Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order accepting for filing an Operating Agreement between Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), as well as revisions to a contract for transmission service with WAPA. The agreement was filed on August 31, 2022, and
Social services
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an order approving an informational study agreement between Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) and Grand Valley Rural Power Lines, Inc. (Grand Valley). The agreement aims to improve the reliability of Grand Valley's transmission system by studying potential upgrades to PSCo&
Social services
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a settlement agreement between We Energies and various parties, including Citizens Utility Board (CUB), Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group (WIEG), and RENEW Wisconsin. The agreement addresses rate design issues for We Energies' electric and natural gas services in Wisconsin. The settlement terms
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order, approving revisions to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Wholesale Distribution Tariff. The revisions, filed by PG&E on July 29, 2022, reflect changes to service agreements and work performance agreements for existing points
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order approving the Joint Dispatch Service Agreement between Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Platte River Power Authority, and Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC. The agreement aims to facilitate the efficient operation of a joint dispatch service, enabling the parties to
Social services
As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize and expand broadband access in rural West Virginia, Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, has announced a significant infrastructure project that will bring high-speed internet to over 13,000 unserved customers in Logan and Mingo counties. The project, which is currently
Social services
A group of organizations has submitted a filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to review the Public Service Company of Colorado's (PSCo) demand side management and beneficial electrification plan. The filing relates to the company's strategic issues in electric and gas demand side management. Attorneys
Public utilities
A dispute is unfolding between Citadel Energy Marketing, LLC, Tourmaline Oil Marketing Corp., and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) over the proposed rate design for PG&E's 2023 Gas Transmission and Storage Cost Allocation and Rate Design (GT&S CARD). Citadel and Tourmaline
Public utilities
MidAmerican Energy Company has responded to the procedural schedules proposed by various parties, including the Office of Consumer Advocate, Iowa Business Energy Coalition, Tech Customers (Google LLC, META Platforms, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation), and Environmental Organizations, in the Iowa Utilities Board docket RPU-2022-0001. The company seeks to reject the proposed
Electric utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission has initiated a rulemaking process to modernize the electric grid for a high distributed energy resources future. This process aims to address the challenges posed by the increasing adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar and energy storage, and to ensure a reliable
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), requiring the company to refund the time-value of revenues collected without Commission authorization. The order stemmed from PG&E's failure to timely file revisions to its Interconnection
Public utilities
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to proceed with repairs to the Scott Dam spillway. The approval was issued on August 25, 2022, after FERC reviewed the construction package and temporary construction emergency action plan (TCEAP) submitted by
