A working group with the New York Public Service Commission will discuss changes to compensation rules in order to better credit the benefits of customer-sited solar power and other forms of distributed energy. The measure comes as the state aims to source half its electricity supplies from renewable sources by 2030.

The Florida Public Service Commission will take up Florida Power & Light Company’s request for $317 million to repair damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Last March the commission approved an interim charge that applied to customer bills for a twelve-month period concluding on Feb. 28. FPL is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Inc. (20160251-EI)

The Florida Public Service Commission will take up a request by Tampa Electric Company to recover $30 million in costs for the Balm and Payne Creek solar farm. The projects, totaling about 145 megawatts, are expected to be in service by September 2018. Tampa Electric is a subsidiary of TECO Energy Inc. (20170260-EI)

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to make a final decision of the purchased natural gas adjustment clause charges or credits filed by local distribution companies. The clause is a mechanism that permits natural gas distribution utilities to adjust the price of natural gas supplied to consumers, reflecting cost. The commission annually reviews the gas costs of each company to ensure they are reasonable. (17-10-01)

PJM Interconnection LLC will hold its annual auction to secure generating capacity for delivery starting June 2021. The grid manager seeks to obtain commitments for about 152 gigawatts of supply, which is about 1 percent below the peak load of the previous auction.

The Public Utilities Commission of Maine will discuss the investigation into Emera Maine’s $3 million Hampden Microgrid Project, consisting of a solar array, battery and a backup generator to serve the company’s Hampden operations center. Emera abandoned the project amid regulatory concerns over an investor-owned transmission utility owning a generation asset. Emera Maine is owned by Emera Inc. (2017-00311)

The South Carolina state legislature will adjourn in May, before the usual June recess, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The legislature has pending bills seeking to address how to cover the $9 billion costs from the abandonment of an expansion project at South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. and Santee Cooper’s V.C. Summer Nuclear Station. South Carolina Electric is a unit of SCANA. (S 954)

The Public Utility Commission of Ohio will take up Dayton Power & Light Company’s request for a $65 million-hike in its electric rates, accounting for a boost of 30 percent to its current revenue. The commission staff has recommended a lower increase of between 10.58 percent and 12.8 percent. Dayton Power and Light Company is as a subsidiary of DPL Inc. (15-1830-EL-AIR)

With Colorado’s legislative session set to end, state lawmakers have several pending measures, including a bill to boost reporting of oil and gas explosions, flaring leaks, spills, venting and other reportable incidents. (HB 1157)

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will consider a request by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. to hike natural gas rates by $56.5 million, representing a 6.4 boost to its revenue. (17-285)