CPES Policy Committee Update: March 5, 2019

This update features policy, regulatory, legislative, and regional developments in Connecticut and New England. The policy updates are compiled by the CPES New Energy Professionals Team. If you are interested in learning more about the New Energy Professionals, the Policy Committee, or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we would welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • Energy & Technology Committee Public Hearings: March 5
  • Finalized Auction Results Confirm Sufficient Capacity Resources for 2022–2023
  • FERC Accepts Revisions for Batteries and Other Emerging Storage Technologies to More Fully Participate in the New England Markets

CONNECTICUT

LEGISLATIVE
ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
The Energy & Technology Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly will hold a public hearing on March 5 at 10:00 AM.  Agenda  The agenda includes An Act Concerning Energy Efficiency Standards (HB 7151) introduced by Governor Lamont.

The Bil Record Book, which contains proposed House and Senate bills, is available here.

INDUSTRY
FINALIZED AUCTION RESULTS CONFIRM SUFFICIENT CAPACITY RESOURCES 2022–2023
ISO New England has filed the finalized results of FCA-13 with FERC. A press release summarizing the filing, and the full filing, can be found on the ISO’s website.

FERC ACCEPTS REVISIONS FOR BATTERIES AND OTHER EMERGING STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES TO MORE FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW ENGLAND MARKETS 
The revisions allow emerging storage technologies to be dispatched in the Real-Time Energy Market in a manner that more fully recognizes their ability to transition continuously and rapidly between a charging state and a discharging state and provides a means for their simultaneous participation in the energy, reserves, and regulation markets. Learn more about these market changes from ISO.

FERC SCHEDULES RELIABILITY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON RELIABILITY OF THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM
FERC will hold a Technical Conference on Thursday, June 27, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM to discuss policy issues related to the reliability of the Bulk-Power System