The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold a conference on Summit Natural Gas of Maine Inc.’s proposal to increase its gas delivery revenues. The company has proposed a seven-year rate plan for the 2023-2030 period with a return on equity of 11.10 percent. The proposal would result in additional revenues of $2.8 million, after which the company seeks authorization to increase rates on an annual basis, subject to a cap. Summit currently operates under an alternative rate plan that expires on Dec. 31, 2022. 2022-00025

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission will consider Duke Energy Ohio Inc.’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to its electric service. The company seeks an annual revenue increase of nearly $54.7 million, or 10 percent. The commission staff reviewed the application and company records and recommended an increase of $1.8 million to $15.2 million, or 0.33 to 2.72 percent, respectively. 21-0889-EL-AAM

The Maine Public Utilities Commission is due to receive input regarding certain issues that have surfaced related to the discovery responses of the Avangrid Inc., Avangrid Networks, and Central Maine Power Company to questions on decision-making criteria. The commission pointed to the lack of detail in the responses, which were more focused on decision making processes. The commission is examining how Central Maine Power and its customers are affected by decisions made at the company’s corporate parent level about earnings, capital budgeting, and planning. The commission is investigating how earnings considerations drive decision-making, the potential negative consequences for ratepayers, and how to better align incentives through regulatory oversight. 2022-00038

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to receive comments on whether existing regulatory mechanisms are effective in achieving the required public outcomes for performance-based regulation, or PBR. The authority initiated a docket in May 2021 to investigate, develop, and adopt a framework for executing PBR for the electric distribution companies. To aid participants in conducting dialogue, the agency will provide a Regulatory Assessment Template as a tool for evaluating the existing regulatory mechanisms and programs with respect to the priority outcomes detailed in a recent concept paper issued by its staff. The agency has requested participants to identify up to five top priority outcomes from the revised regulatory goals-outcomes table included in the paper. 21-05-15

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a meeting to discuss the contents and evaluation of gas distribution utilities’ clean heat plans. Legislation enacted in 2021 directed the commission to create rules requiring utilities to file clean heat plans and reduce carbon emissions resulting from distributing gas to customers. Gas distribution utility companies are now required to submit clean heat plans beginning in 2023 demonstrating how they will achieve the goals of four percent emissions reductions in 2025 and 22 percent by 2030, based on a 2015 baseline. The discussion will incorporate community-specific energy concerns. The commission recently held six public meetings to discuss the topic in disproportionately impacted communities. 21R-0449G

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on developing a framework to incorporate equity and environmental justice into its efforts following a workshop held last month. The commission seeks input on revisiting the “Energy Equity Indicators” that was designed to track progress and help identify communities where investments and resources should be focused. The tool, developed in 2018, aims to improve access to clean energy technologies for low-income customers and disadvantaged communities, increase clean energy investment in those communities, and improve community resilience to grid outages and extreme events. 22-IEPR-04

The California Public Utilities Commission will hold a prehearing conference regarding the application of Southern California Edison Company for authorization to recover 2021 incremental costs related to wildfire mitigation and vegetation management. The company has requested approval to recover nearly $330 million in costs that are incremental to the funding authorized in its 2021 rate case decision. A2206003

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on the current status of vehicle-grid integration, or VGI, in the state and introduce a number of funding solicitation ideas intended to help enhance and plan for widespread VGI. The commission describes VGI as a suite of technologies, policies, and strategies designed to modify the time, power level, or location of charging or discharging of electric vehicles in a manner that benefits the grid. The agency recently held a workshop that included presentations from EV charging stakeholders on current and upcoming VGI products, services, and compensation structures. 19-AB-2127