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 Meeting: March 12
- Dominion Pushing for Sweeter Deal to Keep Millstone Open
- NE Publishes 2019 Regional Electricity Outlook
- U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce Holds Hearing on Energy Efficiency Standards
CONNECTICUT
LEGISLATIVE
ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
The Energy & Technology Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly will hold a Committee Meeting on March 12 at 2:30 PM in Room 1B of the Legislative Office Building.
The Bil Record Book, which contains proposed House and Senate bills, is available here.
DOMINION PUSHING FOR SWEETER DEAL TO KEEP MILLSTONE OPEN
When an industry analyst on a February conference call asked if Millstone Power Station still faced closure, Dominion Energy President and CEO Thomas Farrell replied that executives were “not here to do any saber-rattling.” Article
INDUSTRY
NE PUBLISHES 2019 REGIONAL ELECTRICITY OUTLOOK
ISO’s 2019 Regional Electricity Outlook (REO) is an annual report looking at the trends affecting New England’s power system today and in the future.
U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & COMMERCE HOLDS HEARING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
The March 7th hearing focused on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) delay of 16 appliance energy efficiency standards and failure to publish Final Energy Conservation Standards. Related documents are available here.