The Virginia State Corporation Commission will discuss Virginia Electric and Power Company’s rate adjustment clause proposing a revenue requirement of $113.6 million to recover the costs of complying with state and federal environmental regulations for the 2019 rate year. The revenue bump is expected to raise residential electric bills by about $2.15 per month. READ MORE

The Georgia Public Service Commission will discuss Georgia Power Company’s integrated resource plan, seeking to close four of its coal generation units and procure up to 1 gigawatt of new renewable resources, which would increase the company’s renewable capacity by 18 percent by 2024. The plan includes energy-saving programs designed to help reduce peak demand by about 1.6 gigawatts by 2022, which is 10 percent of the company’s current peak demand. READ MORE

The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting will discuss Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC’s proposal to build and operate a 340-megawatt wind energy project in the western part of the state. The $570 million, 117 turbine farm will provide power for up to 123,000 homes and is set to begin operation in Q4 2020. Alle-Catt Wind is a subsidiary of Invenergy LLC. 17-F-0282

The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia will discuss the recommendations contained in the final report of the Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability working group. Last year, the commission created 6 working groups as part of this initiative to look into key issues related to modernizing the District’s energy delivery system, namely data and information access, non-wire alternatives to grid investments, rate design, customer impact, microgids and pilot projects. REPORT

The Michigan Public Service Commission is scheduled to make a decision on a proposed settlement in Consumers Energy Co.’s integrated resource plan. The Solar Energy Industries Association Inc. and Cypress Creek Renewables LLC filed objections to the plan regarding a new avoided cost methodology under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. Renewable developers object to Consumers’ plan, arguing about grid connection delays for projects, while the utility says the rates for power purchase agreements are too high. READ MORE

The Kansas Corporation Commission is scheduled to receive comments on Empire District Electric Company’s rate bump request. The investor-owned utility is seeking a bump in gross revenues of $2.5 million or 15 percent. For the average residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month, the proposed increase would be approximately $20 per month. 19-EPDE-223-RTS

The International Energy Agency will release its closely watched report on U.S. and foreign oil markets, covering supply, demand and prices, including forecasts for 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders aimed to speed up the federal process for cross-border energy infrastructure projects and restrict the role of states in the permitting process for siting pipelines and other fossil fuel projects.