Category Archives: Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES)

CPES Policy Committee Update: January 28, 2020

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 Committee or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • DEEP & PURA Technical Meeting on the Value of Distributed Energy Resources
  • PURA Orders Eversource and United Illuminating to Overhaul Education and Outreach Efforts Related to Energy Assistance Programs
  • DEEP IRP Technical Meeting
  • DEEP’s 2020 Legislative Proposals

Connecticut
DEEP & PURA Technical Meeting on the Value of Distributed Energy Resources
On Monday February 3, DEEP and PURA will hold a technical meeting to discuss the modeling work supporting the Agencies’ joint proceeding on the value of distributed energy resources.

PURA Orders Eversource and United Illuminating to Overhaul Education and Outreach Efforts Related to Energy Assistance Programs
Ten outreach events scheduled; four “100-day sprints” announced. January 2020 PURA Press Release

DEEP IRP Technical Meeting
DEEP held a Technical Meeting on Wednesday January 22 as part of its ongoing Integrated Resources Plan process to discuss the compatibility Connecticut’s public policies and goals with the current deregulated marketplace. DEEP stated it will notice a follow up Technical Meeting to further discuss these issues. All documents related to the current IRP process can be found here.

2020 Legislative Session
The 2020 Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, February 5th. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 2020 Legislative Proposals

CPES Policy Committee Update: January 20, 2020

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 Committee or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • DEEP’s 2020 Legislative Proposals

Connecticut
2020 Legislative Session
The 2020 Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, February 5th. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 2020 Legislative Proposals

CPES Policy Committee Update: December 17, 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 Committee or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • Eversource wants to be carbon neutral by 2030
  • FERC Staff Issues 2019 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
  • ISO New England Announces 2020 Customer Training Schedule

INDUSTRY

Hartford Business: “Eversource wants to be carbon neutral by 2030”

FERC Staff Issues 2019 Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering Report
The report is the 14th annual report on demand response and advanced metering and is available on FERC’s website.

ISO New England Announces 2020 Customer Training Schedule
Dates for ISO’s Introduction to Wholesale Electricity Markets (WEM 1010), Intermediate Wholesale Electricity Markets (WEM 201) and Forward Capacity Market (FCM 1010) are now available on ISO’s website.

 

 

CPES Policy Committee Update: December 10, 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 Committee or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • DEEP Announced Offshore Wind Power RFP Winner
  • ISO New England Publishes 2019/2020 Winter Outlook

INDUSTRY

DEEP Announced Offshore Wind Power RFP Winner
804 MW from Vineyard Wind’s Park City Wind Project were selected -read DEEP’s press release for more information 

ISO New England Publishes 2019/2020 Winter Outlook
ISO New England expects the region to have the necessary resources this winter to meet consumer demand under both normal and extreme temperatures. Consumer demand is expected to peak at 20,476 megawatts (MW) under normal weather conditions or 21,173 MW at extreme temperatures. Read more here.

CPES Policy Committee Update: November 19, 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 Committee or if you have ideas for future policy updates, we welcome your input and feedback. Please send comments to Kathryn Dube, CPES Executive Director, via email: kdube@ctpower.org.

In this Update:

  • Connecticut PURA Grid Modernization Order
  • Vineyard Wind CEO sees both New London and Bridgeport as viable wind hubs

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut PURA Grid Modernization Order
On October 4, 2019, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) established Docket No. 17-12-03RE06 to investigate the topic of interconnection standards and practices of the Connecticut electric distribution companies (EDCs) and potential ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the EDC’s current interconnection standards, processes, and procedures. 

The Authority originally posted the attached Notice of Solutions Days and Request for Presentations and Information (also here) in Docket No. 17-12-03RE06 on October 31, 2019. Technical meetings will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. and Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m

The Day: “Vineyard Wind CEO sees both New London and Bridgeport as viable wind hubs”