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Regulatory Decisions

Solar Community in Florida

Calling itself the nation’s first planned development to be powered exclusively by solar, Babcock Ranch, located north of Ft. Myers on Florida’s Gulf Coast, hosted its first permanent residents last month in preparation for its official grand opening in March. The new community, which features various residential neighborhoods being built around a town center and business district, projects that at least 500 people will call it home by the end of 2018.

Community Choice Programs

California adopted a timeline and waiver process for community choice aggregators to serve electric load.

Court Tells FERC to Reconsider Its Rules on Self-Funding

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded five orders.

Appeals Court Rejects Formula Rate Challenge

Debate centered on an argument that FERC prematurely approved formula rates for future electric transmission service without knowing whether such rates, at the time actually applied, would still be just and reasonable.

Texas Rejects Proposal for Utility-Scale Installation

AEP lithium ion battery storage proposal had been envisioned as part of its distribution system.

Vermont Confirms Jurisdiction over VoIP

On remand from the state supreme court, the Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) has ruled that federal communications law does not preempt the commission from asserting regulatory jurisdiction over Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telecommunications services. The commission previously had concluded that fixed VoIP services fit the legal description of telecommunications services under Vermont law, such that the commission was not proscribed by federal law from exercising its authority over VoIP.

Long-Term Contracts in Maine

Goals and objectives clarified for the procurement of electric capacity and energy.

Electric Vehicle Programs in Oregon

The state’s EV law does not prohibit utility ownership of EV service equipment.

Michigan Energy Data

Michigan reports status of the state's renewable energy and energy-efficiency (EE) programs.

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