The New York Public Service Commission will hold a stakeholder meeting regarding revised dynamic load management programs required to secure compensation over a multi-year period as opposed to the prior yearly period. This is needed to encourage long-term, higher-capital investment in load management solutions, such as energy storage, to meet New York’s storage deployment goal of 1.5 gigawatts by 2025 and 3 gigawatts by 2030. The meeting will focus on feedback to improve the procurement and contracting process for multi-year contracts with resources interested in the programs beginning in 2023. 18-E-0130, 18-00516

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to receive comments on revisions to regulations implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, or PURPA, which established requirements for utilities to purchase power from small independent electricity generators and cogeneration facilities. The agency seeks to replace outdated regulations with an approach that complies with federal requirements and is better aligned with state policy objectives and electricity market structures. Current regulations, which were enacted prior to the deregulation of the state’s electric industry in 1998, do not reflect the changes since that time including the development of wholesale electricity markets and competitive procurement process to achieve state policies. In 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission updated PURPA implementation rules to increase flexibility for states in establishing rates at which qualifying facilities sell their output. 16-09-26

The California Public Service Commission will consider an interim investment plan for the Electric Program Investment Charge, or EPIC, program to align research, development, and deployment of energy projects with current and emerging policy issues. The California Energy Commission proposed a plan that would fund $147.26 million for nine initiatives, as well as administrative expenses over 12 months. The interim plan would ensure continued investments in energy innovation while the commission examines changes to the EPIC program ahead of the next full investment cycle applications. The ratepayer-funded program, which invests in scientific and technological research to advance clean energy solutions, also supports initiatives that improve electricity reliability and public safety in the area of wildfire risk mitigation. R1910005

The California Independent System Operator Corp. will host a teleconference of the Energy Imbalance Market Governance Review Committee. The market is an automated system that secures the lowest-cost energy to serve real-time customer demand over a broad region spanning across multiple western states. The EIM optimizes resources from a larger and more diverse pool, facilitating integration of surplus renewable that may otherwise be curtailed. The market reported a record $101 million in first-quarter benefits for 2021, with cumulative benefits reaching $1.28 billion since its launch in November 2014.