Municipalities can get access to grant monies
Municipal authorities have exciting new projects that will reduce costs to customers, improve safety, and protect the environment. But these capital projects take money. Where can municipal authorities find the funds to take on these big capital improvements without...New Bill is No Fix
On June 7, 2024, Senator Stefano, Chairman of the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, introduced SB 1250. The overt purpose of the bill appears to be to require the Public Utility Commission (“PUC”) to convene stakeholder groups for the...FERC Issues Rulemaking that will Alter the Future of the Electricity Grid.
FERC’s Rule 1920, approved May 13, 2024, will require major changes to the way expansions and improvements to our nation’s electricity grid will be planned and paid-for. Under the new rule, grid planners will use a 20 year time horizon for planning, and will need to...Proposed Legislation Would Allow PUC to Make Law
On April 30, 2024, the Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee passed SB 1174, which was introduced by its Chairman, Senator Stefano. The Bill, if passed and signed into law, would allow the Public Utility Commission (“PUC”), without...Is this the beginning of the End for Net Metering in PA?
By Todd Stewart at HMS Renewable Energy On January 12, 2024, State Senator Lisa Boscola, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), introduced Senate Bill 1040 (Bill) that would, among other things, eliminate commercial scale net metering...