Michigan Wind Storm Outages
Largest electric utilities directed to improve emergency preparation, response efforts.
Regulatory Decisions
California Adopts Online Consent Procedure to Ease DR Enrollment
Customers more easily subscribe to demand response programs run by third-party providers.
Maryland Wind Power Project at Risk
New U.S. House appropriations bill may jeopardize proposed U.S. Wind and Skipjack farms.
Mitigation and Decommissioning
Vermont adopts a new rule governing the decommissioning of large energy installations.
Iowa Revises Approach to Standard Offer Rates
Iowa adopts a simpler and more transparent avoided-cost pricing plan.
Massachusetts Rules on Customer Eligibility
Mass. clarifies customer lists to provide to entities interested in aggregation programs.
Illinois Affirms Reduction in Fixed Customer Charge Liability
Residential fixed-cost charges to account for 30% of Ameren Illinois's revenue requirement.
Post-Application Reorganization Leads to Rejection of Rate Request
Empire District Electric was acquired after submitting its rate application to Oklahoma.
Kansas Finds AMI Negates Need for Final In-Person Bill Collection Efforts
Westar Energy and Southern Pioneer Electric waivered from traditional in-person notice requirements.
North Carolina OKs Purchase of LDC by Private Equity Group
Gas Natural to become an indirect subsidiary of ultimate parent company BlackRock.