November 10, 2025
Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates
Nstar (Eversource) in Massachusetts has filed new basic service electricity rates for its western Massachusetts service area (WMA, formerly WMECO), for the period beginning February 1, 2026
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November 1, 2025
PPL Residential, Small C&I Prices To Compare To Increase On December 1
PPL Electric has posted new prices to compare for the period December 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026
October 31, 2025
Pepco, Delmarva File Summer 2026 Residential, Small C&I SOS Rates
Pepco and Delmarva in Maryland have filed SOS rates for the summer of 2026 for residential and Type I customers
October 28, 2025
Choice Utility Engaged In Dialogue With Stakeholders On Proposed Bill Changes Which Would Inform Default Service Customers That Utility "Makes No Money" From Default Supply, Passes Charges Through To Customers "Dollar-for-Dollar", Seeks Suspension Of Automatic Approval
AEP Ohio requested that the PUC of Ohio suspend the automatic approval process for AEP Ohio's proposed new bill format which, among other things, would inform residential Standard Service Offer customers that AEP Ohio is required to buy generation on behalf of SSO customers and that, "AEP Ohio…
October 16, 2025
Certain FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Mass Market Prices To Compare Increasing 9-12%
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new PTC Default rates to be in effect for the six-month period December 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026 [note that the FE filed tariff lists the end date as "May 30, 2026" which is understood to be a scrivener's error)
October 16, 2025
PECO Residential, Small C&I Generation Rate Increasing 8%
PECO has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new electric Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) charges for the six-month period beginning December 1, 2025
October 13, 2025
Consumers' Counsel Seeks Shadow Billing Save/Loss Statement On Customer Bills, Switch Block
In comments in a PUC of Ohio periodic review of natural gas utility customer service and billing rules, the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has proposed presenting shopping customers with shadow billing information, and has also proposed a switch block
October 10, 2025
Choice Utility Seeks Bill Changes, Would Inform Default Service Customers That Utility "Makes No Money" From Default Supply, Passes Charges Through To Customers "Dollar-for-Dollar"
AEP Ohio has filed with the PUC of Ohio proposed bill format changes that would include informing residential Standard Service Offer customers that AEP Ohio is required to buy generation on behalf of SSO customers and that, "AEP Ohio passes these charges through dollar-for-dollar and makes no money…
September 11, 2025
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Utility Will Cease Website Description Of Non-basic Service From Partnered Third Party Vendor As "Affordable"
Settlement Addresses Various Operational Issues Raised By Retail Suppliers
The Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a natural gas rate case settlement at UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division ("UGI Gas" or the "Company") which addresses various retail market issues
September 3, 2025
PSC Approves Changes To Provisions Governing Default Service If Opt-out Aggregation Commences
The Maryland PSC has approved proposed revisions, from the Office of People's Counsel, to the mechanism meant to address risk to SOS suppliers and customers from the potential start of an opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA) at Montgomery County, Maryland
August 21, 2025
PUC Adopts Additional Notice, Not Required By Statute, To Expired Fixed Rate Customers As Part Of Implementing New Law
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has adopted final rules to implement two new laws addressing retail supplier notice requirements for the ending of an "introductory" fixed rate -- R.C. 4928.102 (electric) and 4929.221 (gas)
July 11, 2025
Utility To Cease Website Description Of Non-basic Service From Partnered Third Party Vendor As "Affordable", Under Settlement
A natural gas rate case settlement at the Pennsylvania PUC among UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division ("UGI Gas" or the "Company"), the Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ("I&E") of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("Commission"), the Office of Consumer Advocate ("OCA"), the Office of…
June 30, 2025
PUC Prepares Rulemaking For New Notice Requirements For End Of Fixed Rate
The PUC of Ohio has assigned Case 25-710-GE-ORD to implement two new laws addressing retail supplier notice requirements for the ending of a fixed rate -- R.C. 4928.102 (electric) and 4929.221 (gas)
June 24, 2025
National Grid Mass Market Default Service Rates To Increase 5-7%
National Grid in Massachusetts has filed proposed electric basic service rates for the period starting August 1, 2025.
June 20, 2025
PSNH Mass Market Default Service Rate to Rise 25%
Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) has filed proposed default Energy Service (ES) rates for the period August 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
May 16, 2025
CL&P Mass Market Default Service Rates Falling 11-13%
Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period July 2025 through December 2025, and Last Resort Service rates for the period July 2025 through September 2025
May 16, 2025
Nstar Residential Default Service Rate Increasing 12%; Small C&I Rate Increasing 16%
NSTAR d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory, for the period August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026 for mass market customers, and for the period August 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 for large customers
May 14, 2025
Regulator's Staff Further Details Proposed Limits On Auto-Renewals
Staff of the Massachusetts DPU has shared further details concerning certain aspects of Staff's proposed new customer protections governing auto-renewals
May 1, 2025
Duke Ohio Residential Electric Price To Compare Increasing 30%; Small Commercial Rate DM Increasing 22%
Duke Energy Ohio has updated its electric Standard Service Offer retail energy (RE) and retail capacity (RC) riders for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026
April 30, 2025
BGE Summer Residential SOS Rate To Rise Another 0.6¢/kWh On Transmission Rate Update (Follows Interim 16% Capacity Rate Hike Still Pending)
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed various updates to the components of its electricity SOS rates in Maryland
April 29, 2025
Duquesne Light Default Supply Rate Increasing 15% For Residential Customers, 10% For Small Commercial
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 June 1, 2025
April 29, 2025
PPL Residential, Small C&I Prices To Compare Increasing 16%
PPL Electric has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC updates to its Generation Supply Charge (GSC) – 1 and its Transmission Service Charge (TSC), which together make up the Price to Compare
April 24, 2025
People's Counsel Proposes Retail Suppliers Be Required To Post Default Service Rates On Suppliers' Websites
Seeks Workgroup On New Marketing Disclosures, Prohibited Language
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel has recommended that the Maryland PSC establish a workgroup to develop regulatory language implementing PUA § 7-315, which requires certain disclosures by retail suppliers, and empowers the PSC to adopt additional disclosures and/or prohibit the use of certain…
April 22, 2025
Certain FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Mass Market Prices To Compare Increasing 9-10%
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania has filed with the Pennsylvania PUC new PTC Default rates to be in effect for the six-month period June 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025
April 18, 2025
ComEd Indicative Default Service Energy Rate Set To Increase 60% For Residential, Small C&I Customers
Commonwealth Edison has filed updated indicative Purchased Electricity Charges (PECs) for default service customers for the period starting June 1, 2025