EarlyBird News

National Grid recently filed the following basic electricity rates, fixed and monthly, to the MA Department of Public Utilities. All rates include the Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factor, and they are effective beginning November 1st: 2014: Residential (R-1, R-2, R-4, E) Commercial (G-1, Streetlights) Industrial NEMA (G-2, G-3) Industrial SEMA (G-2, G-3) Industrial WCMA […]

Natural Gas has moved above $4.00 this morning, September 17, 2014. After several runs at $4.00, NYMEX Natural Gas is now trading above this mark, which previously acted as a barrier. Thanks, EarlyBird Power Team

After making a push to $4.016 on the Nymex on 9/9, natural gas has fallen back below four dollars. This has proved to be a common theme the last few months. The price of natural gas rises to around four dollars but loses momentum, and comes back down.   This week’s regression can be attributed […]

Utilities across New England recently filed their basic service rates with the public utilities commission for the 2014 fourth quarter. Due to natural gas pipeline constraints and concerns about winter weather, we will see extremely high basic service rates starting in December. December 2014 rates are listed as -NSTAR SEMA $0.14462/kWh -NSTAR NEMA $0.14462/kWh -WMECO […]

Variable Price Option   Industrial Customer Group October 2014: $0.05319 per kWh November 2014: $0.07067 per kWh December 2014: $0.14105 per kWh   These rates are pending approval from the RI Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC)

Fixed Rate Option Large Commercial/Industrial Customers (NEMA) (October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014): $0.10625 per kWh Large Commercial/Industrial Customers (SEMA) (October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014): $0.10278 per kWh   Variable Rate Option Large Commercial/Industrial Customers (NEMA) October 2014: $0.07118 per kWh November 2014: $0.09050 per kWh December 2014: $0.15526 per kWh   […]

http://carver.wickedlocal.com/article/20140905/NEWS/140908813?sect=Top%20Stories&map=12690   Thanks, EarlyBird Power Team

New England and Mid-Atlantic ISO’s are predicting today (September 2nd) could be the peak of 23,350 MW from 4pm-5pm in electric demand. Please Consider lowering your usage today between 1-7pm to lower next year’s capacity cost, which is determined this year. Thanks, EarlyBird Power Team