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week of May. 28, 2018

Time to prepare for the last week of May with the EnerKnol Week Ahead. In this edition, California's climate change ambitions clash with SDG&E's $640 million gas line, the U.S. braces for another busy hurricane season and ISO New England lays out details for its next capacity auction. All this and more made possible by the EnerKnol Platform. We welcome your feedback at research@enerknol.com.

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Monday,
May 28
IL CC Rock Island $2-Billion Clean Line Appeal

Deadline to challenge Illinois Commerce Commission’s rejection of the 500-mile, 3,500-megawatt Rock Island Wind Line. The developer Clean Line Energy Partners LLC is owned by GridAmerica Holdings Inc., a unit of National Grid USA, as well as Clean Line Investor Corp., Michael Zilkha, and Clean Line Investment LLC. (12-0560)

Tuesday,
May 29
ISO NE 2022 Capacity Auction Parameters

ISO New England Inc.’s power supply planning committee to determine the capacity zones for the grid’s thirteenth forward capacity auction for the 2022 delivery year. The group will also provide power and supply forecasts that will underpin the market’s installed capacity requirement for the auction.

Friday,
June 1
ISO NE Demand Response Market Integration

The ISO New England Inc. will fully integrate demand-response into its daily energy dispatch and reserves process, instead of solely using it as an emergency resource, becoming the first grid operator to do so in the nation. The grid operator estimates that about 408 megawatts will be available to sell demand-reductions in the energy market. The ISO will also implement pay-for-performance incentives, which will reward generators that overperform during shortage conditions.

Friday,
June 1
NOAA 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Starts

The official Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and lasts until November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a slightly above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2018, with a 70-percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms occurring, of which as much as four are projected to turn into major hurricanes. Last year saw 17 named tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin, six of which had a direct impact on U.S. energy infrastructure, including Harvey, Irma and Maria, which caused massive damage in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean.

Western Region

Tuesday,
May 29
CA PUC SDG&E Gas Line Project Hearing

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold oral arguments for San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company’s $640 million, 47-mile Pipeline Safety & Reliability natural gas project. The commission issued a draft decision on May 2 ruling that the project is contrary to the state’s goal of curbing dependence on natural gas, a major contributor to climate change. If approved, the project would go into service in 2022. San Diego Gas & Electric Company is a subsidiary of Enova Corp. Southern California Gas Company is a subsidiary of Pacific Enterprises Inc. (A1509013)

Tuesday,
May 29
MO PSC Emerging Issues in Utility Regulation Workshop

The Missouri Public Service Commission will take up emerging issues in utility regulation. Staff will discuss the commission’s role in shaping the solar landscape, the installation of advanced metering infrastructure, the availability of clean energy programs, implementation of rate design proposals and promotion of a competitive market for plug-in electric vehicles. (EW-2017-0245)

Friday,
June 1
AZ CC UNS Electric Net Metering Trim Deadline

UNS Electric Inc. asked for approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission to cut the rate used to calculate payouts for surplus generation from net metered customers to $0.025121 per kilowatt-hour, down from the rate of $0.0262112 per kilowatt authorized in August, according to a March 30 filing. The utility said it seeks to update the rates to reflect anticipated costs and asks for a June 1 start date. UNS Electric is a subsidiary of Unisource Energy Services Inc. (E-04204A-18-0079)

Friday,
June 1
CAISO Power Plant Retirement Program Overhaul

The California Independent System Operator Corp. is scheduled to issue its first quarterly stakeholder update on its Capacity Procurement Mechanism Risk-of-Retirement program, which is designed to keep at-risk generators from retiring early. The original proposal for a cost-based program was rejected by FERC on April 12 amid concerns generators would reap excessive earnings compared to the current market-based compensation methodology. The federal regulator sided with California Public Utilities Commission, six California cities, the state’s three investor-owned utilities and the ISO’s Department of Market Monitoring, saying CAISO should revisit the issues. (ER18-641)

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