The Illinois Commerce Commission is due to receive comments on Ameren Illinois Company’s cost-benefit analysis of its continued membership in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. versus joining PJM Interconnection LLC, which manages the grid in the northern part of the state. The commission initiated an inquiry to examine the study including a comment period to help to inform any future or potential action regarding the state’s ongoing participation in its two power grid operators. The study recommends remaining in MISO, which is economically advantageous for both the company and the state, offering substantial cost savings in comparison to joining PJM. The analysis considered several factors including reliability, affordability, and environmental effects that contributed to this conclusion. The analysis assessed the net costs and benefits across the entire state of Illinois including the service territories of Ameren, City Water, Light & Power, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, and Commonwealth Edison Company. READ MORE

The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public comment hearing on Porter Mill LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to build an approximately 45.8-megawatt alternating current solar project in Wicomico County. The project is expected to yield significant economic benefit, including a capital cost of around $60 million, and is expected to be completed prior to the end of second quarter of 2026. Porter has proposed a limit of construction of approximately 268.37 acres on two parcels, totaling 398.94 acres. 9710

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is due to receive concept papers for a $16 million competitive grant offered through the Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grants Program for eligible resilience measures intended to mitigate the impact of electric grid disruptive events. The initiative is funded under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The department seeks applications for advanced, innovative, and transformative projects that result in a more resilient and reliable electric grid while promoting the expansion of clean energy generation, workforce benefits, and positive outcomes in disadvantaged communities.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will discuss Indiana Michigan Power Company’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to electricity services. The American Electric Power subsidiary filed an application seeking an increase in base revenues of $116.4 million, or 6.8 percent. The company requested the increase in two steps through a phase-in rate adjustment process used in its last three basic rate cases. The first phase would be an increase of approximately $83.7 million, or 4.89 percent, and the second phase would represent an increase of $32.7 million, or 1.91 percent. 45933 – NONE

The California Energy Commission will hold a joint workshop to discuss the analytical framework for the SB 100 joint report for 2021. Enacted in 2018, the legislation increased California’s renewable portfolio standard to 60 percent, and set a goal of procuring 100 percent of the state’s retail electricity supply from renewable and zero-carbon resources by 2045. The commission recently held a joint workshop with the Public Utilities Commission and the Air Resources Board, which included an overview of the 2021 report highlighting developments that occurred in the last two years, and presentations and panels to provide stakeholder input on the state’s path towards the goal established by the law. SB 100 requires the agencies to address the findings and recommendations as the 2025 joint agency report is developed. Comments are due by Nov. 14. 23-SB-100