Time to prepare for the last week of March with the EnerKnol Week Ahead, featuring a deadline for Eversource's $1.6-billion Northern Pass line, MISO's annual capacity auction, and much more. Made possible by the EnerKnol Platform. We welcome your feedback at research@enerknol.com.
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will discuss rules to boost the safety of onshore natural gas transmission and gathering pipelines. (PHMSA-2016-0136)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration will issue its Monthly Energy Review, providing data on energy production, consumption, prices and trade. (Previous Report)
The New York Public Service Commission is seeking comments on draft grid connection rules for rooftop solar panels, battery systems and other distributed-level generation with up to 5 megawatts of capacity.(18-E-0018)
PJM Interconnection LLC’s planning committee will consider cost commitments for evaluating competitive transmission projects.
ISO New England Inc.’s forecasting group will discuss preliminary estimates of future energy efficiency resources in the region. A final report is due by May 1. (Draft Findings)
The Florida Public Service Commission will consider a settlement agreement to cut Gulf Power Company’s base rates by $18.2 million annually to reflect the federal tax reforms, which lowered the income tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent. Gulf Power is a subsidiary of Southern Company.(20180039-EI)
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources will select a winning bidder of a contract to supply the state with renewable power supplies, equal to about 17 percent of its demand, to meet clean energy targets. The agency originally awarded the contract to Eversource Energy’s $1.6-billion Northern Pass power line. But the state tapped Central Maine Power Company’s 1,200-megawatt New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line as the alternative project in the event Northern Pass fails to obtain the necessary permits from a New Hampshire regulator by the cutoff date. (Announcement)
ISO New England Inc. will report on the power plants that seek to be removed from the forward capacity auction, known as de-listing requests, which typically indicates a plant’s retirement.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will discuss its proposal to accelerate the process for selecting a natural gas supplier and safeguards to prevent unauthorized switching of accounts. (L-2016-2577413)
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. Pepco is a subsidiary of Exelon Corp. (RM402017-01, et al.)
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. will hold its annual auction to secure generating capacity for the 12-months starting June 1. The grid manager seeks to secure 135,000 megawatts of supplies, about the same as the prior auction. Results will be posted April 12. (Timeline)
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc. is holding its Advisory Committee and Board of Directors Week in New Orleans. The Markets Committee will provide its spring outlook, a review of winter operations, and a quarterly report from the independent market monitor Potomac Economics.
The Missouri Public Service Commission will consider Liberty Utilities Co.’s request to hike annual natural gas revenues by about $7.5 million, accounting for an increase in an average residential bill of between $2 and $14 per month. Liberty is a unit of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (GR-2018-0013)
The Iowa Utility Board will review a settlement agreement between MidAmerican Energy Company and the Office of Consumer Advocate regarding proposed modifications to the utility’s energy efficiency plan. (EEP-2012-0002)
