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only an issue for a limited number of hours in the million per year of costs from Western MA customers
<br /> winter,when natural gas is also used for heating homes, (and Eastern MA commercial customers)on to Eastern
<br /> creating a supply shortage and increased pricing for MA residential customers,which includes the Cape and
<br /> generators, thereby increasing the price for every Vineyard. The Compact opposed this shift, because
<br /> megawatt hour they produce. Until such time as this charges incurred to serve those customers should be
<br /> issue is addressed, either through additional paid for by those customers and not subsidized by
<br /> infrastructure, demand reduction or other targeted Eastern MA residential customers.
<br /> programs,the possibility of future high winter pricing
<br /> remains, and as such, consumers should still expect On November 30,2017,the DPU issued the first
<br /> seasonal pricing fluctuations for the foreseeable future. rate case Order which allowed a 10%return on equity,
<br /> approved energy storage pilot projects in Wellfleet and
<br /> As of December 2017, the Compact had Martha's Vineyard, and approved an electric vehicle
<br /> approximately 7,790 electric accounts in the Town of charging infrastructure buildout,among other decisions.
<br /> Mashpee on its power supply. The DPU did not approve the other aspects of
<br /> Eversource's proposed Grid Modernization Base
<br /> CONSUMER ADVOCACY Commitment, instead stating that those would be
<br /> Since 1997, Cape Light Compact has advocated decided as part of the grid modernization docket, a
<br /> for the ratepayers of Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard decision consistent with separation of the rate case and
<br /> at the local and state level. In 2017, the Compact grid modernization dockets that the Compact and other
<br /> continued its focus on grid modernization, reviewing parties advocated for. All rate design-related issues,
<br /> the plans submitted by the utilities in August 2015.The including the Western to Eastern MA cost shifting,
<br /> Compact was granted full intervenor status in 2016 in increased customer and demand charges, and the
<br /> Eversource's grid modernization plan review docket at Monthly Minimum Reliability Charge for net-metered
<br /> the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), which customers will be decided in the second Order,expected
<br /> allowed the Compact to take an active role in the by the end of December 2017.The Compact will inform
<br /> adjudicatory review process of the plan.This included stakeholders of the DPU decisions on the rate case once
<br /> retaining experts to analyze Eversource's plan and the review of the decisions is completed.
<br /> present expert witness testimony, submitting
<br /> information requests to Eversource, and submitting The Compact also participated in regulatory
<br /> briefs. The Compact expects the DPU to issue a proceedings at the DPU related to the retail electric
<br /> decision on the matter in 2018. market,pushing for policies that promote a competitive
<br /> power supply market while ensuring common-sense
<br /> In January 2017,Eversource filed a rate case with protections for consumers.
<br /> the DPU,which is the first fully litigated rate case since
<br /> the 1980's. This will determine the charges that ENERGY EFFICIENCY
<br /> Eversource is allowed to impose on the distribution Jan.-Dec. #of Customer kWh Rebates/Incentives
<br /> side of the electric bill,which will affect all residents 2017 Participants Savings Saved Paid to Customers
<br /> and businesses on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Low Income 266 $32,742.80 163,714 $201,900.67
<br /> The Compact was granted full party status in this Residential 4,893 $361,486.40 1,807,432 $783,911.14
<br /> proceeding as well.The Compact has several concerns Commercial 39 $180,823.00 904,115 $790,298.30
<br /> with the proposal,as it decreases customers'ability to Total 5,198 $575,05210 2,875,262 $1,776,110.11
<br /> manage their bills by imposing increased customer
<br /> charges and introducing demand charges for customers Funding for the energy efficiency programs (i.e.
<br /> energy audits for homes and businesses,rebates on the
<br /> that did not previously have demand charges.Increased
<br /> customer charges and demand charges decrease the purchase of energy efficient appliances and energy
<br /> incentive to participate in energy efficiency programs education in our schools) comes from the monthly
<br /> and install behind the meter generation. Eversource customer "energy conservation" charge on each
<br /> sought a 10.5%return on equity as part of the rate case, customers' electric bill, which is multiplied by the
<br /> which is higher than the national average fora number of kilowatt hours used during the month
<br /> regulated utility.In their revised filing on June 1,2017, ($0.02301 for residential customers and $0.01823 for
<br /> commercial and industrial customers).
<br /> Eversource proposed to shift approximately $30
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