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Pennsylvania PUC Final Policy Statement on Utility Rate Design for EV Charging Becomes Effective

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In November 2023, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a proposed policy statement to encourage Pennsylvania’s electric distribution companies (EDCs) to develop distribution and default service rate...more

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Maine PUC Asked to Fix “Leapfrogging” Problem Triggered by 2022 Changes to Maine’s Generator Interconnection Rule

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The Maine Public Utilities Commission is currently considering whether to commence a formal emergency rulemaking process to amend Chapter 324 of its rules governing generator interconnections. The purpose of the rulemaking...more

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CPUC Adopts Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on June 17, 2020, issued its Decision Adopting Short-Term Actions to Accelerate Microgrid Deployment and Related Resiliency Solutions in California. This decision represents a...more

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Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for June 2020

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's June 18, 2020 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on June 11, 2020. Due to COVID-19 and measures undertaken by government...more

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FERC Proposes Revising Transmission Incentive Regulations, Seeks Comments

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On March 20, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in Docket No. RM20-10-000 to revise its regulations regarding transmission incentives for electric utilities....more

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New Regulations Expand CFIUS’s National Security Authorities to U.S. Energy Sector Investments

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Changes May Impact Foreign Acquisition of Critical Infrastructure and Real Estate Necessary for Solar, Wind, and Other Energy Projects - On February 13, 2020, the U.S. Treasury implemented updated regulations that could...more

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Microgrids on the Rise as CPUC Seeks to Streamline Resiliency Projects

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The state of California is calling for more investments in microgrids for electric power resiliency. Spurred by a 2018 legislative effort that recognized the multitude of benefits microgrid technologies can offer (e.g., grid...more

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California Regulatory Happenings - August 2019

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This ruling formally initiates the “procurement track” as outlined in Decision (D.) 19-04-040. The ruling generally describes the scope and content of the procurement track, and seeks comments from parties on its framing and...more

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Ohio kicks off interconnection rulemaking: Implications for distributed generation

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As part of the state process requiring that all state agencies conduct a review of their rules every five years, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently opened a docket to review Ohio Adm. Code Chapter...more

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Maine Regulation of Public Utilities: Second Edition

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Verrill Dana’s Utilities Group has released the second edition of Maine Regulation of Public Utilities, the only treatise on the subject of public utility regulation in Maine. “This new edition reflects most of the...more

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