September 1, 2011
Met-Ed Prices to Compare Increase Effective September 1
Met-Ed has posted updated Prices to Compare for the three-month period beginning September 1, representing an increase over current rates.
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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 30, 2011
CAISO to Soon File Tariff Changes to Cease Virtual Bidding at Interties
The California ISO will soon be submitting a filing with FERC to remove from its current market design the ability for parties to submit virtual bids at the interties, with such activity to be prohibited as soon as early November 2011 (ER11-4384).
August 29, 2011
Large Michigan Customers Attack Evidentiary Support for 1 Mill/kWh Choice Surcharge
A 1 mill per kWh surcharge which would be imposed on retail open access customers (ROA) in Michigan under a proposed decision lacks evidentiary support and is contrary to statute, large customers and suppliers said in briefs on exceptions.
August 29, 2011
DP&L Tariff Changes Would Reinforce Barriers to Competition, FirstEnergy Solutions Says
Newly proposed changes to Dayton Power & Light's supplier coordination tariff would, "reinforce ... barriers to competition," FirstEnergy Solutions said in a motion to intervene (11-4504-EL-ATA).
August 29, 2011
Customers, ESCOs Seek Assurance Recharge New York Delivery Discount Will Apply to Market-Sourced Power
Customers eligible for the Recharge New York economic development rates should be relieved from paying various monthly distribution riders if they elect to buy their market-based portion of Recharge New York supplies from an ESCO, large customers and ESCOs said in comments to the New York PSC…
August 29, 2011
REPs, TDUs Recommend Deadline for Submission of Same-Day Switches Under AMS
Members of the ERCOT Market Coordination Team, composed of REPs and TDUs, have proposed that the PUCT add a deadline for the submission of same-day switches for customers with provisioned advanced meters.
August 29, 2011
PPL Seeks New Nonbypassable Rider to Recover All Default Service Deferrals Through May 2012
PPL Electric Utilities has amended its proposal to implement a migration rider on customers, and is now seeking authority to also implement a fully nonbypassable Competitive Transition Rider (CTR) on all customers for all generation and transmission reconciliations accruing from January 1, 2010…
August 26, 2011
Pa. PUC Approves New UGI Default Service Rates
The Pennsylvania PUC approved new default service rates at UGI Utilities, Inc. – Electric Division, for the three-month period beginning September 1.
August 26, 2011
Michigan PSC Approves New Threshold for Choice Service
The Michigan PSC has approved revisions to the electric choice tariff of HomeWorks Tri-County Electric Cooperative, including a revision to insert a 1,000 kW threshold for a customer to qualify for choice service.
August 26, 2011
SEMCO Energy to Study Effect of Choice Volumes on SOLR Function Under GCR Settlement
SEMCO Energy Gas Company will conduct an internal evaluation regarding its ability to perform as the Supplier Of Last Resort under the current Gas Customer Choice level of participation and future forecasts of choice volumes, under a settlement in SEMCO's gas cost recovery plan proceeding approved…
August 25, 2011
Transportation Customers at NYSEG Due $6 Million Refund, Recovery Under Sales Service Addressed in Future
The New York PSC has ordered NYSEG to refund to transportation-only customers $6.03 million, representing amounts due to these customers which had been inappropriately applied to the Gas Supply Charge paid by sales service customers (10-G-0467).
August 24, 2011
Calif. Draft Would Make Electric Supplier Bond Cover All Incremental Costs from Involuntary Mass Transition
A draft California PUC decision would conclude that the security posted by electric service providers must include all of the investor-owned utilities' (IOUs) incremental costs to serve customers involuntarily returned to the utility, and would adopt, with modifications, a formula proposed by…
August 23, 2011
Mich. Staff Briefs Proposed Reservation Charge at Michigan Gas Utilities
The Michigan PSC should authorize Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation to implement a Reservation Charge of $0.6844 per Mcf applicable to both Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) and Gas Customer Choice (GCC) customers, PSC Staff said in a post-hearing brief (U-16481).
August 19, 2011
Illinois Commerce Commission Finds Statute Only Allows Single POR Discount Rate
Statute permits only a single Purchase of Receivables discount rate, the Illinois Commerce Commission concluded in an order on rehearing regarding Commonwealth Edison's POR program.
August 15, 2011
PECO Withdraws Proposed Change to Generation Reconciliation Charge
PECO has withdrawn its request to modify the reconciliation of the Generation Supply Adjustment (GSA) in light of the Pennsylvania PUC's ongoing investigation of the existing default service model, including the reconciliation of default service rates.
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 12, 2011
Conn. Draft Would Revise Method for Calculating CL&P Variable Peak Pricing Rates
A draft Connecticut PURA decision would require Connecticut Light and Power to modify the method for calculating the generation rates that are assessed under the optional Variable Peak Pricing (VPP) tariff, since the current method has resulted in on-peak rates below standard rates as well as…
August 11, 2011
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August 9, 2011
REPs Urge PUCT to Work Further on Simultaneous Implementation of New TDU Rate Components
The Retail Electric Provider Coalition submitted comments to the PUCT encouraging the Commission to fully implement PURA Sec. 36.210(b)(1), which seeks to minimize the impact of new and revised TDU rates by directing electric utilities to "implement simultaneously all nonfuel rates to be adjusted in…
August 8, 2011
Dayton Power & Light Seeks to Remove POR Language from Tariff
Dayton Power & Light filed tariff revisions with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to remedy what DP&L termed a "clerical" error and remove the current language regarding Purchase of Receivables from the tariff.
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 29, 2011
Calif. PUC Adopts Rules for Provision of Smart Meter Data, Privacy
The California PUC approved rules to protect the privacy and security of customer usage data generated by smart meters, and to provide customers with timely usage and pricing data (R.08-12-009).
July 26, 2011
NEM Opposes Changes in National Fuel Gas Distribution Storage Requirements
The National Energy Marketers Association has asked the New York PSC to reject proposed changes to National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's storage inventory balance requirements, and requested that the demand charge credited to a marketer when it returns storage capacity to the utility mirror…