The District of Columbia Public Service Commission will hold a hearing to discuss Potomac Electric Power Company’s application to implement a multiyear rate plan for electric distribution service for the years 2024 to 2026. The company filed an application in April 2023 requesting a combined increase of $190.7 million for the three-year period, with a return on equity of 10.5 percent, which is expected to increase the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 614 kilowatt-hours by $6.18. FC1176

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is due to receive applications for the second round of a $15 million funding opportunity aimed at growing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive pipeline of skilled talent for the clean energy labor market. The solicitation is part of an approximately $45 million investment for projects to create or expand the capacity of existing direct entry pre-apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship programs that include clean energy technical training in order to increase the number of workers from disadvantaged communities being trained and placed into clean energy careers. The agency will accept applications requesting up to $700,000 per project, with an additional $150,000 available for projects that include career awareness and outreach promoting clean energy jobs in schools.

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on safety related considerations of battery energy storage systems focusing on large-scale stand-alone systems and how these systems operate safely in communities. The commission recently held a workshop, which included discussions on siting and permitting of projects, design and safety standards, as well as a case study. Commission staff provided informational presentations on battery storage systems including current and future landscape of large-scale projects. California has more than 6,000 megawatts of new capacity installed in the past three years and the California Public Utilities Commission has ordered load serving entities to procure 15,500 megawatts of net qualifying capacity to be online by 2028. 24-BSS-01

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission will consider Public Service Company of New Mexico’s application for approval of resource additions necessary to meet peak load requirements in 2026. PNM seeks to add approximately 100 megawatts of solar and 310 megawatts of battery energy storage, including 250 MW through energy storage agreements and 60 megawatts through a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a battery project. The proposed resource portfolio is part of the company’s efforts to meet the requirements of the Energy Transition Act, enacted in 2019. The act directs PNM to supply 100 percent of retail electricity sales with zero carbon resources by Jan. 1, 2045. 23-00353-UT

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on the implementation of the Home Efficiency Rebates, or HOMES, program funded under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. The commission recently held a workshop which included an overview of the law and the HOMES program requirements, a discussion on a pay-for-performance approach to whole home energy efficiency, and design considerations for low-income households and multifamily buildings. California has been allocated approximately $292 million in funding for the HOMES program to support whole-home energy retrofits. The program supports the state’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2045, installing 6 million heat pumps by 2030, and prioritizing energy equity. 23-DECARB-01

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is due to receive comments on Minnesota Power’s 2023 Integrated Distribution Plan, or IDP, detailing planning processes and investments in areas such as increased asset renewal spending, non-wires alternatives, transportation electrification, and load forecasting. In February 2019, the commission adopted IDP filing requirements and directed Minnesota Power to file an IDP biennially beginning in November of that year. In an order issued in May 2020, the commission identified a set of objectives for the IDPs including enabling greater customer engagement, empowerment, and options for energy services, and creating grid platforms for new products, new services, and opportunities for adoption of new distributed technologies. M-23-258