Utilities Are Reshaping Rate Design Strategies

Policy Primer: Utilities Are Reshaping Rate Design Strategies

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The growing adoption of clean energy standards, energy efficiency, and customer-sited resources is driving the need for innovative ratemaking principles. Utilities are exploring rate structures that facilitate the integration of variable and distributed generation, and align customer behavior with grid needs. Smart meters are paving the way for time-based and dynamic rate options to balance the grid under the increased penetration of renewable and distributed energy resources, as well as electric vehicles.

Idaho Retains Commercial Net Metering Customers Under Current Program for 25 Years

Idaho Retains Commercial Net Metering Customers Under Current Program for 25 Years

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The Idaho Public Utilities Commission issued an order grandfathering Idaho Power Company’s existing commercial, industrial, and irrigation customers with on-site generation under the present terms for a period of 25 years, according to a Dec. 4 press release. Customers that file interconnection applications after Dec. 1 will be subject to future changes that the commission…...

DTE Electric Seeks Michigan Approval for Second Phase of EV Program

DTE Electric Seeks Michigan Approval for Second Phase of EV Program

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DTE Electric Company on Dec. 3 requested the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve the second phase of its Electric Vehicle Charging Forward Program. The company seeks authorization to create a regulatory asset to cover the costs associated with the program activities. The incremental operation and maintenance costs of the program are estimated at about…...

U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Update

Policy Primer: U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Update

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Amid commitments to procure more than 29 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity by 2035, U.S. states are exploring measures for transmission planning, interconnection reforms, supply chain development, and components production.

Michigan Regulator Asks DTE Electric to Submit Revised Resource Plan

California Plans New Measures to Ensure Grid Reliability During Extreme Weather Events

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The California Public Utilities Commission launched a proceeding to identify and execute actions that will ensure reliable electric service in the event of extreme, unanticipated weather events during summer of 2021, according to a Nov. 30 notice. This initiative is in light of the rolling outages that the state experienced due to severe heat storms…...

Visual Primer: State Utility Regulators Consider Net Metering Changes for Equitable Rate Structure

Visual Primer: State Utility Regulators Consider Net Metering Changes for Equitable Rate Structure

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The pressing trend towards revisiting retail rate net metering for rooftop solar continues, in a bid to ensure proper compensation for solar customers and avoid cost shifting to non-solar customers. Net energy metering, which credits customer generators for grid-exported power, has been a key component of the policy framework to spur investment in customer-sited renewable energy facilities, including solar and energy storage systems.

New York Commission Slashes NYSEG, RG&E Rate Increase Request by 70 Percent

New York Commission Slashes NYSEG, RG&E Rate Increase Request by 70 Percent

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The New York Public Service Commission on Nov. 19 established a three-year rate plan for New York State Electric & Gas Corporation and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation, both subsidiaries of Avangrid Inc., starting from April 2020. The commission approved a combined first-year rate increase of $65million, which is about 70 percent lower than what…...

Alaska Commission Begins Process to Regulate Electric Reliability Organization

Con Edison Faces $25 Million in Penalties for 2019 Power Outages in New York

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, on Nov 19 announced that Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. faces $25 million in penalties as well as possible license revocation for failure to respond to outages in July 2019 that left over 100,000 customers without power for two days. The potential penalty is in addition…...

West Virginia Regulator Orders Cost Adjustments Slashing Gas Bills For 95 Percent of Customers

Minnesota Regulators Approve CenterPoint’s Renewable Natural Gas Interconnection Plan

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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Nov. 21 granted CenterPoint Energy’s request to offer renewable natural gas, or RNG, interconnection service. The approval establishes a process for producers to inject RNG into the company’s system and creates terms and conditions for the service, including proposed interconnection rates. CenterPoint said that the proposal responds to demand…

EnerKnol Research AE Visual Primer Vehicle to Grid 2020 11 24 Blog preview

Visual Primer: California, Minnesota, and New York Push Forward With Vehicle-to-Grid Integration

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With the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the need for flexible storage resources in the electric grid has drawn increased attention to how well the vehicles can integrate into the grid as temporary batteries. While California is making strides in furthering the utilization of EVs as a grid resource, a handful of states are contemplating the technology in connection with electrification of fleets, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

Electric Car Charging Stations

Minnesota Agency to Fund 22 New Charging Stations

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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Nov. 10 announced plans to allocate $170,000 in grants to facilitate the development of dual-port EV Level 2 Charging Stations in public settings to further bolster the presence of electric vehicles in the state. These grants can be accessed through an application system with extra incentives for proposals that…...

Electric Vehicles on Utility Services

New York Governor Announces $11 Million to Expand EV Charging Using Volkswagen Settlement Funds

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Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 12 announced the availability of $11 million in funds to continue strengthening fast charging infrastructure throughout the state. The program will cover up to 80 percent of the cost to build public charging stations, with funding made available in two rounds. The initiative is funded by New York’s $127.7…...