The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will conduct hearings to discuss Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc.’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to its gas service. The NiSource Inc. subsidiary asked for an annual revenue increase of $124.1 million, or 15.79 percent. The revision would result in an average monthly bill increase of $18.76, or 15.88 percent, for residential customers consuming 70 therms of gas.

The New York Public Service Commission is due to receive comments on a proposal by Brooklyn Union Gas Company and KeySpan Gas East Corporation to increase their gas delivery revenues. The National Grid subsidiaries proposed a three-year rate plan, starting from April 2024, with a return on equity of 9.35 percent. Brooklyn Union proposes to increase annual gas delivery revenues by about $256.88 million, $287.52 million, and $320.06 million in the first, second, and third years, respectively. KeySpan Gas seeks an increase of $147.09 million, $161.14 million, and $180.43 million in the respective rate years. READ MORE

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is due to receive reply comments on a proposal by Northern States Power Company, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., to construct a 208-mile transmission transmission line intended to facilitate more reliable, safe, and affordable energy delivery to the Midwest subregion of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator footprint. The project consists of two segments. The western segment would connect the existing Big Stone South Substation in South Dakota to the existing Alexandria Substation in Minnesota. The eastern segment would connect the Alexandria Substation to a new Big Oaks Substation in Minnesota. Xcel Energy, along with Great River Energy, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Company, and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, filed an application last September for a certificate of need for the proposed project. CN-22-538

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on proposed data collection and analysis for the 2024 Integrated Energy Policy Report, or IEPR. The commission is required to regularly assess all aspects of energy demand and supply in order to develop energy policies that conserve resources, protect the environment, and ensure energy reliability, among others. Load-serving entities are required to submit 10-year demand forecasts and resource plans that will provide a foundation for the analyses and recommendations in the IEPR, including resource assessment and analysis of progress towards energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. At a recent workshop, the commission discussed proposed changes to electricity resource plan forms and instructions, such as adding more resource technology subtypes. 24-IEPR-02

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on tools currently being used by grid operators to predict the behavior of behind-the-meter distributed energy resources such as solar photovoltaic, battery energy storage, electric vehicles, and load flexibility technologies. At a recent workshop, held in collaboration with the California Independent System Operator, commission staff provided an introduction of the 2021-2025 investment plan for the Electric Program Investment Charge, or EPIC program and the need to fund research on forecasting of behind-the-meter and distributed energy resources. The ISO staff discussed current tools being used for forecasting, technological advancements for the improvement of those tools, the need for accurate forecasting, and future considerations to improve DER forecasts. 23-ERDD-01