June 30, 2016
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed testimony opposing the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' modified Retail Rate Stability Rider (RRS), and have instead proposed that the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities be authorized to collect a new Distribution Modernization Rider
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June 29, 2016
The New Hampshire PUC approved an extension of the Alternate Default Energy Service Rate (Rate ADE) tariff at Public Service of New Hampshire (Eversource) in its present form for a period of: either 12 months from July 1, 2016, or if divestiture of PSNH's plants is ordered, until such time as PSNH…
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June 24, 2016
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has approved HB 57, which terminates the use of the migration rider in the natural gas market, and allows imposition of a nonbypassable surcharge for recovery of gas cost reconciliations if they exceed a certain threshold.
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June 23, 2016
A report on alternative ratemaking by a consultant retained by the Public Utility Commission of Texas expresses a "preference" for a movement to Straight Fixed-Variable (SFV) rate design for the recovery of transmission and distribution costs, which are paid by retail electric providers who then…
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June 21, 2016
Washington Gas Light has filed with the Maryland PSC updated purchase of receivables discount rates, which would include an increase from the current residential POR discount rate of 0%.
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June 20, 2016
Sharyland Utilities has petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reinstate a proceeding reviewing the utility's proposed advanced metering deployment plan, with such reinstatement limited to issues other than the AMS surcharge, with the AMS surcharge severed into a separate docket
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June 16, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE), Staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, certain cities with original jurisdiction and other parties have reached an unopposed settlement to establish new charges under CEHE's Distribution Cost Recover Factor charged to retail electric providers…
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June 16, 2016
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North have petitioned the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of a transaction under which the companies would be merged into their parent, which will be renamed AEP Texas.
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June 15, 2016
The Maine PUC has opened an inquiry regarding, "to what extent electricity and natural gas utility bills should be further unbundled and, if so, which components should be separately stated."
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June 10, 2016
A settlement among parties has been reached regarding the level of the new Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF) proposed to be implemented at AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North
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June 9, 2016
Oncor has filed to refund to retail electric providers an over-collection of transition charges collected under the Rider TC2 - Transition Charge, which the company recently ceased billing as the company made the final scheduled payment on the related bonds
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June 3, 2016
Staff of the Maryland PSC said that it has not been convinced that utility ownership of microgrids is appropriate, and recommended that a pilot sought by Baltimore Gas & Electric to own two microgrid facilities be denied without prejudice in favor of a generic proceeding examining microgrids and…
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June 1, 2016
AEP Texas Central Company has filed at the Public Utility Commission of Texas to refund about $18 million in transition charges through Rider TC Refund
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May 23, 2016
Staff of the New York PSC have recommended doubling certain under-delivery penalties for ESCOs at KeySpan New York and KeySpan Long Island (National Grid), in testimony on the KeySpan LDCs' current rate case
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May 16, 2016
AEP Ohio has sought to extend its electric security plan through May 31, 2024, and would continue to rely on descending-clock auctions procuring a portfolio of 12, 24, and 36-month load following contracts to serve Standard Service Offer customers
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May 2, 2016
Sharyland Utilities has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas a rate case that would implement uniform, system-wide distribution rates across its Sharyland Utilities, LP (former Cap Rock) and Sharyland-McAllen service areas.
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April 25, 2016
This story was updated on July 7 to reflect a July 6 Delmarva filing which said that its previously filed tariffs inadvertently switched the rates for the Type I Small General Services SGS-S and Type I Space Heating SGS-S classes. The corrected rates are shown below
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April 19, 2016
Various Hunt Consolidated companies seeking to purchase Oncor claimed that the acquisition transaction as currently configured, "will not close," based on the Public Utility Commission of Texas's order approving the acquisition with various conditions.
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April 14, 2016
The Illinois Commerce Commission rejected proposed changes by Ameren to its cashout procedures for transportation customers (Rider T), finding that the change was not supported.
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April 13, 2016
Several bills have recently been introduced in the New York Assembly addressing ESCOs.
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April 7, 2016
AEP Texas Central and AEP Texas North Company have flied amounts that would be charged to retail electric providers under their sought Distribution Cost Recovery Factors (DCRF), which is proposed to take effect September 1, 2016
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April 5, 2016
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric has filed to implement a revised Distribution Cost Recover Factor charged to retail electric providers, effective September 1, 2016
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March 22, 2016
Texas Public Utility Commissioners yesterday weighed whether to require Oncor to issue $100 million in rate credits as a condition of approving the acquisition of Oncor by various Hunt Consolidated companies and affiliates.
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March 1, 2016
FERC approved tariff changes filed by PJM to provide a mechanism for funding the organization Consumer Advocates of the PJM States, Inc. (CAPS).
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February 23, 2016
As part of a new electric security plan, Dayton Power & Light has sought a nonbypassable Reliable Electricity Rider to maintain the operation of 8,100 MW of coal-fired plants, of which DP&L currently owns a 2,100 MW share.
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