November 24, 2014
PPL Residential, Small Commercial Price to Compare to Increase on December 1
PPL Electric's Price to Compare for residential and small commercial customers will increase on December 1.
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November 20, 2014
National Grid Rhode Island Residential SOS Rate to Increase 50%
National Grid's Rhode Island residential Standard Offer Service rate is to increase about 50% to over 12¢/kWh starting January 1, 2015, per proposed rates filed with the PUC
November 20, 2014
PECO Price to Compare Inches Even Higher on December 1 From New Transmission Charge
PECO has posted updated Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1 due to a revision in the bypassable transmission charge.
November 20, 2014
Duquesne Light Commercial Price to Compare to Increase December 1
Duquesne Light has posted new Prices to Compare for the period beginning December 1, with several commercial PTCs increasing nearly 10%
November 19, 2014
Maine Standard Offer Rates Double
Standard Offer energy prices for the large non-residential classes at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric will essentially double for the month of December 2014.
November 18, 2014
Update: Complete WMECO Default Service Rates for First Six Months of 2015
Here are the Western Massachusetts Electric Company basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and small commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for medium and large customers
November 17, 2014
WMECO Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 14¢/kWh
Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced that it has filed to increase its fixed residential basic service rate to 14.015 cents per kilowatt-hour, for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015.
November 12, 2014
Report: 20% of Municipal Aggregation Deals Have Rates Higher Than Utility
Nearly 20% of municipal aggregation programs in Illinois have rates in excess of the "average" utility supply rate, the Citizens Utility Board said in a report on aggregation.
November 11, 2014
Update: Complete Nstar Default Service Rates for First Six Months of 2015
Here are the Nstar basic service rates for the first six months of 2015 for residential and commercial customers, and first three months of 2015 for industrial customers
November 11, 2014
United Illuminating Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 13¢; Last Resort Rate Hits 25¢
United Illuminating has filed new default service rates for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, and the new residential Standard Service rate exceeds 15¢/kWh
November 10, 2014
Connecticut Light & Power Residential Default Service Rate to Exceed 12¢; Last Resort Rates Hit 20¢
Connecticut Light & Power has filed to increase its residential Standard Service rate to over 12.6¢/kWh, and to increase Last Resort Service rates to 20¢/kWh.
November 10, 2014
Nstar Residential Default Service Rate to Increase 60% to 15¢
Nstar said that it has filed new basic service rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the six-month period beginning January 1, 2015, with the new residential basic service rate increasing to nearly 15¢/kWh.
November 4, 2014
Baltimore Gas & Electric Posts New Weighted Average SOS Rate, Summer 2015 Residential Rate to Increase
Baltimore Gas & Electric has posted on its website a new weighted average SOS rate for the period Oct. 1, 2014 through Sep. 30, 2015, which includes the summer SOS rate for 2015.
October 31, 2014
Shock: Pennsylvania Judge Says PUC's Retail Market "End State" Order Not "Enforceable" Law (Judge Would Reject Expansion of Hourly Pricing As A Result)
The much-hyped "end state" retail electric market order from the Pennsylvania PUC is not, standing alone, "enforceable law," and therefore cannot be used to justify a sought lowering of the hourly pricing threshold at PPL Electric Utilities, an ALJ has concluded in a recommended decision on PPL's…
October 29, 2014
Delmarva Residential, Commercial SOS Rates to Increase
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2014.
October 29, 2014
Pepco Residential, Commercial SOS Rates to Increase
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2015, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2014.
October 22, 2014
PECO Posts Official Prices to Compare, Residential PTC Up 8%, C&I Rates Also Higher
PECO has posted to its website updated Prices to Compare for the period to begin December 1.
October 21, 2014
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Utilities Oppose Deferral of National Grid Basic Service Rate Increases
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and several utilities have opposed proposal to defer National Grid's basic service rate increase, which will see residential rates double starting November 1, stating that deferral will exacerbate challenges caused by the increase.
October 16, 2014
Residential Default Service Rates to Fall Again at FirstEnergy Utilities (Commercial Rates to Increase)
The FirstEnergy Pennsylvania electric distribution companies have filed new tariffed PTC Default rates with the PUC for the three-month period starting December 1, and the residential rates will again decrease at most of the EDCs, while commercial rates will increase
October 7, 2014
Maine PUC Reminds Business Customers That Standard Offer Electric Rates Will Double Starting in December
The Maine PUC reminded medium C&I customers at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric that Standard Offer electric rates will double this winter at Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro-Electric, with the increase starting in December.
October 6, 2014
Massachusetts Seeks Comments on Mitigating Default Service Rate Increases
The Massachusetts DPU will entertain comments on proposals to mitigate, including through a potential deferral, of basic service rate increases at National Grid.
October 1, 2014
Another Utility to See 15¢ Small Customer Default Service Rate (Bills Jump 50%)
The New Hampshire PUC has approved new default service electric rates at Granite State Electric (Liberty Utilities), resulting in bill increases of 39%-59% depending on customer class and usage.
September 30, 2014
Mid-Term Adjustment Causes PPL Price to Compare to Increase On October 1
PPL's Price to Compare will increase on October 1 due to changes in the transmission rate component of the price.
September 29, 2014
Retail Suppliers Seek Customer Referral Program in Ohio, "Enrollment By Wallet"
The Retail Energy Supply Association has proposed several retail market enhancements in Duke Energy Ohio's electric security plan.
September 29, 2014
Another Massachusetts Utility to See Residential Default Service Rates Approach 15¢
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a/ Unitil has filed with the Massachusetts DPU base electric service rates for the period beginning December 1, 2014.