New York Provides for Export Opportunities
Consolidated Edison may significantly expand the use of battery storage systems.
Coordinated Outage Repairs in Kentuky
Greater flexibility allowed to transfer equipment during emergencies between utilities and cooperatives.
Infrastructure Modernization in Illinois
Peoples Gas to reduce its 2014 infrastructure improvement recovery amount.
Electric Vehicle Programs in Oregon
PacifiCorp to institute pilot projects to advance the development of EV initiatives.
Avoided-Cost PPAs
The Utah Public Service Commission has granted a solar developer’s motion to suspend indefinitely any further action in several consolidated dockets under which an electric utility, Rocky Mountain Power (RMP), was seeking approval of new power purchase agreements (PPAs) with a couple of the developer’s solar projects.
Solar Community in Florida
Calling itself the nation’s first planned development to be powered exclusively by solar, Babcock Ranch, located north of Ft. Myers on Florida’s Gulf Coast, hosted its first permanent residents last month in preparation for its official grand opening in March. The new community, which features various residential neighborhoods being built around a town center and business district, projects that at least 500 people will call it home by the end of 2018.
Community Choice Programs
California adopted a timeline and waiver process for community choice aggregators to serve electric load.
Court Tells FERC to Reconsider Its Rules on Self-Funding
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded five orders.
Appeals Court Rejects Formula Rate Challenge
Debate centered on an argument that FERC prematurely approved formula rates for future electric transmission service without knowing whether such rates, at the time actually applied, would still be just and reasonable.
Texas Rejects Proposal for Utility-Scale Installation
AEP lithium ion battery storage proposal had been envisioned as part of its distribution system.