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Jan162019

Minnesota Regulator Adopts Process to Implement Performance-Based Rates

January 16, 2019

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 8 established a procedure to determine goals and metrics for Xcel Energy Inc.’s performance-based rates. The commission adopted the Office of Attorney General’s recommendation which outlines a “goals-outcomes-metrics process” as an effective method to gather stakeholder input and develop performance metrics. The possible outcomes identified include affordability, reliability,…

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Jan162019

Maryland Regulator Authorizes Utilities to Install 5,000 Electric Car Charging Stations

January 16, 2019

The Maryland Public Service Commission approved a five-year electric vehicle charging program for the state’s largest utilities, taking a major step towards its ambitious goal of putting 300,000 electric vehicles on roadways by 2025, according to a Jan. 14 press release. The order permits utilities to own a limited number of public charging stations, in…

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Jan162019

Montana State Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish Carbon Tax

January 16, 2019

Montana House Lawmaker Mary Dunwell, a Democrat, introduced legislation on Jan. 14 that would impose a carbon tax of $10 per metric ton on large emissions sources from 2020, increasing annually by $1, plus the rate of inflation. The bill would set an emissions reduction goal of 25 percent by 2035, and 50 percent by…...

Jan152019

Central Maine Power Faces Probe Following Complaints of Billing Errors

January 15, 2019

The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Jan. 14 opened a proceeding for a thorough scrutiny of Central Maine Power Company’s metering and billing issues, concluding a summary investigation that was initiated last March in response to hundreds of complaints from ratepayers over high bills. The agency will examine metering and billing issues affecting customers since…

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Minnesota Regulator Adopts Process to Implement Performance-Based Rates

Maryland Regulator Authorizes Utilities to Install 5,000 Electric Car Charging Stations

Montana State Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Establish Carbon Tax

Central Maine Power Faces Probe Following Complaints of Billing Errors

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