A panel of experts made the argument for smarter rate design on Friday at Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable.

Electric retailers have made progress in moving away from the cutthroat price competition that shaved margins, but restrictions on billing and metering continue to be challenges.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Direct Energy Business, Exelon, Sunpower Corp., and First Energy.

A proposal to allow intra-year switching to nodal pricing failed, falling just short of the two-thirds vote needed for approval.

Company briefs on some of the companies doing business in PJM: Exelon - including BGE and ComEd, Dominion, and PPL.

Company briefs on some of the companies doing business in PJM: FirstEnergy, NRG, Duke Energy, and Pepco.

Ike Leggett, chief executive of Montgomery County, MD, said last week the county will appeal the MD PSC’s decision allowing a Pepco rate hike, calling it "premature."