The Commission approved Duquesne DSP VI procurement plan, which Light’s does not include long-term contracts for either energy or AECs. If the Commission wanted long term contracts it would have indicated this requirement in the I agree with the DSP VI Order. Company. Based upon the interpretation of the Act 129 prudent mix requirement, Commission’s the approval of Duquesne DSP VI plan and the statement Commission’s Light’s Commission’s in the long-term AEC contracts are not required by Act 129. Default Service End State Order, PennFuture correctly cites to the use of long term contracts by other EDCs but these contracts were approved before the conclusion of the Retail Market Investigation and recent Commission’s Commission determinations. D. Standard Offer Program (SOP) The parties stipulated to the following provisions in the Settlement concerning the SOP: Within 90 days of approval of [the] Settlement, Duquesne Light agrees to revise its current introductory script for eligible residential customers for the purpose of clarifying that the 7% discount is subject to change during the 12 program. Duquesne Light will revise its SOP script to include the following language: that you are eligible for a voluntary program that offers a “I see price for generation service for 12 months that is 7% off of the current price to compare. The price to compare may change during the 12 months but your rate will remain fixed at ___. If you are interested, I will transfer you to a supplier who is participating in this program for more information.” Duquesne Light and the Parties agree to conduct a collaborative with interested Parties to consider changes to the existing SOP, Company’s including, among other things, the following: Enhanced customer disclosure of the SOP offer and future PTC changes to include disclosures that: (i) the initial discount is based on the current PTC; (ii) the PTC will change with the next change in [month]; (iii) the percentage savings a customer will experience will vary as the PTC
The Commission approved Duquesne Light’s DSP VI procurement plan, which does not include long-term contracts for either energy or AECs. If the Commission wanted long term contracts it would have indicated this requirement in the DSP VI Order. I agree with the Company. Based upon the Commission’s interpretation of the Act 129 prudent mix requirement, the Commission’s approval of Duquesne Light’s DSP VI plan and the Commission’s statement in the Default Service End State Order, long-term AEC contracts are not required by Act 129. PennFuture correctly cites to the use of long term contracts by other EDCs but these contracts were approved before the conclusion of the Commission’s Retail Market Investigation and recent Commission determinations. D. Standard Offer Program (SOP) The parties stipulated to the following provisions in the Settlement concerning the SOP: Within 90 days of approval of [the] Settlement, Duquesne Light agrees to revise its current introductory script for eligible residential customers for the purpose of clarifying that the 7% discount is subject to change during the 12 program. Duquesne Light will revise its SOP script to include the following language: “I see that you are eligible for a voluntary program that offers a price for generation service for 12 months that is 7% off of the current price to compare. The price to compare may change during the 12 months but your rate will remain fixed at ___. If you are interested, I will transfer you to a supplier who is participating in this program for more information.” Duquesne Light and the Parties agree to conduct a collaborative with interested Parties to consider changes to the Company’s existing SOP, including, among other things, the following: Enhanced customer disclosure of the SOP offer and future PTC changes to include disclosures that: (i) the initial discount is based on the current PTC; (ii) the PTC will change with the next change in [month]; (iii) the percentage savings a customer will experience will vary as the PTC
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