The District of Columbia Public Service Commission will hold the twelfth meeting of its Energy Efficiency and Demand Response, or EEDR, Metrics working group. Pursuant to commission directive and 2018 legislation, the group is required to continue considering unresolved issues such as the governance structure to coordinate the planning, delivery, reporting, evaluation, and design of EEDR programs administered by utilities, as well as performance incentive measures for the programs. The meeting will discuss Washington Gas Light Company’s forthcoming EEDR proposals, as well as solicitation of comments and implications of the company’s 2022 study on natural gas efficiency programs. The study is intended to inform the design of potential new program offerings for its customers. FC1160

The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission is due to receive recommendations from a working group regarding electric vehicle charging rate design. The group was established in November following a petition by ChargEVC-PA requesting a proceeding that will result in the issuance of a policy statement on rate design for EV charging. The coalition said that the growth of EVs potentially presents the most significant load growth challenge for electric utilities in decades, which could drive significant increase to system investments if customers do not receive price signals through rates or other encouragement to charge during off-peak periods. READ MORE

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will discuss a petition seeking reconsideration of the commission’s order accepting Summit Carbon Solutions LLC’s application for a routing permit to build a carbon dioxide pipeline. Summit proposes to construct about 28.1 miles of pipeline and associated facilities to capture and transport carbon dioxide from the existing Green Plains Ethanol Plant in Otter Tail County to the North Dakota-Minnesota border in Wilkin County. The project is designed to capture and transport carbon for underground sequestration, which is expected to lower the carbon-intensity score of ethanol produced at the plant by an estimated 40 percent and improve its ability to compete in markets with low-carbon fuel standards. Summit ultimately plans to interconnect the pipeline with a broader proposed network – Midwest Carbon Express Project – spanning about 2,000 miles across Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. PPL-22-422

Southwest Power Pool Inc., the grid operator for 17 states in the central and western U.S., is due to receive applications to establish an expert panel to assess competitive transmission project proposals. The SPP oversight committee will make a recommendation regarding member selection to be approved by the board of directors later this year. Experts may be selected to serve on an independent panel to review construction proposals in 2023. The grid operator forms a pool of individuals each year to create a panel of industry experts in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 1000 on transmission planning and cost allocation. READ MORE