ISO New England Inc. will publish final projections on future supplies of solar generating capacity and energy efficiency resources in the six-state region. The forecasts come as the grid operator has unveiled sweeping reforms to its annual capacity auction to account for growing supplies of renewable energy.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s deadline to begin the process for procuring generating capacity from Dominion Energy Inc.’s approximately 2,100-megawatt Millstone nuclear power plant in Waterford. The DEEP and the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority concluded in February 2018 that the state should enter into contracts to purchase power from the Millstone plant because the generator is critical for the region’s fuel security and carbon emission reduction goals. Bids for the request for proposal are due September. (17-07-32)

The Illinois Commerce Commission will consider an application from Commonwealth Edison Co. to establish a $250-kilowatt rebate for business customers and community distributed generation projects. The proposal stems from the Future Energy Jobs Act, which expands options for business customers to develop solar projects. ComEd is a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. (18-0753)

The Georgia Public Service Commission will review Georgia Power Company’s latest construction monitoring report for the expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in eastern part of the state. The Vogtle project has been mired in delays and has incurred billions in cost-overruns, leading to the bankruptcy in March of the developer, Westinghouse Inc., a unit of Toshiba Corp. Georgia Power is a subsidiary of Southern Co. (29849)

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will conclude its review of utilities’ response to winter storms Quinn and Riley, which left thousands of residents without power for extended periods. The board will determine whether utilities followed protocols put into place after devastating storms struck New Jersey in 2011 and 2012.

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission will take comments on the $5.3-billion merger between utility Avista Corporation and Hydro One Limited, a Canadian transmission and distribution service provider. The deal, which was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on January 16, requires authorizations from state regulators within Avista’s territory of Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. (U-170970)

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will discuss Rocky Mountain Power Inc.’s $2 billion proposal to add about 1 gigawatt of wind energy, upgrade its transmission system and replace over 3.5 gigawatts of coal-fired generation. Rocky Mountain Power is a subsidiary of PacifiCorp. (PAC-E-17-07)

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will start its review of the second phase of Geronimo Energy’s 400-megawatt, $320-million Blazing Star Wind Project in Lincoln County, among other issues. (17-701)

The California Independent System Operator Corp. scheduled to receive comments on its final report on local generation capacity requirements for 2019. The California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to issue a final decision on the study by the end of June. (R1709020)