 2015
Law Authorizes State To Conduct Opt-In Affinity Program; State Would Endorse, Market Service From Retail Electric Supplier
Delaware's enacted 2016 bond bill contains a provision allowing the Secretary of State to establish an opt-in retail electric affinity program, under which the State would endorse, and potentially market, service from a chosen supplier (Senate Substitute No. 1 For Senate Bill 160).
October 7, 2015
New Prices To Compare Take Effect For ComEd, Ameren
New residential electric prices to compare went into effect on October 1 for Commonwealth Edison and Ameren
October 7, 2015
Mass. Utility To See 10% Increase in Basic Service Rates
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, 2015.
October 7, 2015
Duquesne Light Files New Default Service Rates (Medium C&I Rate Up 17%)
Duquesne Light filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new default service supply rates for the period beginning December 1.
October 6, 2015
Michigan PSC Launches Retail Shopping Rate Board, Website
The Michigan Public Service Commission has launched its natural gas price comparison website Michigan.gov/CompareMIGas