May 16, 2012
Nstar Files New Basic Service Rates for C&I Customers
Nstar has filed new basic service rates for the period beginning July 1.
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May 11, 2012
ComEd Posts New Electricity Supply Charges
Commonwealth Edison has posted new purchased electricity charges (PEC) for the period beginning June 1.
May 10, 2012
New Duquesne Light Default Service Plan Calls for 12-Month Fixed Residential Rate
Residential customers at Duquesne Light would be served under a 12-monh fixed rate under Duquesne Light's proposed default service plan for the period June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.
May 8, 2012
Nstar Announces Lower Basic Service Rates
Nstar today announced lower basic service rates for the period beginning July 1.
May 7, 2012
BGE Files New SOS Rates, Updates Transmission, Rider 8 As Well
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2012, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2012.
May 3, 2012
PPL New Default Service Plan Includes Six-Month Fixed Price; Nov. 2013 Opt-in Auction
PPL Electric Utilities has filed a default service plan for the period beginning June 1, 2013 that would offer residential customers a fixed generation rate for six months, rather than three months, and would delay service under an opt-in retail auction until 2014.
May 1, 2012
Potomac Edison Files New SOS Rates
Potomac Edison has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential, Type I, and Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2012.
May 1, 2012
Delmarva Power Files New SOS Rates
Delmarva Power has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2012, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2012.
May 1, 2012
Pepco Files New SOS Rates
Pepco has filed with the Maryland PSC new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2012, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2012.
April 26, 2012
Retail Suppliers: PPL Migration Rider is "Illegal, Bad Idea" That Will Harm Competition
The reconciliation rider recommended for approval by an ALJ at PPL Electric Utilities is, "an illegal bad idea that will most assuredly harm the development of retail competition in the electricity market," the Retail Energy Supply Association said in a brief on exceptions.
April 12, 2012
RESA Seeks Ohio Review of Retail Market Structure
The Retail Energy Supply Association has asked the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to, "initiate a proceeding to address the status of the current retail electric market and explore what changes need to be made to allow even more customers to reap the vast array of benefits that retail…
April 5, 2012
Stomach Punch: Recommended Decision to Subject Shopping Customers at PPL to Migration Rider
A Pennsylvania ALJ would subject customers leaving default service at PPL Electric Utilities to a migration rider, similar to those in place at Pennsylvania's natural gas distribution companies, to recover (or refund) under/over-collections which accumulated during their time on default service…
March 29, 2012
PUCO Confirms Use of Unblended Fuel Rates at AEP Ohio
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered AEP Ohio to use unblended Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC) rates for its former Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power territories for the second quarter of 2012.
March 28, 2012
National Grid Files New Basic Service Rates in Massachusetts
National Grid has filed in Massachusetts new basic service rates for the periods May 1, 2012 through October 31, 2012 for residential and commercial Basic Service customers and May 1, 2012 through July 31, 2012 for industrial Basic Service customers.
March 5, 2012
Pa. PUC: Retail Suppliers Must Pay Costs of Opt-in Auction, Referral Programs
Retail suppliers will be responsible for the costs of retail opt-in auctions and customer referral programs developed under a final intermediate workplan addressing the state's retail electric market, the Pennsylvania PUC ordered. Additionally, the PUC has ordered that the utility Price to Compare…
March 1, 2012
Pennsylvania Opt-In Auctions to Exclude Small Commercial Customers, Final Short-term Workplan Approved
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today finalized an intermediate work plan as part of its Retail Electricity Markets Investigation designed to improve the state's retail electricity market.
February 23, 2012
Joint Proposal Would Bring Market-Based Rates to Penelec N.Y. Customers, Use Competitively Neutral Mitigation
Penelec and New York PSC Staff have filed a joint proposal under which Penelec will move its New York customers to market-based default service rates effective June 1, 2012, with the rate increases mitigated in a competitively neutral manner (Case 11-E-0594).
February 22, 2012
PPL Price to Compare to Fall for Residential, Small Business Customers
PPL Electric Utilities announced yesterday that the Price to Compare for both residential and small business customers will fall effective March 1.
February 16, 2012
United Illuminating Posts New Default Service Rates
United Illuminating has posted new Last Resort Service rates for the three month period beginning April 1, 2012.
February 14, 2012
Nstar to Lower Basic Service Rates
Nstar said this morning that large customers in the Boston area would see the cost of basic service fall by 34% under new rates filed with the DPU.
February 7, 2012
CurrentChoice.com Launches Online Shopping Platform
Online shopping website CurrentChoice.com has launched service, starting with the Duquesne Light market.
February 6, 2012
PECO Posts Default Service Procurement Results
PECO has posted results from its winter 2012 solicitation for default service supplies held on January 18, 2012.
February 3, 2012
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Broker Usource reported sales margin of $1.3 million for the three months ending December 31, 2011, versus $1.2 million in the year-ago quarter. For the year 2011, Usource sales margin was $5.5 million, versus $4.6 million a year ago. For the year 2011, Usource contributed about $1.6 million to…
February 3, 2012
Pepco Files New SOS Rates for District of Columbia
Pepco has filed with the District of Columbia PSC retail generation rates for the period June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013.
January 31, 2012
Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power Post Default Service Procurement Results
Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed), Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) and Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) have posted results from their January 2012 default service procurement.