The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority will discuss tariffs for electric distribution companies for Class I renewable energy projects located in residential customers’ premises pursuant to the 2019 Act Concerning a Green Economy and Environmental Protection. Topics of discussion include rates, netting intervals, and other key issues, in order to establish such tariffs for residential customers. The agency will also review the companies’ procurement plans or updated plans. The proceeding will take into account the findings of a study focused on identifying and quantifying the benefits that distributed resources can provide to electric ratepayers, in an effort to inform future policies and initiatives that incentivize their deployment. 20-07-01

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is due to receive bids in response to its second offshore wind solicitation and a complementary multi-port infrastructure investment, totaling over $400 million in public and private funding. The agency will accept bids between 400 and 2,500 megawatts to procure at least 1,000 megawatts of offshore wind capacity, coordinated with a $200 million opportunity to support private investment in port infrastructure. Awards and contracts are expected to be executed in the fourth quarter of 2020. The procurement is expected to bring the state halfway toward the goal of achieving 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035. READ MORE

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority will discuss electric distribution companies’ preparedness and response to Tropical Storm Isaias. As part of its investigation launched in August, the agency will review the companies’ implementation of their emergency restoration plans and assess whether they complied with the applicable standards. The review will include outage prediction, storm preparedness, staffing and equipment adequacy, communications, and restoration management, among other issues. The storm caused widespread outages and substantial damage to the electric distribution system. 20-08-03

The Maryland Public Service Commission is due to receive written comments on Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s proposed multi-year rate plan to address electric and gas revenue deficiencies from 2021 to 2023. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Exelon Corp. subsidiary said it is not proposing to increase revenues in 2021 or 2022, and is seeking increases of $140.4 million for electric and $94.9 million for gas service in 2023. The proposal is expected to result in an increase of about 8.3 percent in the total bill for an average residential customer receiving both electric and gas service from the company in 2023. 9645

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska will hold a technical conference to discuss regulations for integrated resource planning of electric reliability organizations, or EROs, and large project preapproval requirements for the interconnected public utilities they serve. The move stems from legislation enacted in March that authorized the commission to certify EROs and define their duties. The commission held a conference in June to discuss the procedure for establishing certification standards for these organizations and create a regulatory framework to oversee them. READ MORE

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will discuss the advanced metering infrastructure and field area network projects filed by Northern States Power Company, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc. The Department of Commerce is due to file a report in December, providing recommendations on metrics, performance evaluation methods, and consumer protections or other conditions, including cost caps, applicable to the projects. The commission certified the projects in July as part of an order accepting the company’s 2019 integrated distribution plan. DI-20-627

The Arizona Corporation Commission will receive telephonic comments regarding Arizona Public Service Company’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to its electric service. The Pinnacle West Capital Corporation subsidiary asked for an annual revenue increase of $184 million and a return on equity of 10.15 percent, which would result in an average monthly bill increase of 5.8 percent for residential customers. E-01345A-19-0236