Rate Case Roundup: Arkansas
Oklahoma Gas & Electric fared much better before the Arkansas PSC last month than it had before the Oklahoma CC two months earlier.
Regulatory Decisions
System Replacement Needs Drive Increase for LDC
New York adopts new three-year rate plan for a natural gas local distribution company.
Mississippi Court Overturns Deposit Waiver Rule
State law does not confer authority for Mississippi PSC to regulate nonprofits.
Federal Court Rolls Back FCC’s Price Cap Protections
FCC jurisdiction does not extend to intrastate calls from prisons to locales within the same state.
Revised Nevada renewable portfolio standards vetoed
Governor Sandoval said it was premature to raise RPS threshold, but restored net metering.
Default Service Pricing
Pennsylvania customers can switch suppliers, or return to default service, in as few as three business days.
Economic Development Pilot
New Jersey approved Atlantic City Electric Co. to expand redevelopment and small commercial development programs for business customers.
Maine High Court Affirms State Commission Ruling
Energy-Efficiency Funds: Maine upheld an order that endorsed a stipulation regarding energy-efficiency planning.
Kentucky Limits Retail Customer Participation
Retail electric customers have no right to participate in any RTO wholesale electric market unless the commission has approved a special tariff or contract for such.
Paris Accord Response
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced creation of a Clean Climate Careers initiative.