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ComEd Auction FAQ

In the ComEd market, there are certain enrollment windows and switching restrictions for certain bundled rate tariffs. The tables below have been provided for convenience. Please refer to the CPP Tariff for additional details.

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ComEd Rates
ComEd Customer Supply Group Description Applicable Bundled Energy
Tariff
CPP Auction Segment
Residential Residential Rate BES-R Blended (CPP-B)
Watt-Hour Non-Residential with watt-hour meter (typically less than 2,000 kWh/month) Rate BES-NRB Blended (CPP-B)
Small Load <100 kW demand in any interval
No self-generation
Demand meter
Rate BES-NRB Blended (CPP-B)
Medium Load > 100 kW and < 400 kW demand in any interval
No self-generation
Demand meter
Rate BES-NRB Blended (CPP-B)
Large Load > 400 kW and < 1,000 kW demand in any interval
No self-generation
Demand meter
Rate BES-NRA Annual (CPP-A)
Very large Load > 1,000 kW to 3MW demand in any interval in last 12 months
No self-generation
Demand meter
Not in Competitively Declared Customer group
Rate BES-NRA Annual (CPP-A)
Self-Generating Has generation > 100 kW for non-emergency use
Rate BES-H Hourly (CPP-H)
Competitively Declared Competitively declared
> 3 MW
Rate BES-H Hourly (CPP-H)
Dusk to Dawn Lighting Street or private outdoor lighting
Rate BES-L Blended (CPP-B)
General Lighting Street and traffic lights for use other than dusk to dawn
Rate BES-L Blended (CPP-B)
* This chart excludes PPO-MVM options

Rate BES-NRB
Rate Applicability Enrollment Window Minimum Stay
Rate BES-NRB
Applicable Customer Groups:
Watt-Hour
Small Load
Medium Load

Generally available for
< 400 kW
Scenario 1
(Active Request)
Customer requested to switch to BES-NRB from RES Supply, CPP-H or Rider PPO-MVM
No Enrollment Window Yes. 12 consecutive months
If customer commences CPP-B service due to RES ceasing to do business (e.g. RES defaults), then no minimum stay.
Scenario 2
(No Request)
Customer has been taking service through 1/1/07 under Rate 6, 6L, 14, 24, 87, ISS, or RCDS with PPO and
Customer has not requested Rate RDS or Rate BES-H beginning on 1/2/07
N/A No. None
May switch to Rate BES-H or Rate RDS (RES Supply) at any time*
Scenario 3
(New Service)
Requests new service after 1/2/2007 and
Not eligible for Rate BES-H and
Did not elect Rate RDS
N/A None
Scenario 4
(Active Request after 1/2/07)
Customer requested BES-NRB to commence after 1/2/07 and
  • Previously served under another tariff
  • After 1/2/07 12 consecutive months unless customer was served by RES who defaulted
    * This election will take effect on the next meter read date or billing cycle.

    Rate Applicability Enrollment Window Minimum Stay
    Rate BES-NRA
    Applicable Customer Groups:
    Large Load
    Very Large Load

    Available for
    >400kW to <3MW
    Scenario 1
    (Active Request within Enrollment Window)
    Customer requested BES-NRA to commence on 1/2/07
    Following customers must make request to switch to BES-NRA
    -Hourly pricing with ComEd
    -Served by RES
    -PPO-MVM with ComEd
    If <= 3MW then equal to 50 calendar days after ComEd makes its Retail Supplier Charge filing* Yes. Initial term is 1/2/2007 to end of May 2008 and then renews for 12 months at a time.
    Scenario 2
    (No Request)
    Customers being served on ComEd fixed price bundled rates will default to BES-NRA
    Customer has been taking service through 1/1/07 under Rate 6, 6L, 14, 24, or 87
    Customer has not requested Rate RDS or Rate BES-H beginning on 1/2/07 so default to Rate BES-NRA
    N/A May switch to Rate RDS (RES Supply) at any time but can not elect another service option (other than RES) until the next enrollment window**
    Scenario 3
    (New Service - e.g. New to territory or New Tenant)
    Customer requests new service after 1/2/2007 and before the end of the May 2008 billing period and
    Customer has not requested service under Rate BES-H or Rate RDS
    Yes. Must stay on Rate BES-NRA until the end of the May 2008 billing cycle
    * ComEd makes this filing 9 business days of the Date of Declaration of a Successful Result for the Fixed Price Section.
    ** This election will take effect on the next meter read date or billing cycle.

    Rate BES-H
    Rate Applicability Enrollment Window Minimum Stay
    Rate BES-H
    Applicable Customer Groups:
    Self-Generating
    Competitively Declared


    Available for
    >3MW
    Scenario 1
    (Initial Default Service)
    Customer been taking service under Rate HEP through 1/1/07 and did not request or take service under Rate RDS, Rate BES- NRA, or Rate BES- NRB beginning 1/2/07
    N/A None
    Scenario 2
    (Switch from Rate BES-NRA)
    BES-NRA customers that do not want to renew for another 12 months must notify ComEd and will then be switched to Rate BES-H if they did not switch to a retail supplier
    Renewal period None
    Scenario 3
    (Switch from RES Service)
    CPP-H supply group customer taking service from a RES may switch to BES-H at any time
    N/A None
    Rate BES-H
    Applicable Customer Groups:
    Large Load
    Very Large Load
    Available for
    400 kW to 3 MW
    Scenario 4
    (Failure to make active selection for BES-NRA or RDS during enrollment window)
    Customer did not properly request service under Rate BES-NRA or Rate RDS beginning 1/2/07 and was previously on PPO, ISS, or RCDS and will therefore default to BES-H
    See BES-NRA enrollment window None
    Scenario 5
    (New Service, Existing Location)
    Requests new service after 1/2/2007 and
    Former tenant had received service under Rate RDS or Rate BES-H
    After 1/2/07 None

    RDS
    Rate Applicability Enrollment Window Minimum Stay
    RDS
    RES Supply
    Scenario 1
    (Active Request Outside of Enrollment window)
    What happens if a customer is on RDS (RES Supply) or BES-H on 1/2/07 and subsequently, wants to sign up for BES-NRA?
    After 1/2/07 Customer can not elect BES-NRA until next enrollment period
    Scenario 2
    (Active Request Outside of Enrollment Window)
    Customers in the CPP-A customer supply groups that were taking service from a RES prior to the supply period, that failed to make an active election during the enrollment window, and that at the start of the supply period take service from ComEd will be served by CPP-H
    Prior to supply period of 1/2/07 No longer eligible for CPP-A until next enrollment window. Default to ComEd hourly rate (CPP-H)
    * ComEd makes this filing 9 business days of the Date of Declaration of a Successful Result for the Fixed Price Section.


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