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· Application · 07/03/2026
Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility filed a flow-through rate application seeking a 2.30% weighted average retail rate increase driven by NSPI Municipal Rate increases approved in M12451, with a further 1.58% increase proposed for January 1, 2027.
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- Toleu (TOLEU) filed an application (M12943) on July 3, 2026 requesting NSEB approval for retail rate increases across all customer classes to recover additional purchased power costs arising from NSPI Municipal Rate changes approved in Board Order M12451 dated April 30, 2026 (Exhibit [102611]).
- TOLEU computes an immediate annualized revenue requirement increase of $185,071, reflecting a 5.650% increase in NSPI demand and energy charges translated to a 4.471% increase in TOLEU's own demand and energy rate components, plus a net decrease in Fuel Cost Adjustment (FAM) and Demand Side Management (DSM) charges of 0.39 cents/kWh; the weighted average retail rate increase is 2.30% effective July 1, 2026, with domestic energy rates rising to 18.596 cents/kWh (Exhibits L-1-(i) and L-1-(iv)).
- A second rate adjustment is proposed effective January 1, 2027 reflecting a further NSPI Municipal Rate increase, producing an additional revenue requirement of $138,866 (2.12% wholesale cost increase) and a weighted average retail rate increase of 1.58%, with domestic energy rates rising to 18.918 cents/kWh (Exhibit L-1-(iii)).
- The application incorporates removal of a rate cap on General Service classes previously approved in M12179—TOLEU communicated its intent to remove the cap to the Board on May 29, 2025 (posted as Exhibit L-1 for M12885)—and adjusts the flow-through computation methodology to avoid inappropriate class allocation while the cap remains pending removal (Exhibit [102611], paragraph 11).
- Rate Design methodology applies existing rates adjusted for cap removal, applies the flow-through percentage increase to demand and energy charges, and re-applies the cap adjustment for interim schedules; forecast kWh sales for 2026/27 are 40,695,931 kWh with a 4.63% loss factor used to gross up to purchases, and 100% of supply is sourced from NSPI (Exhibit [102611], paragraphs 1–12).
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- L-1 Petition, Resolution (Exhibit A), and Affidavit
- L-1-(i) Rate Schedule A 2026-07-01 with Flow Through
- L-1-(ii) Rate Schedule A 2026-08-01 with Flow Through and Rate Cap Removed
- L-1-(iii) Rate Schedule A 2027-01-01
- L-1-(iv) Flow Through July 2026 - Excel
- 102611 Letter TOLEU re: Application