The New York Public Service Commission will consider National Grid’s proposal to increase its electric and gas delivery revenues. The company proposed a three-year rate plan, starting from July 2021, with a return on equity of 9 percent. The plan proposes to increase annual electric delivery revenues by about $22.5 million, $62.3 million, and $63.3 million in the first, second, and third years, respectively. Gas delivery revenues would increase by $8.95 million, $15.7 million, and $16.3 million in the respective rate years. The company proposes to amortize about $146 million in deferred credits related to its electric business and $41 million attributable to its gas business over the three-year period. The proposal would result in residential monthly bill increases of up to 2.4 percent for electric customers and up to 3.29 percent for gas customers. 20-E-0380, 20-G-0381

The North Dakota Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing to consider Hiland Crude LLC’s proposal to construct a 2.9-mile crude oil transmission pipeline in Williams County. The project would connect Hiland’s Epping Station to existing pipeline infrastructure to deliver the product to the market. The $5.4 million project would have a throughput of up to 62,800 barrels per day. PU-21-353

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to receive comments on a set of amended advanced metering infrastructure, or AMI, plans from the state’s electric distribution companies. The submissions are in response to a program design framework that the agency issued in August 2021 providing additional guidance for the companies to amend their proposals filed in July 2020. The request for AMI proposals, issued under the agency’s investigation into distribution system planning, is intended to develop the business case for cost-effective deployment, utilize existing assets, and maximize the value of AMI through strategic implementation. 17-12-03RE02

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is due to receive proposals for clean energy solutions under a recently announced $36 million initiative to establish Regional Clean Energy Hubs for improving community engagement and ensure that disadvantaged communities benefit from the state’s clean energy transition. Through a competitive selection process, the agency plans to establish at least one hub – defined as an organization or network of organizations that aim to foster partnerships in their region to deliver community level services – in each of the 10 Regional Economic Development Council areas. The initiative supports New York’s ambitious goal of achieving 85 percent emissions reductions below 1990 levels by 2050, and delivering at least 35 percent of the benefits from clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities.

The Utah Public Service Commission will consider an application by Rocky Mountain Power, a unit of PacifiCorp, for authorization to implement an electric vehicle charging infrastructure program and associated cost recovery. A 2020 law authorized the utility to seek approval for a program that allows up to $50 million in funding towards EV infrastructure. PacifiCorp intends to administer the program over a 10-year period, starting in 2022. After that period, the company anticipates sufficient customer demand for EV charging services to transition towards a traditional utility program. 20-035-34

The California Air Resources Board and Québec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change will issue the results of their 29th joint carbon auction, which offered allowances for current and future years. The current auction offered 2019, 2020 and 2021 vintage allowances totaling nearly 68.6 million, and the advance auction offered 2024 future allowances totaling about 8.3 million. The previous auction sold all of the nearly 71.3 million current allowances at a price of $23.30 per allowance and over 8.3 million future allowances at $23.69 each. California’s cap-and trade program, which places an economy-wide cap on major emitting sources, is a central part of the state’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.