An en banc Commonwealth Court has upheld a ruling that a base rate increase in distribution of PECO’s energy services is not anti-competitive.

The court’s June 2 ruling is a rejection of energy provider NRG’s argument that PECO’s stated price-to-compare was too low and did not reflect the actual costs to customers, putting other service providers at a competitive disadvantage. PECO, the state’s default service provider, or DSP, is responsible for obtaining sufficient electricity for those Pennsylvanians who don’t shop for an electric generation supplier (EGS).