GEN 00007 (revised 07/26/2018)
Published On: 11/10/2011

Question: Does the capacity obligation included in the Bidder Information Session Presentation reflect UCAP or PLC?

Answer: The capacity figures reflect UCAP.

GEN 00009 (revised 04/01/2015)
Published On: 11/15/2011

Question: Is the energy tranche size posted on the News page an estimate of average load, peak load, or something else?

Answer: The energy tranche size estimate announced on the News page of this Information Website prior to each auction is an estimate of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.'s unswitched customer loads consistent with the 5 highest PJM peak load occurrences seen the prior year on the PJM system.

GEN 00037
Published On: 02/16/2024

Question: Have any new rules been put in place as a result the substantial amount of migration seen in 2022 and 2023 (migration into standard service in 2022 and migration out of standard service in 2023)? I.e. is there a minimum stay requirement for customers on standard service, or when a customer leaves standard service can they not return for a certain amount of time?

Answer: During the past 18 months, the PUCO ordered EDUs to update their tariffs to address the return of customers to the SSO—the Commission referred to these as “minimum stay provisions.” For Duke Energy Ohio, this filing was made in PUCO Case No. 22-1129-EL-ATA. Duke updated their electric tariff to reflect Commission Staff-approved language regarding a “stay out period” for governmental aggregators returning more than 5,000 customers to the SSO prior to the end of an aggregation term. The aggregator cannot offer a new opt-out aggregation for at least 12-months. This is aggregator-specific and does not prevent the individual customers from shopping.

GEN 00038 (revised 03/13/2025)
Published On: 03/13/2025

Question: Could you help clarify who will be allocating the ARRs for Duke Ohio. In previous years, the full load for PY25/26 would have already been procured before the ARRs were allocated, with winning suppliers allocating for their portion of the load. However, since the auctions were delayed this year, none of the load will have been procured before the ARR window, meaning suppliers won’t have ARRs to allocate. Will Duke Ohio be responsible for allocating the ARRs for the entire load? The only reference I could find in the Master Agreement is in Section 3.1: "(j) Each SSO Supplier shall be solely responsible for any auction revenue rights applicable to the SSO Load that may be allocated to it. Duke Energy Ohio shall have no obligation to such SSO Supplier for auction revenue rights or financial transmission revenue rights."

Answer: For the Delivery Year 2025/2026, Duke Energy Ohio (DEO) will participate PJM ARR Allocation on behalf of the SSO load. When SSO auction is completed, DEO will transfer the new load information to PJM. The daily ARR revenue will then transfer to the new supplier in the PJM settlement system.

DEO will not participate the Annual FTR Auction on behalf of the SSO load. However, the ARR Allocation Results will be sent to the potential bidders after the ARR Allocation is completed.

Please note that we will send bidders the ARR information after April 3 when PJM finishes the ARR process.

RUL 00001
Published On: 11/10/2011

Question: When will winning suppliers be notified if any Reservation Prices have been met for products offered in the auction?

Answer: As stated in Section 5.1.3 of the Bidding Rules, following the auction, the Auction Manager will inform bidders via the Bidding Website if the Reservation Price for each product has been met.

DAT 00053
Published On: 02/03/2023

Question: Will the NSPL Peak be set based on a single CP or five CPs?

Answer: NSPL is set on a single CP.

DAT 00054
Published On: 02/03/2023

Question: Is the tag provided in the data on the website scaled? And if so can you provide additional detail on the scaling?

Answer: NSPL tags can be scaled, usually a very small percentage, as accounts are enrolled or dropped which changes the daily total NSPL calculation.  The NSPL value must meet the target set by PJM.

CRE 00005
Published On: 01/14/2022

Question: In the event of a new award in the upcoming solicitation, will current suppliers be allowed to amend existing parental guaranties to satisfy applicable credit requirements?

Answer: Yes, Duke Energy Ohio will allow current suppliers to amend existing parental guaranties to satisfy applicable credit requirements with a couple of caveats.

Please check that your current parental Guaranty includes the following bolded language in paragraph 2: “WHEREAS, Duke Energy Ohio has entered into or will be entering into one or more Master Standard Service Offer Supply Agreements (each individually and collectively, the “Agreement”).” If the current Guaranty does not include this language, your amendment to the existing Guaranty must incorporate this update.

Please also note, the Master SSO Agreement’s Section 5.6(f) enforces the credit limit to apply to both ICT guaranty and TEA guaranty.

PJM 00007 (revised 12/15/2014)
Published On: 12/02/2011

Question: Please provide Final Zonal Capacity Prices by delivery year (in $/MW-day) for the Capacity that each Supplier shall purchase from Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. necessary to fulfill the Capacity obligation associated with Supplier’s SSO Supplier Responsibility Share.

Answer: Please see the PJM website for specific RPM and final zonal capacity price information that is available at this time.

http://www.pjm.com/markets-and-operations/rpm.aspx

AGR 00025
Published On: 08/31/2023

Question: Section 12.8 of the supply agreement states that the SSO Supplier is not responsible for Ohio Sales and Use Tax, but is responsible for all other taxes. What other taxes is the supply agreement referring to?

Answer: Sales tax is typically structured differently than most other taxes.  The seller has a responsibility to collect it from the customer and remit it as an agent of the Department of Revenue.  This responsibility can only be relieved if the customer provides an exemption certificate.  Most other taxes (Income Tax, Commercial Activity Tax, Excise Tax, Payroll Tax) are imposed directly upon the seller.  The purpose of the contract language is to clarify that the SSO Supplier is responsible for all taxes imposed directly upon it.