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week of Mar. 19, 2018

Stay ahead of the curve with the EnerKnol Week Ahead, a round up of select energy policy events, deadlines and milestones important to the sector. Powered by the EnerKnol Platform, of course. Make us even better by providing us your feedback and suggestions at research@enerknol.com.

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Monday,
March 19
D.C. Circuit Old Dominion Electric Coop. v. FERC

A federal appeals court will consider the allocation of costs for expansions and upgrades to PJM Interconnection LLC’s electric grid. While FERC ruled that a utility’s transmission reliability project, serving its system, should be paid for by customers in the utility’s zone, petitioners led by Dominion Energy Inc. argued that those costs should be borne by ratepayers in the broader region. (Case No. 17-1041)

Tuesday,
March 20
U.S. House Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce will take up the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 2019 budget of $971 million, which represents a modest increase.

Tuesday,
March 20
U.S. Senate Department of Energy Budget 2019

The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will review the Department of Energy’s 2019 budget request of $30.6 billion, representing a $2.6 billion increase from the prior year. The budget includes protections for the nation’s energy infrastructure from cyberattacks and promotes the administration’s goal for American energy dominance.

Wednesday,
March 21
BOEM Offshore Oil, Gas Leasing Sale

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will sell leases for 77 million acres off the coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida to oil and natural gas producers. The sale follows President Trump’s announcement in January to open offshore tracts to energy development as the administration seeks to boost domestic supplies. (NOS-250)

Wednesday,
March 21
U.S. Senate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will discuss the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thursday,
March 22
D.C. Circuit Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. FERC

A federal appeals court will weigh arguments by an environmental group that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s collection of fees from the natural gas pipeline companies that it regulates makes the agency more inclined to approve projects. The case is heard on an appeal from a lower court, which found the petitioners failed to show a bias. (Case No. 17-5084)

Eastern Region

Monday,
March 19
PJM Market Update Meeting

PJM Interconnection LLC will hear reports and updates by the Organization of PJM States Inc.; market watchdog Monitoring Analytics; the Markets and Reliability Committee; and the Market Implementation Committee.

Monday,
March 19
ISO NE Distributed Generation Forecast Meeting

ISO New England Inc.’s forecasting group will discuss final estimates on future supplies of solar generating capacity in the region, to be used for system planning. The final projection is set to be published by May 1 in the Capacity, Energy, Loads and Transmission report. (Forecast)

Tuesday,
March 20
NY PSC Invenergy Wind Farm Conference

The New York Public Service Commission will discuss Invenergy LLC’s $570-million, 380-megawatt Alle-Catt wind farm in western New York, set to become operational in 2020. New York aims to generate half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. (17-F-0282)

Tuesday,
March 20
PUCO PowerForward

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission will hold its PowerForward forum on rates and rules, including a look at the future of the state’s electric distribution system. The meeting will feature presentations from national and state energy leaders. (Agenda)

Thursday,
March 22
D.C. PSC Community Renewable Energy Facility

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia will consider a dispute arising over Potomac Electric Power Company’s process for connecting community solar installations to the grid as well as the costs for distribution system upgrades for the projects. Pepco is a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. (RM402017-01, et al.)

Thursday,
March 22
FL PSC Tax Cut Rate Investigation Meeting

The Florida Public Service Commission will consider adjustments to customer rates in order to account for reduced obligations for utilities under the recently enacted federal tax cuts. (20180013-PU)

Friday,
March 23
MN PUC Clean Energy Connect Deadline

The Public Utilities Commission of Maine is due to receive responses on Avangrid Networks Inc.’s application to build its 1,200-megawatt New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, in preparation for the April 5 conference. Avangrid is a subsidiary of Iberdrola SA. (2017-00232)

Western Region

Monday,
March 19
CA PUC SCE General Rate Case Public Forum

The California Public Utilities Commission will consider Southern California Edison Company’s application to establish marginal costs, allocate revenues and design rates that will be applied to the utility’s authorized revenue requirements. (A1706030)

Tuesday,
March 20
CAISO Resource Adequacy Program Comments

The California ISO is due to receive comments on a draft report on local capacity requirements for 2019, which establishes electricity supply procurement targets to ensure grid reliability. The California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to issue a final decision on the study by the end of June.(R1709020)

Friday,
March 23
CA PUC Resource Adequacy Program Deadline

The California Public Utilities Commission is taking final comments on its resource adequacy program, which establishes the amount of energy supplies utilities must procure to ensure reliable electricity service in 2019 and 2020. The agency is also mulling refinements to the program in light of the surge in intermittent renewable generation and power plant closures.(R1709020)

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