Category Archives: Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES)

CPES Policy Committee Update: February 4, 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:

  • Sen. Chris Murphy demands utilities ‘take responsibility’ for protecting eligible low-income families from utility shut-offs
  • DEEP/PURA Value of DER Joint Study – New Date Technical Hearing
  • DEEP/PURA Accepting Comments on Value of DER Joint Study
  • ISO Announces Feb 2020 Forward Capacity Market Webinars
  • Listing of Upcoming Regulatory Meetings
  • New England AGs Call Out Power Grid Operator Over Anti-Competitive Practices
  • US EIA Release 2020 Annual Energy Outlook
  • 2019 Sources of Electric Energy in New England

CONNECTICUT

Sen. Chris Murphy demands utilities ‘take responsibility’ for protecting eligible low-income families from utility shut-offs: Hartford Courant
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told regulators Thursday he doesn’t believe Connecticut’s power companies are complying with an order to insulate thousands of low-income families from utility disconnections during the annual, six-month-long winter protection period — an established program that prohibits disconnections from November to May. Senator Murphy’s letter was filed as part of PURA’s Energy Affordability Grid Modernization Docket (17-12-03RE01).

DEEP/PURA Value of DER Joint Study – New Date Technical Hearing
The agencies have revised the date of the next technical hearing to February 7.  See the notice here and draft agenda here.

DEEP/PURA Accepting Comments on Value of DER Joint Study
The agencies are seeking comment on modeling inputs by February 14, 2020. See the notice here.

ISO Announces Feb 2020 Forward Capacity Market Webinars
ISO Customer Training is hosting three webinars in February on the forward capacity markets:

2020 Legislative Session
The 2020 Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, February 5th. 
2020 DEEP Legislative Proposals

Upcoming Regulatory Meetings
For more information on regulatory matters, see the current PURA and Siting Council agendas. This information is updated regularly.

INDUSTRY

New England AGs Call Out Power Grid Operator Over Anti-Competitive Practices: WSHU – As part of FERC Docket EL19-90, The Connecticut and Massachusetts Attorneys General filed joint comments with DEEP, OCC and Maine Public Advocate in support of tariff changes to implement a more competitive transmission process. PURA also separately filed comments.

US EIA Release 2020 Annual Energy Outlook
For the first time, the EIA predicts renewables will outpace natural gas by 2050. Read the press release here, and the full report here.

2019 Sources of Electric Energy in New England
The total amount of energy and the sources of energy the New England region used in 2019 to satisfy all residential, commercial, and industrial customer demand are now available on ISO-NE’s website.

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.