last resort services to approximately 557,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in all or portions of fourteen counties in eastern and south-central Pennsylvania. B. Rate Request Met-Ed’s increase request, as filed, initially proposed increased rates designed to produce an increase to its annual distribution revenue totaling $151.9 million or 11.5% of total electric operating revenues. The impact of the initial request as modified by the terms of the partial Settlement are described below for each of the three major rate classes: Residential Class Under the Settlement Rates, the monthly residential distribution customer charge will increase $2.14 (or 26.4%) from $8.11 to $10.25. This increase in the distribution customer charge is in lieu of the proposed monthly distribution customer charge of $13.29, Company’s which represents a $5.18 increase (or 63.9%). In addition, under the Settlement Rates, the bill for a typical Residential customer that uses 1,000 kWh per month will increase by $12.70 per month, from $116.56 to $129.26 (or 10.9%), including default service generation, taxes and other rider surcharges. In comparison, in the proposed filing, the bill for a typical Company’s Residential customer that uses 1,000 kWh per month would have increased by $20.78 per month, from $116.56 to $137.34 (or 17.8%), including default service generation, taxes, and other rider surcharges. Commercial Class Under the Settlement Rates, the monthly distribution customer charge for a Rate Schedule GS Medium, three-phase customer will increase $12.77 (or 59.3%) from $21.52 to $34.29. This increase in the distribution customer charge is the same as the monthly GS Medium, three-phase distribution customer charge in the proposed filing. In Company’s addition, under the Settlement Rates, the bill for a typical Rate Schedule GS Medium,
last resort services to approximately 557,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in all or portions of fourteen counties in eastern and south-central Pennsylvania. B. Rate Request Met-Ed’s increase request, as filed, initially proposed increased rates designed to produce an increase to its annual distribution revenue totaling $151.9 million or 11.5% of total electric operating revenues. The impact of the initial request as modified by the terms of the partial Settlement are described below for each of the three major rate classes: Residential Class Under the Settlement Rates, the monthly residential distribution customer charge will increase $2.14 (or 26.4%) from $8.11 to $10.25. This increase in the distribution customer charge is in lieu of the Company’s proposed monthly distribution customer charge of $13.29, which represents a $5.18 increase (or 63.9%). In addition, under the Settlement Rates, the bill for a typical Residential customer that uses 1,000 kWh per month will increase by $12.70 per month, from $116.56 to $129.26 (or 10.9%), including default service generation, taxes and other rider surcharges. In comparison, in the Company’s proposed filing, the bill for a typical Residential customer that uses 1,000 kWh per month would have increased by $20.78 per month, from $116.56 to $137.34 (or 17.8%), including default service generation, taxes, and other rider surcharges. Commercial Class Under the Settlement Rates, the monthly distribution customer charge for a Rate Schedule GS Medium, three-phase customer will increase $12.77 (or 59.3%) from $21.52 to $34.29. This increase in the distribution customer charge is the same as the monthly GS Medium, three-phase distribution customer charge in the Company’s proposed filing. In addition, under the Settlement Rates, the bill for a typical Rate Schedule GS Medium,