As ordered by the DCPSC, Pepco has filed a proposed electric POR program. Pepco proposes that the DC POR program largely mirror the POR program it already has in place Maryland. The discount rate will be computed as a function of uncollectible expense, program and development costs, and a risk component (initially set to zero). After the first year of the program a reconciliation component will also be added to set the discount rate. However, in a departure from the Maryland program, late payment fees will not be credited to uncollectible expense in setting the discount rate. Pepco requests that it be permitted to implement POR in coordination with its new billing system in 2014. It maintains that doing so will allow for the reduction of incremental costs and duplication of effort in implementing POR in both its current and future billing system. It estimates it will take nine months to implement POR in D.C. Comments are due July 25, 2012. The full text of the Pepco POR Filing is available on the NEM Website.

The Commission has opened a proceeding to examine the switching period pertaining to retail electricity supply. Staff previously filed proposed regulatory revisions on the subject. The Staff proposal would reduce the transfer notice required to the utility of a customer's election to switch to a competitive supplier from 17 to 12 days prior to the customer's next scheduled meter date. The Commission will conduct a rulemaking session on August 9, 2012, at 10AM to consider whether to publish the proposed regulatory revisions as drafted or revised based on comments received during the rulemaking session. The full texts of the Notice and Staff's Proposed Revisions are available on the NEM Website.

MichCon filed with the Commission to implement changes to its voluntary gas customer choice program. MichCon proposes the following changes:

1) Change the term “Authorized Supplier” to “Alternative Supplier”;
2) Change the language in the residential acknowledgement statement from “agreement” to “contract”;
3) Require suppliers to satisfy credit deposits three business days prior to month end rather than by the last calendar day of the month; and
4) Modify the annual reconciliation process such that supplier deliveries that exceed the volume their customers have used will be returned in-kind.

Comments on MichCon's Proposal are due August 6, 2012. The full texts of MichCon's Proposal and the Notice for Comment are available on the NEM Website.

The Board has initiated a proceeding to determine the procurement process for Basic Generation Service (BGS) Fixed Price (FP) and Commercial and Industrial Energy Price (CIEP) requirements for the period commencing June 1, 2013. The Board directed the electric utilities and other interested parties to file BGS procurement proposals by July 2, 2012. The Board also directed the utilities to address the following issues in their July 2nd filings:

1) lowering the CIEP threshold to customers with a peak load share of 500kw beginning June 1, 2013;
2) the length of BGS procurement decision process;
3) requiring the installation of interval meters for all BGS eligible customers with a peak load share of 500 kw and above by June 1, 2013.

The Board also adopted a preliminary procedural schedule for the BGS 2013 proceeding as follows:
7/02/2012 - Filing of Proposals
7/20/2012 - Discovery requests due
8/03/2012 - Discovery responses due
8/31/2012 - Initial Comments
TBA - Legislative-type Hearing*
TBA - Public Hearings*
9/28/2012 - Final Comments**
November - Expected Board decision on proposals
Mid November- EDC Compliance Filing
Nov/Dec - Expected Board decision on Compliance Filing
Feb 2013 - Procurement Process for BGS Supply requirements

The full text of the 2013 BGS Order is available on the NEM Website.