The Tennessee Public Utilities Commission will conduct a hearing to gather public input on proposed rules for utility cybersecurity reporting. Legislation enacted in 2021 requires regulated electric, water, wastewater and natural gas utilities to develop, implement, and maintain cybersecurity plans. From this year, utilities are required to provide documentation to the commission by July 1 of each year, showing that they are operating under a compliant cybersecurity plan. Further, the law requires the commission to enforce the statutory provisions and authorizes the promulgation of rules. 2300001

The New York Public Service Commission will hold a technical conference to discuss a whitepaper as part of its “midpoint review” of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Make-Ready program run by the state’s large investor-owned electric utilities. The whitepaper provides recommendations to improve the program including increasing the initiative’s budget from $701 million to $1.108 billion and updating the plug targets, extending the program’s deadline beyond Jan. 1, 2025 if the plug targets are not met, and creating a $25 million micromobility make-ready program targeting disadvantaged communities. The commission had detailed a list of topics that the review should asses including future-proofing requirements and budgets and utility ownership of charging station hardware. 18-E-0138

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold its second workshop to discuss priorities to be addressed by investor-owned electric utilities in establishing a grid plan to assist in the cost-effective transition to a clean, affordable, and reliable grid. The move follows a 2022 law which requires the commission to initiate a proceeding every five years to gather stakeholder input, in order to identify goals, methods, and tools to assist utilities in developing grid plan filings. The workshop will include presentations on the Governor’s Energy Office programs and the state’s climate action plan, and stakeholder recommendations from the Maine Utility/Regulatory Reform and Decarbonization Initiative. 2022-00322

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will consider a settlement filed by Northern States Power Company for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to natural gas services. The settlement proposes an increase in base revenues of $20.5 million, or 2.63 percent, with a return on equity of 9.57 percent. The Xcel Energy Inc. subsidiary initially requested an increase in base revenues of $35.6 million, or 6.6 percent, with a return on equity of 10.5 percent. GR-21-678

The California Independent System Operator Corp. is due to receive comments on workshop discussions regarding its Day-Ahead Market Enhancement initiative, or DAME, a tool to address ramping needs between intervals and uncertainty that can occur between the day-ahead and real-time markets. DAME intends to create an imbalance reserve product to ensure sufficient capacity to meet real-time demand. The enhancements address reliability needs amid growing supply and demand uncertainty.