February 20, 2015
Nstar Basic Service Rates to Fall By 40-70%
Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed new electric basic service rates for the industrial customer class for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2015.
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February 19, 2015
WMECO Sets New Default Service Rates
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for medium and large commercial and industrial customers for the three-month period beginning April 1, 2015
February 19, 2015
United Illuminating Default Service Rates to Fall By 50-70%
United Illuminating has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning April 1, 2015.
February 19, 2015
Connecticut Light & Power Default Service Rates to Fall By 67%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed new Last Resort Service rates for the period beginning April 1, 2015.
February 19, 2015
PECO Residential, Commercial Price to Compare to Decrease on March 1
PECO has posted to its website updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning March 1.
February 19, 2015
PPL Commercial Price to Compare to Increase 10%, Residential PTC Also Rises
PPL Electric's Price to Compare for residential and small commercial customers will increase on March 1.
February 17, 2015
Citing Lack of Retail Supplier Interest, Pa. PUC Denies Rider for Small Utilities to Implement EDI
The Pennsylvania PUC has denied an application from Citizens' Electric Company and Wellsboro Electric Company to implement a nonbypassable rider to implement Electronic Data Interchange in the utilities service areas, to support electric choice.
February 4, 2015
Residential, Commercial SOS Rates to Rise at Maryland Utility
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning March 1, 2015.
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.
January 28, 2015
Maryland PSC Launches Redesigned Electric Supplier Price Chart
The Maryland PSC has launched a redesigned electric supplier price comparison website for residential customers (click here)
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 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 6, 2015
RESA Petitions Long Island Power Authority to Review, Enhance Electric Choice Program
The Retail Energy Supply Association has petitioned the Long Island Power Authority to institute a public examination and review of the existing LI Choice Program, "with the goal of identifying and implementing revisions and enhancements to the Program that will provide consumers with a meaningful…
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
State Proposes Changes to Municipal Aggregation Rules: New Disclosure Requirements, Permanent Opt-Out
Staff of the New Jersey BPU have issued potential changes to Government Energy Aggregation (GEA) Program Rules under consideration as the Staff reviews the current rules in Docket Number EX14111343
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 19, 2014
PUC Proposes Setting New Annual Fee for Retail Suppliers Based on Intrastate Revenues
The Pennsylvania PUC has issued a tentative order to implement Act 155 of 2014, which allows the PUC to assess annual fees to electric generation suppliers and natural gas suppliers related to the PUC's oversight costs of such suppliers.
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
Large Credits to N.Y. Default Service Customers Allowed to Take Effect
The New York PSC has taken no action on the natural gas utilities' annual reconciliation filings, meaning that large reconciliation credits for default service customers at Consolidated Edison and Orange & Rockland will take effect.
December 16, 2014
Surprise! PSNH Seeks Increase to Default Service Rate on January 1
Public Service Company of New Hampshire has filed to increase its default service rate on January 1.
December 9, 2014
ESCOs Protest Another Refund in Excess of $1/Mcf On Supply Rate at N.Y. Utility
Similar to a recent protest concerning Consolidated Edison , the Small Customer Marketer Coalition has protested a reconciliation filing by Orange & Rockland under which O&R seeks to apply a GSC refund of $1.370/Mcf to default service customers over the twelve month period commencing January 1, 2015…
December 3, 2014
Retail Suppliers: 10¢/Therm Default Service Credit Would Improperly Shift The Market In Favor Of The Incumbent Utility
The Small Customer Marketer Coalition has asked the New York PSC to not permit Consolidated Edison to implement a 10¢/therm credit for default service natural gas customers, as calculated under ConEd's annual reconciliation proceeding, because, "allowing the credit to be implemented would materially…
December 2, 2014
Update: Here Are The Complete National Grid Rhode Island Rates for 2015
Here are the complete National Grid Rhode Island SOS electric rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers.
November 26, 2014
Another: AG Asks PUC to Mitigate Default Service Rate Hikes, Defer Costs for Future Collection
The Rhode Island Attorney General has asked the PUC to mitigate National Grid's electric default service rate hike.