August 30, 2021
Proposes Change In Delineation Between Small & Large Customers
In a new rate case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. has proposed a Carbon Reduction Rider as an opt-in rider that would allow customers to pay an additional fixed monthly fee to be used toward purchasing carbon offsets
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July 26, 2021
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed a Staff Report concerning the current rate case of Dayton Power & Light, and in such report have recommended moving, to distribution rates, a percentage of the current PUCO/OCC assessment expense that is currently recovered in default…
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July 7, 2021
East Texas Salt Water Disposal Company ("ETSWD") has filed a new petition with the Texas PUC in which ETSWD requests that the PUC initiate a project to "renew" the retail competition pilot project associated with the Southwestern Electric Power Company ("SWEPCO") service territory.
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May 17, 2021
Updated Consolidated Billing Fee For ESCOs
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY ('KEDNY'), KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid ('KEDLI') (KEDNY and KEDLI, or the "Companies") and New York State Department of Public Service Staff has entered into a rate case joint proposal which includes an agreement for the…
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May 11, 2021
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission of Texas requesting that the PUC grant a good-cause exception to the October 2021 deadline under 16 Tex. Admin. Code ("TAC") § 25.247, and a prior Commission order, for Oncor to file its comprehensive base-rate…
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March 15, 2021
Utility To Work With Consumer Advocate On Displaying, On Shopping Customers' Bills, Price Comparison; Calculation Of Savings Available Under Default Service
Utility Withdraws New Language Regarding Ability To Suspend Consolidated Billing For Retail Suppliers "Not Following" State Regulations
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January 26, 2021
A January 26 auction to determine the Retail Price Adjustment (RPA) for the Standard Choice Offer at Columbia Gas of Ohio resulted in an RPA of $1.70 per Mcf, for the period April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
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January 4, 2021
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has reinstated the requirement that Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company (the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities) shall file a distribution rate case by May 31, 2024.
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December 23, 2020
The Arizona Corporation Commission adopted a final order in the rate case of Tucson Electric Power and in doing so established a new "buy through" wholesale competitive generation program at TEP
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December 21, 2020
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. has filed objections to a Public Utility Commission of Ohio Staff Report on the rate case of AEP Ohio (Ohio Power), including objections to proposed tariff language that would allow AEP Ohio to terminate "Company consolidated billing services" in the event that a…
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December 15, 2020
As part of a rate case filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Dayton Power & Light is seeking to offer a new smart homes program
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December 10, 2020
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson offered an amendment to a recommended order in Tucson Electric Power's rate case to adopt proposed modifications from retail suppliers to a proposed competitive generation buy-through program (Market Pricing Experimental Pilot Program or MP-EX), except…
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November 30, 2020
A witness testifying on behalf of the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) said in testimony in a Niagara Mohawk (National Grid) rate case that the current use and treatment of Load Modifiers by NiMo creates an, "ongoing inequity in the commodity market in relation to ancillary services."
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November 30, 2020
Would Identify "Bad Actors" Improperly Using Resources Held For Core Customers, Staff Says
Staff of the New York Department of Public Service have recommended in testimony in a Niagara Mohawk (NiMo, NMPC, or National Grid) rate case that NiMo, "be required to implement a process to verify that direct non-core customers or the ESCO’s or marketers serving non-core customers have firm…
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November 25, 2020
A recommended order from an Arizona ALJ in Tucson Electric Power's rate case would modify TEP's proposal for a Market Pricing Experimental Pilot Program (MP-EX) so that medium commercial customers would be able to select an alternative wholesale generation supplier as part of their participation in…
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November 19, 2020
Acting on a motion from Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille, the Pennsylvania PUC will open a proceeding to consider utility investment in electric storage as a distribution asset utilized for the purposes of enhancing or maintaining reliability
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November 19, 2020
In a report on an AEP Ohio rate case filing, Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have recommended rejection of the amounts proposed by AEP Ohio for a new bypassable rider (and related nonbypassable credit mechanism) that would reflect the further unbundling of certain supply-related…
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November 17, 2020
As part of a rate case compliance filing, Nstar in Massachusetts has removed its fixed price option pilot program for default service from its natural gas tariff
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October 15, 2020
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has filed a new rate case with the Texas PUC
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October 9, 2020
The Pennsylvania PUC adopted an order in a UGI Utilities - - Gas Division rate case that establishes new amounts for the purchase of receivables (POR) discount rates and Merchant Function Charges (MFC)
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September 11, 2020
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson has requested that parties develop a record in the current rate case of Arizona Public Service concerning whether the Commission should open up APS's territory to competition
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August 28, 2020
In a newly filed rate case at the New York PSC, Central Hudson Gas & Electric (the Company) offered two potential proposals to increase the use of renewable natural gas (RNG), with one of the proposals being the offering of a renewable gas supply option to default service customers
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August 3, 2020
National Grid Calculates New Backout Credits, Billing Charges To ESCOs Updates Merchant Function Charge, POR Discounts
As part of a rate case newly filed with the New York PSC, Niagara Mohawk (National Grid, NiMo, or "the Company") is proposing to close its non-core daily balancing transportation service to new customers, and is proposing to offer a new core daily balancing transportation service, which will require…
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June 23, 2020
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies), New York State Department of Public Service Staff, Multiple Intervenors, and certain ratepayer and green groups have filed a joint proposal in the Companies' electric…
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June 23, 2020
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) (collectively, the Companies), New York State Department of Public Service Staff, Multiple Intervenors, and certain ratepayer and green groups have filed a joint proposal in the Companies' electric…
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