CPES Policy Committee Update: January 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, 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:

  • CT Energy & Technology Committee Schedules Informational Hearings
  • Upcoming ISO-NE Forward Capacity Market Webinars

LEGISLATIVE
CT Energy & Technology Committee Schedules Informational Hearings
The CT General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Energy & Technology has scheduled three informational hearings.  See the committee calendar for the agendas:

  • Jan. 24, 1:30 p.m. E&T Committee Informational Meeting on Telecom
  • Jan. 31, 2:15 p.m. E&T Committee Informational Meeting for Generators
  • Feb. 5, 12:30 p.m. E&T Committee Meeting 
  • Feb. 5, 1:45 p.m. E&T Committee Info Meeting for Regulators and Utilities

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

REGIONAL/INDUSTRY
Upcoming ISO-NE Forward Capacity Market Webinars
FCM New Capacity Offer Price Development 2/14, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. This webinar will provide market participants with information about the formulation of a new resource offer floor price and completing the cost workbook to support that price. The training is for new capacity resources, including generating resources, import capacity resources, demand resources, distributed generation, and energy storage resources.

FCM Show of Interest, 2/27.  These webinars will inform prospective project sponsors and market participants about the requirements and submittal process for the Show of Interest (SOI) for the fourteenth Forward Capacity Auction (FCA #14) to be held in February 2020 for the 2023-2024 Capacity Commitment Period.  The focus of these trainings is on how and when to submit the SOI and the information required for FCA qualification.

FCM Show of Interest for New Demand Resources 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
FCM Show of Interest for New Generation and Imports 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.