November 11, 2011
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Sharyland to File Rate Case for Delivery Tariffs in New Choice Areas
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November 3, 2011
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D.C. Orders Base Rate Investigation at WGL
October 21, 2011
Michigan PSC: Choice Customers Must Help Shoulder Burden of Environmental Compliance, Other Costs of Utility Generation
Electric choice customers in Michigan, "must be expected to help shoulder the burden" of certain utility generation costs for assets, "that must stand ready to serve Choice customers again," the Michigan PSC said in an order in Detroit Edison's rate case (U-16472).
September 30, 2011
PUCT Sets Schedule for Review of Entergy Competitive Generation Service Tariff
The PUCT directed parties involved in the review of a competitive generation service tariff at Entergy Texas to file by November 1 a list of: (1) agreed issues; (2) unresolved issues pending a Commission ruling on core issues and (3) core issues requiring adjudication by the Commission so that other…
September 9, 2011
PUCT Staff Retain Proposed Requirement for System-Wide Implementation of DCRF Rate Charged to REPs
PUCT Staff have filed a recommended proposal for adoption (39465) to implement new Substantive Rule 25.243, which would allow TDUs to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF).
August 30, 2011
Settlement Would Increase Retainage Rate at PECO
A settlement in PECO's Section 1307(f) Purchased Gas Cost rate investigation would increase the retainage volume adjustment for transportation service customers to 3.0% for the 12 months beginning December 1, 2011 and ending November 30, 2012 (R-2011-2239263).
August 15, 2011
Proposed Michigan Order Would Impose 1 Mill/kWh Charge on Retail Access Customers
A proposed order from a Michigan ALJ would allow Detroit Edison to charge retail open access customers 1 mill per kWh, for the cost of Detroit Edison's environmental compliance (U-16472).
August 12, 2011
Pa. PUC Approves New Rate Classifications, Supplier Tariff at UGI Central Penn Gas
The Pennsylvania PUC approved, without modification to provisions relating to retail supply, a settlement at UGI Central Penn Gas which will modify CPG's rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas (R-2010-2214415).
August 1, 2011
New Orange & Rockland Rate Case Includes Updated Merchant Function Charges
Orange & Rockland has filed a new electric rate case with the New York PSC, proposing to cover three rate years beginning July 1, 2012.
July 7, 2011
Settlement at Columbia Gas Would Expand Choice Rate Eligibility, Reduce Cash-Out Penalties
A proposed settlement in several consolidated rate proceedings concerning Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania would expand the availability of choice service to small commercial customers, reduce cash-out penalties, and make other administrative changes aimed at enhancing the competitive retail market…
July 4, 2011
PUCT Staff File Proposal for Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Applicable to REPs
PUCT Staff have filed in Project 39465 a recommended proposal for publication to implement a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) via proposed Substantive Rule 25.243.
June 28, 2011
Settlement Reached to Align UGI Central Penn Gas Rate Classes, Retail Operations with Affiliates
Parties have reached a settlement in UGI Central Penn Gas' rate case which would implement, without substantive modification, Central Penn Gas' proposed changes in its rate classifications to align the classes with those used at affiliates UGI Utilities and UGI Penn Natural Gas (R-2010-2214415).
June 23, 2011
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ICC to Investigate ComEd Supply Rate Design
June 14, 2011
Consumers Energy Seeks to Reinstate Electric Choice Incentive Mechanism if Michigan Choice Cap Raised
Consumers Energy is seeking to reinstate the Electric Choice Incentive Mechanism should the Michigan legislature raise the electric choice cap above 10%.
June 2, 2011
Proposed Order Would End Bypassable SOS Admin Charge, Return at BGE
The bypassable SOS Administrative Charge and bypassable return component at Baltimore Gas & Electric would be eliminated under a proposed order at the Maryland PSC (Case 9221).
May 25, 2011
Texas Legislature Enrolls Demand Ratchet Waiver Bill
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor HB 1064, which requires transmission and distribution utilities to waive the demand ratchet charged to REPs in connection to their service to certain customers.
May 25, 2011
Texas Legislature Enrolls Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Bill
The Texas legislature has enrolled and sent to the governor SB 1693, which authorizes the PUCT to allow the use of mechanisms, such as a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor, to adjust certain distribution rate components paid by retail electric providers outside of full rate cases.
May 25, 2011
ICC Disallows POR Costs from ComEd Base Rates, Invites ComEd to File Supplemental Charge on Retail Suppliers
No costs related to Purchase of Receivables will be included in Commonwealth Edison's distribution rates, according to an order issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission in ComEd's distribution rate case (10-0467).
May 17, 2011
Consumers Energy to Provide Additional Flexibility to Gas Choice Supplier Deliveries
Consumers Energy would provide additional flexibility to natural gas choice suppliers to adjust their required daily deliveries of natural gas under a settlement in its current rate case (U-16418).
May 12, 2011
Oncor Stipulation Would Include Load Factor Grouping to Address Demand Ratchets
An unopposed non-unanimous stipulation in Oncor's rate case would implement its proposal to modify how demand charges are applied to customers of REPs in the Secondary Service Greater than 10 kW class (38929, see 1/10 ).
April 20, 2011
Court Remands AEP Ohio POLR Charges to PUCO
The Supreme Court of Ohio reversed in part the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's 2009 order allowing Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power to collect POLR charges under their electric security plan, though the Court's decision was based on technical rather than policy grounds.
April 13, 2011
POR to be Implemented at Peoples Natural Gas Under Settlement
A settlement in Peoples Natural Gas' rate case would approve, generally as proposed, Peoples' Purchase of Receivables program (R-2010-2201702).
April 5, 2011
Stipulation to Expand Hourly Pricing at O&R; Modify POR Rate, MSC Mechanism
The threshold for mandatory hourly pricing for default service at Orange & Rockland Utilities would decrease from 500 kW to 300 kW under a stipulation incorporated into a recommended decision in O&R's New York rate case (10-E-0362).
March 29, 2011
Suppliers Raise Concerns on Operational Issues at Columbia Gas of Pa.
Several Pennsylvania natural gas suppliers have raised concerns with various operational issues at Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, and intend to address the issues in Columbia's pending rate case (R-2010-2215623, [see 1/18] ).
February 4, 2011
PUCT Rejects CenterPoint Alternative Customer Charge, Grants REPs 30 Days Notice for New Rates
PUCT Commissioners agreed to adopt provisions in a proposal for decision relating to the customer charge at CenterPoint Energy, in voting on a final order in CenterPoint's rate case (Docket 38339).