developed by the Commission. M.B. at 12, CEW St. No. 2 at 11-12; citing, see 52 Pa. Code § 24.185(e)(6). also, The Procurement Plan In their Main Brief, the Companies argued that changed circumstances merit a transition from the Stratified Plan to the Companies’ proposal to procure DS supply through load-following full requirements (FR) contracts with wholesale suppliers. CEW M.B. at 13-28. The Companies noted that the Stratified Plan has historically satisfied the DS obligations, Companies’ but that the continued expansion of competitive retail in the service Companies’ territories will significantly reduce DS load and erode the effectiveness of the Stratified Plan. at 14-18. The Companies further noted that the Id. Commission’s introduces a preference for market-reflective DSPs. at End State Order, supra, Id. 18. As a result, the Companies proposed a new procurement plan to address these issues while reflecting the smaller load and administrative resources of the Companies. at 20. Id. The Companies proposed a three-year DSP offering an index priced energy product to residential and small C&I customers and hourly-priced service for large C&I customers with a registered peak demand above 400 kw. For all customers, the proposed DS product would pass-through transmission Companies’ and capacity costs, but fix all remaining costs through a Supplier Adder. CEW M.B. at 20-21. The detailed components of the proposed Companies’ procurement plan are as follows: Energy (as measured at the wholesale meter for the or Wellsboro Citizens’ Aggregate Bus, less kWh for customers supplied by EGSs):
developed by the Commission. M.B. at 12, citing, CEW St. No. 2 at 11-12; see also, 52 Pa. Code § 24.185(e)(6). The Procurement Plan In their Main Brief, the Companies argued that changed circumstances merit a transition from the Stratified Plan to the Companies’ proposal to procure DS supply through load-following full requirements (FR) contracts with wholesale suppliers. CEW M.B. at 13-28. The Companies noted that the Stratified Plan has historically satisfied the Companies’ DS obligations, but that the continued expansion of competitive retail in the Companies’ service territories will significantly reduce DS load and erode the effectiveness of the Stratified Plan. Id. at 14-18. The Companies further noted that the Commission’s End State Order, supra, introduces a preference for market-reflective DSPs. Id. at 18. As a result, the Companies proposed a new procurement plan to address these issues while reflecting the smaller load and administrative resources of the Companies. Id. at 20. The Companies proposed a three-year DSP offering an index priced energy product to residential and small C&I customers and hourly-priced service for large C&I customers with a registered peak demand above 400 kw. For all customers, the Companies’ proposed DS product would pass-through transmission and capacity costs, but fix all remaining costs through a Supplier Adder. CEW M.B. at 20-21. The detailed components of the Companies’ proposed procurement plan are as follows: Energy (as measured at the wholesale meter for the Citizens’ or Wellsboro Aggregate Bus, less kWh for customers supplied by EGSs):
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