Sentences with phrase «utilities commission as»

Compounding the problem, Ledford and others say, is that Duke wants to recoup nearly all of its grid costs through a bill add - on or «rider,» which isn't subject to the same type of scrutiny at the utilities commission as base electricity rates or proposals for new power plants.

Nancy spent 3 years at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission as a clean energy advocate, pushing against utility plans to build «clean» coal power plant in Colorado and Arizona.

Not exact matches

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he would heed President Obama's call to preserve net neutrality — that is, treat broadband internet service providers as utilities (subject to more rigorous regulation than previously) to maintain equal access for all to the internet.

Property taxes in the U.S. are a complicated patchwork of different policies set by states, cities and counties as well as local school boards, fire departments and utility commissions.

Solar company Sunrun (RUN) even went so far as to file an open records request for communication between NV Energy employees, lobbyists, Gov. Sandoval and his staff, and current Public Utilities Commission Chairman Paul Thomsen.

Some corporations use customer surveys to impress their stockholders, others, such as public utilities, show the information to regulatory commissions, while still more use it to track trends over years.

Energy Future's board favored Sempra's bid after it also offered assurances it could get its acquisition of Oncor approved by Public Utility Commission of Texas, as well as a U.S. bankruptcy judge, the sources said.

As enacted, the bill transfers the decision on how to address the net metering cap to the public utility commission.

«As of now, according to our rules, they shouldn't be operating at the airport, «California Public Utilities Commission Director of Policy and Planning Marzia Zafar said.

But the real attention came in October, when the new company got a cease - and - desist order from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, as well as the California Public Utilities Commission.

As we noted in a previous report, a proposal to the New York Public Service Commission has been submitted by Orange and Rockland Utilities for a Tesla Powerpack system that could see a 70 % reduction in the demand charges on customer electricity bills.

Assist the Maintenance and System Manager in the commissioning, repair and maintenance and decommissioning of any utility and equipment as needed

While Trump's federal tax cut is causing headaches for some New Yorkers, Cuomo and regulators at the state Public Service Commission are working to ensure that utility customers in the state are able to reap some of the benefits as soon as possible.

LIPA, which Cuomo said «failed» its customers after Sandy and served as the impetus for his Moreland Act Commission that is now investigating the utility industry's post-storm response overall, did not fare nearly so well.

Cuomo established the commission on Nov. 13 to investigate the response, preparation and management of the utility companies during Sandy, as well as the other major storms that have hit the state in the past two years — Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Metzger is also the director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility commission is ordering 17 utilities to lower distribution rates as a result of federal tax - cutting legislation signed in December by President Donald Trump.

In addition to recommending the so - called circuit - breaker approach for property taxes and cuts to business taxes such as a complete phase out of the 18a assessment surchage for utilities, the commission called for linking the tax cap, consolidating services and individual tax credits for homeowners.

As Cuomo unveiled the new commission, the heads of the Assembly and Senate energy committees vowed to hold their own hearings into the utilities» performance.

«The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) will continue to set tariffs as set by law per our microscopic research and the concessionaire is required to invest a minimum US$ 100 million for the first five years.

The opposition New Patriotic Party has in a strongly worded statement described the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's (PURC) newly announced tariff increment, as «sheer wickedness» and «evil», asking the government to halt it.

State Public Service Commission chairwoman Audrey Zibelman, who inhereted the project when she took the helm as the state's chief utility regulator, recently issued a statement noting that regulators will «re-examine» the need for the transmission lines.

UPDATE: As reported by the Star Tribune, Gov. Mark Dayton said he would veto any legislation that cuts the Public Utilities Commission out of the process!

The candidate is perhaps best - known regionally as the founder / director of Citizens for Local Power, a local not - for - profit organization that provides a voice for community interests at the New York State Public Service Commission, serves as a local utility watchdog and promotes a more equitable, affordable, locally based clean - energy economy.

That move was championed by Republican leadership and the Texas Public Utility Commission and has opened the possibility for renewables as a substantial part of the energy portfolios for multiple cities, said Thomas Edgar, a professor of engineering and chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin.

The dispute was ultimately settled but the case underscored the high stakes of labor disputes involving electric utilities, as well as the potential danger to public safety and the need for clarification of the authority of state public utility commissions, Scott said.

Such a scene would have been difficult to imagine in December 2015 when the Public Utilities Commission voted to end net metering — as the credits paid to panel - owning homeowners for power sent back to the grid are called.

In 2003, Lee was elected to the position of Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education and as a gubernatorial appointment (2005 - 2009) to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

He installed a Tesla battery late last year to pair with his solar panels as part of a pilot program run by the California Public Utilities Commission to test home battery performance.

Recent curatorial projects include Junction, a series of site sensitive commissions to transform street - side utility boxes and Billboards at Leeds Rail Station involving artists such as Matthew Darbyshire.

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry later cited the IHS Markit report in a failed proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a proposal that was viewed as a thinly veiled bail out package for the Ohio - based electric utility FirstEnergy and Murray Energy.

As a result, they and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), their regulators, are no longer thinking only about the quantity of the renewables they want.

by Katie Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow As Appearing in Canada Free Press Governor Jerry Brown has just appointed two radical environmental justice activists to the California Public Utilities Commission, replacing two commissioners whose terms expired January 1, 2017.

The California Public Utility Commission's (CPUC) work on distributed energy resources (DER) has evolved into twelve major proceedings as well as those overseen by the California Energy Commission and the California Independent System Operator.

Energy Commission staff requests participation of the state's major utilities, including PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Sacramento Municipal Utility District, as well as other interested parties in this workshop.

Comparison of the Energy Commission staff's approach to incorporating efficiency impacts with other approaches, such as utility econometric methodologies.

The letter was submitted to the Utilities Commission this month by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, which supports the Air Force installation as a vital contributor to the region's economy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, as administrator of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, defines a holding company as «a company which directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a holding company» (15 USC 79b, par.

State solar organizations will gain membership and influence throughout the U.S. as net energy metering and rate design issues are tackled by state public utility commissions.

Rooftop Solar Threatened as Arizona's Biggest Public Utility Takes Over the Commission That Regulates It

She has worked in California clean energy policy for over 15 years, holding prior positions as Senior Regulatory Analyst at the California Public Utilities Commission and Advisor to a Commissioner at the California Energy Commission.

(New Mexico Public Regulation Commission) as shown in the New Mexico Utility Scale PV Projects slide.

New Mexico New Mexico has 122 MW (MegaWatt) of RPS Approved Contracts in Development and about 32 MW of Contracts Pending Approval by the NMPRC (New Mexico Public Regulation Commission) as shown in the New Mexico Utility Scale PV Projects slide.

As battery storage continues its expansion, more utilities commissions will follow New Mexico's lead — and once that happens, the market should expand exponentially.

Many think the legislation will open the floodgates to solar in Minnesota, especially now that Xcel and the state Public Utilities Commission have settled on various aspects of the program, such as how much per kilowatt - hour subscribers will earn.

«We expect to see an uptick in 2012 when utilities start to enter the market to cover their phase III obligations,» he said... More broadly, the market has been deflated by security concerns prompted by cyber attacks in January, as well as European Commission energy efficiency plans, which mean that companies need fewer credits to achieve their reduction targets.

The California Public Utilities Commission was also active in environmental programs, as was the California Energy Commission.

Most public utilities commissions and other regulatory bodies have rejected residential demand charges out of hand as being too confusing for consumers.

Other public utility commissions in other states are also considering mandating time of use rate plans as a way of reducing periods of peak demand that necessitate capital upgrades to grid infrastructure

As GTM reported, the company's efforts to block more stringent efficiency standards are now subject to an inquiry by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates at the California Public Utilities Commission.