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[Market Monitor] Nuclear Costs & Bad Debt Drive CT Delivery Rates Higher

July 15, 2024 What’s Happening? Each year, the utilities in Connecticut file a Rate Adjustment Mechanism (RAM) request with the state regulator (CT PURA) to account for adjustments to costs that are unrelated to their system’s operations or energy supply. The docket for the Eversource/CLP 2024 process is 2024-01-03, while the UI docket is 2024-01-04. […]

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[Market Monitor] ERCOT Power Prices Rise Despite Falling Natural Gas Prices

February 21, 2024 – What is happening? Starting about a decade ago, the U.S., including Texas, began moving toward a greener electric generation environment promoted by government policy, including financial incentives for building renewable generation.  The consequence was that coal plants were shuttered, and there was no investment in dispatchable generation, with all the investment […]

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[Market Monitor] Massachusetts Nat Gas Utility Costs Are Rising

February 12, 2024 – Utilities in Massachusetts have many long-term pipeline agreements negotiated to ensure adequate supply can flow into the region to support peak demands for their service areas. The cost of those agreements has been rising lately, so many utilities have adjusted their rates. What happened? Over the past several years, interstate natural […]

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