Docket 3739 - Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid - Proposed Decrease to the Standard Offer Rate

STATUS OF DOCKET: CLOSED

• Narragansett Electric Co. - Tariff and schedules in support of a decrease to the currently effective Standard Offer Service Rate (filed 3/31/06)
• Narragansett Elecltric Co. - Updated schedules to support a Standard Offer Service Rate of 9.7¢ for effect May 1, 2006 (filed 4/21/06)
• Division of Public Utilities and Carriers - Recommendation to defer any action on the Company's proposal, monitor the fuel markets and maintain the current Standard Offer rate of 10¢ in effect (4/25/06)
• At open meeting held April 26, 2006, the PUC suspended Narragansett Electric's proposed decrease to the Standard Offer rate pending further review of energy prices to be updated by the company on or about May 21, 2006.
• National Grid - Standard Offer Reconciliation Report through April 2006 and based on report and analysis, the Company requests to withdraw its March 31, 2006 Standard Offer Rate Adjustment Filing (6/1/06)
• Division of Public Utilities - Memorandum indicating that it has reviewed updated data and recommending a rate decrease to the Standard Offer rate effective July 1, 2006 (6/16/06)
• National Grid - Reply to Division's recommendation indicating that the Company prefers to wait until September 1 to make any changes to the Standard Offer rate (6/16/06)
• RI Public Utility Regulatory Reform Alliance (RIPURRA) - Petition consisting for Motion to Intervene, Motion for Relief from Order; Motion for Reopening and Reconsideration; and Motion for Rate Reduction (filed 7/7/06)
• National Grid - Standard Offer Reconciliation Report through May 2006 (7/12/06)
• National Grid - Correction to footnote contained in the June Standard Offer Reconciliation Report (7/17/06)
• National Grid - Objection to RIPURRA's Motion to Intervene (7/20/06)
• National Grid - Motion to Dismiss or in the alternative, Motion to Stay Consideration of RIPURRA's Petition filed on July 7, 2006 (7/20/06)
• Division of Public Utilities - Response to RIPURRA's Petition (7/24/06)
• Attorney General - Response to RIPURRA's Petition (7/24/06)
• National Grid - Standard Offer Service Rate Filing proposal to decrease the Standard Offer rate from 10.0¢ per kWh to 9.4¢ per kWh for effect September 1, 2006 (filed 7/31/06)
• RI Public Utility Regulatory Reform Alliance - Reply to the parties' reply or objection concerning RIPURRA's petition of July 7, 2006 (filed 8/3/06)
• Commission issues Notice of Hearing on Narragansett Electric's proposal to reduce the Standard Offer Service Rate from 10.0¢ per kWh to 9.4¢ kWh - Hearing to be held on August 24, 2006 @ 1:00 PM - At the hearing, the Commission approved a Standard Offer rate of 9.4¢ kWh effective September 1, 2006. A written order will follow.
• Division of Public Utilities - Memo concerning Narragansett Electric's proposed Standard Offer rate adjustment (8/21/06)
• National Grid - Updated Exhibits of JAL-1, JAL-2 and MJH-4 reflecting fuel price estimates as noted in the Wall Street Journal, and to include actual revenues and expenses for July 2006 (8/23/06)
• National Grid - Standard Offer Reconciliation Report through August 2006 (10/6/06)
• Commission issues Order No. 18794 approving a Standard Offer Rate of 9.4¢ for National Grid effective 9/1/06.