The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to receive comments on a series of fact sheets and sample customer service representative scripts to address questions from residential customers who contact distribution companies expressing concerns about their electric bills. The agency directed staff to revise the sheets and scripts filed by Eversource Energy and United Illuminating Company based on stakeholder input as part of its investigation into energy affordability for residential customers. 17-12-03RE01

The South Carolina Public Service Commission will discuss comments filed by utilities regarding measures taken to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The commission issued a directive on May 14, requiring utilities to track revenue impacts, incremental costs and savings related to the pandemic and submit their findings on a quarterly basis. READ MORE

The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a virtual hearing on Delmarva Power & Light Company’s application for adjustments of retail electric rates and charges applicable to electric service. The Pepco Holdings LLC subsidiary asked for an annual revenue increase of more than $18.5 million, which would result in an increase of $5.10, or 3.6 percent, in monthly residential bills. 9630

The New York Public Service Commission will review the results of analyses conducted by The Brattle Group to evaluate the merits of existing and potential resource adequacy structures. The commission opened an investigation to examine options to align the state’s resource adequacy programs with renewable energy and emissions reduction goals. The state enacted legislation last year, which requires a carbon-neutral power system by 2040 and codifies the state’s targets of 6 gigawatts of solar by 2025, 3 gigawatts of energy storage by 2030, and 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035. 19-E-0530

The Michigan Public Service Commission is due to receive reply comments on Enbridge Energy LP’s request for a declaratory ruling that it has siting authority for the replacement of a pipeline segment under the Straits of Mackinac under the original 1953 order approving the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline. The commission put off the company’s application for approval of the replacement to consider whether new authority is required. If the commission finds that Enbridge does not already have the authority for the project, the application would be reviewed as part of a contested case, beginning with public notice and a prehearing conference. READ MORE

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission will discuss Paris Solar Farm LLC’s application for a permit to build a 200-megawatt solar electric generation facility spanning an area of 1,500 acres in Kenosha County. The Invenergy LLC subsidiary said that the proposed Paris Solar Energy Center represents an investment of more than $220 million. 9801-CE-100

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is due to receive comments on Enbridge Energy LP’s request for approval of route width and centerline changes to the route of the Line 3 replacement project in the state from the North Dakota border to the Wisconsin border. The commission granted a routing permit on May 1 allowing the replacement of the existing 282-mile pipeline with 330 miles of new pipeline across 13 counties. PPL-15-137

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will consider a joint petition by the state’s electric and natural gas utilities seeking authorization to track the costs incurred to implement COVID-19 related measures, and to evaluate the recoverability of those costs. The utilities include Atmos Energy Corporation, Colorado Natural Gas Inc., Public Service Company of Colorado, and Black Hills Corporation. READ MORE

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is due to receive comments on Intermountain Gas Company’s application seeking authority to allow renewable natural gas, or RNG, producers to access the utility’s distribution system for transporting the gas to end-use customers. The company has executed contracts with three RNG producers, and proposes to charge a monthly fee to access its system. RNG is pipeline-quality biomethane produced from biomass that is sourced from livestock operations and landfills. INT-G-20-03