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March 12, 2026
The Massachusetts DPU has opened an investigation to examine necessary systems and system upgrades to allow load settlement with ISO-NE based on customer interval usage data collected by AMI
March 2, 2026
The Maryland PSC has opened proceeding PC 77 to consider Demand-Side Management Programs, Rate Design Measures, and Distributed Energy Resource Integration
January 27, 2026
The Maine PUC has expanded the scope of its investigation into the use of time of use rates for electricity Standard Offer service to now include consideration of Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), Peak Time Rebate (PTR), and EV-Only Charging Incentives, as well as other proposals that stakeholders may…
November 4, 2025
Mandates Retail Suppliers Use TOU Rates If Serving Certain Customers
Both Illinois houses recently passed and enrolled SB 25 which, among other things, requires the Illinois Power Agency to include in its procurement plan, "the procurement of energy, capacity, environmental attributes, resource adequacy attributes, or some combination thereof intended to serve all…
October 13, 2025
Staff of the Maine PUC have issued three illustrative straw proposals for implementing time-of-use (TOU) Standard Offer default service electricity rates
June 30, 2025
Dayton Power and Light (AES Ohio) has sought approval from the PUC of Ohio to offer a residential Time of Use Standard Service Offer rate on an opt-in basis, as an alternative to the default SSO rate
June 20, 2025
The Maine PUC opened an investigation to consider whether the state's investor-owned electric utilities should be required to develop and offer time of use rates for Standard Offer service for residential and small business customers.
June 19, 2025
Octopus Energy has debuted a new residential time of use electricity plan in Texas, called OctopusFlex
April 28, 2025
Octopus Energy in Texas has launched a new program that provides free energy supply to customers during times when renewable power is abundant, which the REP calls Flex Sessions
April 10, 2025
PUC Approves New Utility Time Of Use Generation Rate Option For Non-Shopping Customers
As the Pennsylvania PUC approved without modification a generally available new Time of Use generation rate offering from Duquesne Light, Pennsylvania PUC Chair Stephen DeFrank stated, "I think we should explore any and all options to help customers protect themselves from rising energy prices."
February 21, 2025
In a letter concerning Duquesne Light's proposal to make a Time of Use generation rate generally available to all default service customers (not only EV owners), the Retail Energy Supply Association asked the Pennsylvania PUC to direct Duquesne Light to make customers aware of TOU rate plans…
February 10, 2025
Includes Personalized Behavioral Load Shaping Tips To Customers
As directed by the Pennsylvania PUC, Duquesne Light has proposed a new generally available Time of Use generation rate option for customers taking default service supply
January 14, 2025
In memorializing a prior vote from the bench directing Duquesne Light to propose a new Time of Use generation rate for default service customers (with other utilities nudged to also increase awareness of TOU offerings), the PUC's written order provides a more expansive opinion from the PUC on TOU rates, versus the outlook previewed in the December vote
January 7, 2025
The Pennsylvania PUC is encouraging electric utilities to design default service generation rates specific to electric vehicle charging
December 18, 2024
A Public Utilities Commission of approved a grid modernization plan at…
December 5, 2024
The Pennsylvania PUC will direct…
November 13, 2024
Reliant and GM Energy announced a new retail electricity plan in Texas that will be offered by Chevrolet dealerships to electric vehicle (EV) customers at the time of EV purchase
August 12, 2024
Ford Motor Company and TXU Energy announced…
June 13, 2024
A Texas REP announced an exclusive home energy program with American electric vehicle maker Rivian.
April 15, 2024
Several major parties in the grid modernization proceeding of…
April 1, 2024
TXU Energy announced a new residential electricity plan in Texas
February 1, 2024
A retail energy regulator issued a final report outlining consideration of…
January 12, 2024
A retail energy regulator recently issued…
December 7, 2023
Ford announced a joint simulation project with…
September 12, 2023
Apple announced that it has introduced a new tool in the Home app on Apple devices called Grid Forecast
