Default Service Auction/Bidding Process
MARYLAND
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DELAWARE
NEW JERSEY
(Pepco/Delmarva Power)
(Pepco)
(Delmarva Power)
(Atlantic City Electric)
Residential and small commercial
have rolling 3-year contracts bid
out annually
Residential and small
commercial have rolling 3-year
contracts bid out annually
Power acquired in rolling 3-year
contracts with 1/3 acquired each
year
Small commercial customers
transitioning to rolling 2-year
contracts; 25% bid out two times
per year; medium
commercial customers bid
quarterly; large commercial
customers receive hourly prices
Large commercial customers have
transitioned to 2-year rolling
contracts
Large commercial customers
(transmission level) receive hourly
prices; all others have 1-year
contracts
Large commercial customers
over 1000kW on hourly prices
Switching
Restrictions
None
None on residential customers;
commercial customers returning to
fixed priced SOS must stay for 12
months
None
None
Default Service
Retail Pricing
Residential & Small commercial
prices reset on June 1 and Oct 1;
Medium commercial prices reset
four times per year June 1, Sept 1,
Dec 1 & March 1
Prices reset each June 1
Prices reset each June 1
Prices reset each June 1
Pricing
May 2006
August 2003
Procurement
Transition to
Competitive
Market
July 2004
February 2005
Public Service Commission
approves and monitors
competitive SOS bid process
Power acquired in multiple
tranches each bid year to limit
market timing risk
Public Service Commission
approves and monitors
competitive SOS bid process
Power acquired in multiple
tranches each bid year to limit
market timing risk
Public Service Commission
approves and monitors
competitive SOS bid process
Power acquired in multiple
tranches each bid year to limit
market timing risk
Board of Public Utilities
approves and conducts state
wide BGS auction process
Power acquired in state-wide
auction
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