Category Archives: New Energy Professionals

PURA 101: New Energy Professional’s 101 Series

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Please join us on Thursday, November 5th from 12:00PM to 1:00PM for PURA 101, our next virtual installment of the New Energy Professional’s 101 series. Our 101 series started in March 2017 at the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, and we will return in November for the next chapter.

PURA Leadership will discuss recent organizational changes and current agency priorities, including how to interact with the agency’s new Office of Education, Outreach and Enforcement. We will discuss the agency’s goals, mission and vision for 2020 and beyond, including next steps regarding Chairman Gillett’s ambitious grid modernization agenda.

Whether a seasoned professional or new to the industry, this 101 session is not to be missed! 

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CPES Policy Committee Update: October 22, 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 Issues Draft “Electric Vehicle Roadmap for Connecticut” and Announces Public Meeting
  • DEEP Issues Notice of Revised Scope, Updated Schedule for 2018 Integrated Resources Plan
  • FERC Approves First Compliance Filings on Storage Rule (Order 841)
  • New ISO Resource on Distributed Generation Interconnection

CONNECTICUT

DEEP Issues Draft “Electric Vehicle Roadmap for Connecticut” and Announces Public Meeting
DEEP’s Electric Vehicle Roadmap identifies specific policies, programs, and strategies that would enable Connecticut to optimize deployment of electric vehicles and associated infrastructure. A technical meeting and public comment session is scheduled for November 8.

DEEP Issues Notice of Revised Scope, Updated Schedule for 2018 Integrated Resources Plan
Learn more about the IRP process at DEEP’s website, and see notice of here.

INDUSTRY

FERC Approves First Compliance Filings on Storage Rule (Order 841)
FERC approved the first two orders implementing Order No. 841, the storage rulemaking aimed at breaking down market barriers to electricity storage.  See FERC’s press release for more information on the orders addressing SPP’s and PJM’s compliance filings.

New ISO Resource on Distributed Generation Interconnection
ISO has recently developed an informational handout on DG interconnection for state officials, developers, and other stakeholders – learn more here.

CPES Policy Committee Update: September 24, 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:

  • PURA Approves Zero Carbon RFP Contracts
  • DEEP and PURA Issue Draft Outline for Value of Distributed Energy Resources Study
  • Governor Lamont Applauds PURA Approval of Millstone Contract Between Dominion, Eversource, and United Illuminating 
  • Former FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joins ISO-NE Board of Directors
  • FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations
  • ISO-NE expands auction opportunities for Financial Transmission Rights
  • Materials From ISO System Plan Public Meeting Online
  • New Study Finds Energy Efficiency Reduces Emissions and Helps Achieve Climate Goals

CONNECTICUT

PURA Approves Zero Carbon RFP Contracts PURA Filing

Governor Lamont Applauds PURA Approval of Millstone Contract Between Dominion, Eversource, and United Illuminating Governor Lamont Press Release

INDUSTRY

Former FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joins ISO-NE Board of Directors
Last week, ISO announced the election of the 2019 Board of Directors slate, including new Director Cheryl LaFleur. LaFleur was most recently a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioner.  Read more at ISO’s website.

FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations
FERC announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking focused on recent wholesale power market developments.  Comments are due 60 days after publication in the Federal Register; read more at FERC’s website.

ISO-NE expands auction opportunities for Financial Transmission Rights
On September 17, 2019, ISO New England launched the Financial Transmission Rights – Balance of Planning Period (FTR BoPP) project to provide market participants with more opportunities to configure their FTR portfolio. Learn more at ISO’s website.

Materials From ISO System Plan Public Meeting Online
ISO New England held its biennial Regional System Plan Public Meeting in Boston, Mass. on September 12, 2019, to present the final draft 2019 Regional System Plan (RSP 19) and receive feedback from stakeholders.  Keynote and panel presentations, as well as highlights from the RDP19 report are available on ISO’s website.

New Study Finds Energy Efficiency Reduces Emissions and Helps Achieve Climate Goals
The report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Halfway There: Energy Efficiency Can Cut Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half by 2050, shows that energy efficiency can reduce US energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050.

 

New Energy Professionals: ISO New England 101 Tour

Wrap Up |  Presentation Slides

On Tuesday, April 10, ISO New England hosted nearly 30 CPES members at its backup control center in Windsor for a morning of “ISO-NE 101”. 

Subject matter experts from system and transmission planning discussed how ISO plans for the future power grid, ensuring that the regional transmission system can reliably deliver power to consumers under a wide range of future system conditions.

Next, external affairs representatives provided an overview of how state energy policies are driving changes regionally. Finally, a member from ISO’s operations team gave a tour of the control room and discussed how ISO’s operators ensure that the grid runs reliably 365 days a year.

 

Event Promotion

 

Join the New Energy Professionals of CPES for an “ISO-NE 101” overview and control room tour at the backup control center in Windsor on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM. The overview will be presented by ISO subject matter experts and will cover system and transmission planning and a regional update.

Subject matter experts from system and transmission planning will cover how ISO plans for the grid’s future. The focus will be on how ISO meets its central mission of ensuring that the regional transmission system can reliably deliver power to consumers under a wide range of future system conditions.

External affairs will present a regional update, providing a high level overview of state energy policies, including clean energy procurements and how these impact the overall energy system, and energy-security challenges.

Due to the high level of security, all visitors must be pre-registered and screened.  Further details and instructions will be emailed to you to complete the registration process. Priority will also be given to CPES New Energy Professional Members.  The tour is Full, but we are accepting wait list interest. Email KDube@ctpower.org

Interested in more information about ISO-NE before the Tour?  Check out Running the Electric Power Grid  full of interesting details on:

  • Inside the control room
  • Developing the plan
  • Responding in real-time conditions
  • Maintaining constant readiness
  • and much more…

 

You can also see what’s happening on the grid right now! 

Check out: isoexpress.iso-ne.com |  iso-ne.com/isotogo  |  isonewswire.com 

Follow  @isonewengland on Twitter

 

Invest in Your Career: Network with CPES New Energy Professionals

Happy New Year! 

 
New Year’s Resolutions are filled with gym memberships, and promises to eat better; but have you added a promise to invest in your career in 2019?  CPES offers many opportunities to do so through monthly programs and networking events!  
 
Our next gathering is on January 24th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Hanging Hills Brewery in Hartford, CT.  It Is a free New Energy Professionals  program; we just ask that you RSVP so that we know how many are coming.  REGISTER
 
 
 
 
“The Hanging Hills Brewery gathering is the first of what we hope will be a series of happy hour networking events throughout 2019, each at different Connecticut brewery or vineyard,” said Alex Judd, the Chair of the CPES NEP Committee.  “These gatherings are excellent ways to socialize and get to know fellow CPES members in a more informal setting.  Anyone is welcome, and all CPES members are encouraged to attend.”
 
For any questions, or suggestions of breweries or vineyards, please email Alex Judd at ajudd@daypitney.com or call him at 860-275-0147.

For more details on the New Energy Professionals group, please click here.

 
If you need inspiration to register, check out this article from CareerAddict.com, “10 Important Benefits of Networking.”  While many of these ideas seem to be common sense, they serve as a great reminder of the importance of setting aside time to work together, collaborate, and generate new and fresh ideas.

ARTICLE SHARE:
www.careeraddict.com: “10 Important Benefits of Networking” 

Most of us recognize that networking is beneficial to our careers. Yet for some reason, we only think of its benefits when we are job hunting, but connecting with other professionals can help with every aspect of career development so don’t just reach out to other professionals in times of crisis; rather invest in these relationships throughout your career. READ FULL ARTICLE