National Grid Requests 30-Day Extension for Quarterly Reports

Strategic Insights -

In a letter to the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), dated August 26, 2020, Cynthia L. DeCambre, Senior Counsel for National Grid, requested a 30-day extension for filing the Company's Quarterly Clean Energy Dashboard (CED) Scorecard and Quarterly Earnings Adjustment Mechanisms (EAM) report. This request is in accordance with the PSC's Order Authorizing Utility Administered Energy Efficiency Portfolio Budgets and Targets for 2019-2020.

Key Takeaways:

  • National Grid is seeking a 30-day extension until October 1, 2020, to file its Quarterly CED Scorecard and NMPC Quarterly EAM report.
  • The company has identified an error in its energy efficiency tracking database and is working to correct it, which requires additional time.
  • The CED Scorecard Reports present National Grid's energy efficiency program achievements in a standardized format, while the EAM reports incentivize the company to deliver beneficial outcomes to customers through system efficiency, energy efficiency, and environmentally beneficial electrification.
  • The Public Service Commission's Order Authorizing Utility Administered Energy Efficiency Portfolio Budgets and Targets for 2019-2020 requires National Grid to file these reports quarterly.

Statistics:

  • 30 days: extension requested by National Grid to file its Quarterly CED Scorecard and NMPC Quarterly EAM report.
  • 2018: the year the Public Service Commission issued the Order Authorizing Utility Administered Energy Efficiency Portfolio Budgets and Targets for 2019-2020, which requires National Grid to file these reports quarterly.
  • 60 days: the time frame within which National Grid is directed to file quarterly reports on its electric and gas earnings adjustment mechanisms (EAMs).

Sources:

  • New York State Public Service Commission (August 26, 2020)

"Pursuant to the Public Service Commission's Order Authorizing Utility Administered Energy Efficiency Portfolio Budgets and Targets for 2019-2020 issued March 15, 2018 in Case 15-M-0252, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid ("NMPC"), The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY and KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (collectively "National Grid") are directed to file quarterly Clean Energy Dashboard ("CED") Scorecard Reports..."

  • Order Adopting Terms of Joint Proposal and Establishing Electric and Gas Rate Plans in Cases 17-E-0238 and 17-G-0239 (issued March 15, 2018)

"Cy ndra L. Decambre, Senior Counsel, NY Reg ul tory Legal Department 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02451 T: (781) 727-9011[?] [?] [?] cynthia.decambre@nationalgrid.com[?] [?] [?] www.nationalgrid.com"