The New York State Public Service Commission will discuss Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.’s proposal for a $485 million hike in electric distribution revenues, which would boost customer bills 8.6 percent per year, and a $210 million raise in gas delivery revenues, which would lead to 14.5 percent gain. 19-E-0065

The New York State Public Service Commission will receive public input on a request by two National Grid subsidiaries to bump their natural gas rates. In April, Brooklyn Union Gas Company proposed an annual gas delivery revenue increase of about 20 percent, or $237 million, and KeySpan Gas East Corp. sought a $50 million increase to gas delivery revenues, a 6 percent hike. 19-G-0309

The Vermont Public Utility Commission will investigate potential fees associated with electric vehicle charging in response to this year’s Act 59, which reformed the state’s transportation sector. To meet the goals set forth in the Comprehensive Energy Plan, the state needs 50,000 to 60,000 vehicles by 2025. As of January 2019, there were 2,985 EVs registered in Vermont.

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will discuss the draft environmental impact statement for Dodge County Wind LLC’s 200 megawatt Dodge County wind project in southeastern Minnesota. The project consists of 70 planned wind turbines, a 23 mile transmission line and a new electric substation. Dodge County Wind is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC. CN-17-306

The California Independent System Operator will continue its discussion of energy storage and distributed resources. Stakeholder input is being used to develop a plan that will enhance the ability of distributed resources, like rooftop solar, demand response and electric vehicles, to participate in the wholesale market. The grid operator is currently in phase 4 of the discussion, the final stage which will explore refinements to the participation models.

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board is scheduled to vote on the utility’s 2019 integrated resource plan, which calls for up to 14 gigawatts of new solar and 5.3 gigawatts of battery storage to meet the electricity needs of the seven-state region through 2038. The utility said that the plan is designed to facilitate a more flexible power generation system to accommodate the growing levels of renewable and distributed energy resources while ensuring reliability.

The California Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to receive comments on whether it should require certain electrical corporations to collect from ratepayers a non-bypassable charge to support California’s new Wildfire Fund, which is designed to help utilities pay for wildfire damages linked to their transmission equipment. The fund will be financed equally by ratepayers and shareholders from the state’s three large investor-owned utilities. In order to access the fund, companies will have to earn an annual safety certification before the wildfire season.

The California Independent System Operator Corporation’s oversight committee for its reliability coordinator service, named RC West, will conduct one of its first meetings after RC West began operations last month. The RC is offering services for 16 balancing authorities and transmission operators in California, including one in northern Mexico. The grid operator expects RC West to offer its services to 24 additional entities after further review by NERC and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, expanding reliability oversight for 87 percent of the U.S. electricity load in the Western Interconnection.