Public utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission is currently considering an order to update the surcharge mechanisms for public purpose programs, following the issuance of a rulemaking proceeding. The Voice on the Net Coalition (VON) has submitted reply comments in response to the order, arguing that the existing revenue-based funding mechanism should
Public utilities
Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) and Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) have reached a stipulation and recommendation with the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Department of Defense, and other stakeholders, including Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Industrial Utility Customers, Inc., and The Kroger Co. The
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a deficiency letter to Exelon Generation Company, LLC and its affiliates, requesting additional information on their proposed transaction. The transaction involves the distribution of ownership interests of Exelon Generation's intermediate holding company owner, HoldCo, to Exelon Corporation's current
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted an amended and restated generator interconnection agreement (GIA) for a generating facility in Minnesota. The agreement was submitted by Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to Deuel Harvest Wind Energy, LLC, Otter Tail Power Company, and MISO. The amended GIA was accepted for
Electric utilities
As President Biden and Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters push for a corporate income tax rate increase to 28%, Michigan households and businesses will bear the brunt of the burden. Utility companies will pass the cost of the tax hike on to customers, driving up electric, gas, and water
Public utilities
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has issued a notice by Brazoria Telephone Company announcing its intention to discontinue providing wireline broadband Internet access service (WBIAS) on a tariffed basis effective July 1, 2021. The company will instead offer WBIAS on a permissive detariffed common-carriage basis, as permitted by the
Public utilities
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved the installation of a fiber optic cable at a crossing where Leesport Avenue intersects the Norfolk Southern Railway track in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County. Level 3 Communications, Inc. notified the Commission that the alteration of the crossing has been completed, and the Commission
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order approving the Engineering and Procurement Agreement between Arizona Public Service Company and AES Energy Storage, LLC. The agreement, filed on February 12, 2021, aims to interconnect AES Energy's facilities to the Navajo Southern Transmission System 230 kV Transmission
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted a revised Interconnection Local Delivery Service Agreement (ILDSA) No. 1336 between American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC) and Buckeye Power, Inc. The revised agreement reflects previous-quarter revisions to delivery points and monthly charges. AEPSC requested that the revised attachment be accepted effective
Public utilities
Windstream Services, LLC has submitted a request to the North Carolina Utilities Commission for approval to discontinue certain services, including Ethernet services supported by AT&T's Metro E and Opt-E-Man platforms, in various locations across the United States. The discontinuance is a result of AT&T&
Public utilities
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) received a joint application from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas and Big River Telephone Company, LLC, for approval of an interconnection amendment under the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The applicants
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Dr. Lelio H. Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., of Geosyntec Consultants, as the independent consultant responsible for conducting the eleventh Part 12D safety inspections of the Iron Canyon and McCloud Developments of the McCloud-Pit Project. Dr. Mejia's qualifications
