Settlement Halves Rate Relief for Delmarva Power
Maryland grants Delmarva Power a further $13.4 million rate increase.
Regulatory Decisions
West Virginia OKs Coal Plant Transfer
Monongahela Power to proceed with planned purchase of Pleasants Power Station.
Minnesota Agrees to Cancellation of Biomass PPA
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved an electric utility’s proposal to terminate a power purchase agreement (PPA) that had been executed pursuant to a state law requiring the utility, Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy, to construct and operate, or contract to construct, installed capacity generated by farm-grown closedloop biomass. The original PPA plan called for the purchase of a 55- megawatt biomass facility from its current owner, which had earlier announced its intention to offer the plant for sale and then close the facility.
Hawaii Endorses Amended DR Plans from HECO
Revised DR portfolio focuses on four specific grid-centric endeavors.
New York, Pennsylvania Eye Ongoing Deployment
Broadband communications services facilitated for rural and less populated areas.
Default Service in Pennsylvania
Guidance provided to utilities and suppliers as to how to handle particular residential customer situations.
Avoided-Cost Rates in Louisiana
PURPA rules come into play only when a jurisdictional electric utility is subject to an independent PURPA obligation.
Competitive Energy Markets in Maryland
A task force analyzing the state's customer choice programs recommends augmenting competition.
Consolidated Billing in Pennsylvania
Only regulated utilities are able to provide consolidated bills to retail electric consumers.
Iowa Highlights New Rate Design in IPL Order
Interstate Power & Light to increase revenues by $130 million.