National Grid, State Lawyers Quarrel Over Billing Adjustment
WPRI, Providence, covers a recent Rhode Island PUC hearing regarding the default service bill recalculation (known as the standard offer billing adjus...
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Mass. Energy Broker Looks To Expand to R.I., Conn.
The Boston Globe ran a profile on the large Massachusetts aggregator PowerOptions as it prepares to enter the new states of Connecticut and Rhode Isl...
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Lawmaker Introduces Electric Customer Bill of Rights, Would Require Notice of Variable Rate Increase
Rhode Island State Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) has introduced a bill (H-5978) to enact an electric customer bill of r...
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Legislators Hear Proposal to Cap Default Service Rate Increases
The Rhode Island legislature continues to entertain bills that would cap increases in default service electric rates, following significant increases ...
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Customers Confused, Upset with Utility’s "Penalty" For Shopping (Default Service Rate Adjustment)
Growing numbers of electric shoppers in Rhode Island are being hit with National Grid's default service cost recalculation, which retroactively applie...
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City Signs Three-Year Contract With Direct Energy (Rate Disclosed)
The City of Woonsocket, RI has signed a three-year electricity contract with Direct Energy, The Valley Breeze reports.
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Retail Supplier Launches Direct Mail Campaign in Rhode Island
North American Power has launched a direct mail campaign in Rhode Island, the Warwick Beacon reports
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Bill Would Allow Municipalities to Create Opt-Out Aggregations -- Without Voter Approval!
A bill filed in the Rhode Island General Assembly would amend the current statute authorizing municipalities to conduct opt-out electricity aggregatio...
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PUC Warns Legislature Against Price Caps
A lawyer for the Rhode Island PUC has warned the state legislature against various proposals for price caps, in the wake of significant default servic...
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RI Lt. Gov Looks To Increase Electric Rate Competition (POR Pitched As Solution)
Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee continues to advocate that more competition is needed in the state's electric market, after significant Nationa...
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RI Lt-Gov Faults "Outdated" Nat’l Grid SOS Procurement Design, Also Pans Shopping Rate Recalculation
In an op-ed in the Providence Journal, Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee faulted National Grid for having an "outdated" procurement proces...
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Update: Complete National Grid SOS Rates for RI (w/ Monthly Variable And Shopping Rate Adjustments)
National Grid has posted its complete Rhode Island SOS rate information reflecting the PUC's decision to defer part of the increase otherwise required...
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Lawmakers Target Default Service Structure In Wake of Rate Hikes
Retail suppliers live in dangerous times.
In the wake of a 30% increase in the National Grid default service electric rate (which itself reflects a...
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Municipal Aggregation Pitched As Means to Jumpstart State’s Economy
During a recent transition policy summit held by Rhode Island Governor-elect Gina Raimondo, municipal energy aggregation was pitched as a means to jum...
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Report: Regulator To Consider Spreading Out Default Service Rate Hike
The Providence Journal reports that the PUC will consider proposals to spread out a forthcoming default electric service rate hike at National Grid.
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