Illinois Endorses AMI Plan, New Employee Hires
Illinois grants Nicor Gas a 137.1 million revenue increase, of $208.5 million requested.
Regulatory Decisions
Connecticut Reviews Millstone Plant Status
Assessment released for Millstone nuclear generating station.
Montana Requires Switch to 12-CP Method of Cost Allocation
NorthWestern Energy ordered to change the way it allocates property tax expenses.
Federal Tax Cuts
Michigan asks FERC to order interstate natural gas pipeline operators to lower their rates.
Federal Solar Import Tariffs
Commissioner McDonald disagrees with federal tariff imposed on solar panels imported from China.
Offshore Wind Power in New York
Governor Cuomo released a master plan to develop 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030.
Billing Rules in Michigan
The Michigan Public Service Commission has ordered two affiliated energy utilities, DTE Electric Company and DTE Gas Company, to provide evidence that they did not violate established and tariffed billing rules when they converted to a new billing system.
Appellate Court Sustains FERC’s Approval of ISO-NE Tariffs
The court is deprived of jurisdiction over claims brought by a party who fails to first seek rehearing before FERC.
Ohio Court Remands Renewable Energy Credit Refund Order from 2013
Finding that the underlying action was tantamount to unlawful retroactive rate making, the Ohio Supreme Court has sent back to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission a 2013 decision in which the commission had required FirstEnergy Corporation’s Ohio affiliates to return to their customers more than $43 million for what the commission deemed to be excessively priced purchases of renewable energy credits (RECs) dating back to 2010. In its decision, the commission said that an audit had revealed that some of the utilities’ REC purchases had not been prudent and therefore must be disallowed.
Court Finds Full Trial Needed in FERC Enforcement Action
Contrary to FERC’s position, the defendants/respondents are entitled to a full civil trial with respect to the underlying enforcement action brought against the defendants by FERC.