The Arkansas Advanced
Energy Foundation (AAEF) provides legal support, technical research, expert
testimony and staff support for participation by the Arkansas Advanced Energy
Association (AAEA) on behalf of advanced energy expansion, utility regulatory
transparency and consumer choice in proceedings currently before the Arkansas
Public Service Commission (APSC). The Commission is charged with
the duty of ensuring that public utilities provide safe, adequate and reliable
utility service at just and reasonable rates. The Commission is also charged
with the duty of ensuring that customers are not charged excessive rates for
such service. AAEA/AAEF will continue to seek to intervene on all
dockets that have implications for advanced energy consumers in Arkansas.
In this website platform, the
AAEF provides a listing of all PSC orders and filings by the AAEA in dockets
where AAEA is a participant. For a complete list of filings in these and
other dockets, please go to the APSC website.
Docket 13-002-U IN THE MATTER
OF THE CONTINUATION, EXPANSION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITY ENERGY
EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS IN ARKANSAS
Jan. 4, 2013 Order No. 1 in
Docket 13-002-U establishing a process and a timeline for the Arkansas Public
Service Commission (APSC) to resolve issues related to the development and
implementation of the second three-year cycle of comprehensive utility energy
efficiency programs in Arkansas and to recommend establishment of a
collaborative of all parties to address issues in the order.
Jan. 16, 2013 Petition by Arkansas
Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) to intervene in Docket 13-002-U on behalf of
advanced energy companies in Arkansas.
Jan. 30, 2013 Order No. 2 where
the APSC grants motions by AAEA and others to intervene and revises the
schedule for comments to Order No. 1.
Mar. 1, 2013 Order No. 3 granting
motion by WalMart to intervene in Docket 13-002-U.
Apr. 19, 2013 Joint Motion by the
Parties Working Collaboratively (PWC), including AAEA, recommending that the
Commission consider Arkansas-specific market conditions through a Potential Study
before establishing the proposed EE goals and targets for years 2015-2017.
Apr. 30, 2013 Order No. 4
establishing a revised comment and hearing schedule for Energy Efficiency Cost
Recovery (EECR) tariff updates from each of the public utilities.
May 15, 2013 Joint Initial Comments
of the PWC, including AAEA, on Order No. 1.
May 15, 2013 Additional initial
comments by AAEA on Order No. 1, including specific research and comments
concerning avoided costs and non-energy benefits that it requests the APSC to
consider and toauthorize the PWC to address at the next meetings of the
collaborative (PWC).
May 30, 2013 Reply Comments by
AAEA offering testimony from experts Jim Metzger and Greg Hamilton at direction
of the APSC.
Jun. 24, 2013 Order No. 5 granting
Entergy Arkansas’s request for budget flexibility in implementation of its EE
programs.
Aug. 29, 2013 Order No. 6 ruling on issues
pertaining to petition to intervene filed by the Arkansas Energy Office.
Sept. 3, 2013 Order No. 7 granting a motion for
potential study and establishing guidance for the 2015-2017 energy efficiency
program cycle, including modification of the annual filing schedule and
guidance regarding the establishment of energy savings goals and the utility
performance incentive, the calculation of utility avoided costs, program
cost-effectiveness screening, recognition of non-energy benefits, formalization
of the stakeholder collaborative process, and cross-fuel coordination of
weatherization and core commercial and industrial programs.
Oct. 1, 2013 Order No. 8 denying motion by Arkansas Energy
Office to intervene as a part in this matter.
Oct. 21, 2013 Request by the Professional Staff of the
PSC, AAEA and all other parties working collaboratively (PWC), that the PWC’s
response to Order No. 7 be under protective order because it will include
confidential information, such as budget and financial data, the release of
which might cause the utilities and their ratepayers to suffer material damage.
Oct. 28, 2013 Order No. 9 granting request for a
protective order based upon the reasonable need to protect information that
could impair the competitive bidding process for the Potential Study, and upon
the lack of objection by any party, with certain provisions.
Oct. 29, 2013 Joint Motion by the PWC requesting an
extension of the November 1 filing deadline for responding to Commission
directions in Order No. 7 due to involvement of several parties in another
matter pending before the Commission at this time.
Oct. 31, 2013 Order No. 10 granting request for extension
of PWC filing deadline to November 8, 2013.
Nov. 6, 2013 Joint Comments of the PWC in response to
Order No. 7 concerning weatherization and C&I Collaboratives.
Nov. 6, 2013 Independent response by the Arkansas Advanced
Energy Association regarding a proxy value for avoided carbon costs in the
evaluation of EE programs.
Nov. 7, 2013 Testimony by Mr. Scott Dimetrosky, APEX
Analytics-Independent Evaluation Monitor, regarding details and methodologies of
the Potential Study to determine maximum program potential of utility EE
programs.
Nov. 7, 2013 Testimony by Matt Klucher, Director of Rates
and Demand Resources, Arkansas Public Service Commission, regarding the
recommendation of the PWC for the EE potential study RFP and a third party
estimate of the cost of compliance with carbon regulation.
Nov. 7, 2013 Testimony of Gregg Eisenberg, Eisenberg
Energy-Independent Evaluation Monitor, regarding the recommended proxy value
for avoided carbon costs in the evaluation of EE programs.
Dec. 16, 2013 Order No. 12 approving recommendations of
the PWC with respect to the Weatherization Collaborative, C&I
Collaborative, the PWC Process and Conduct of Meetings, and Budgetary
Considerations. Directs the PWC to file by February 28, 2014 an estimate
of costs associated with the Collaborative Working Groups.
Feb. 14, 2014 Joint motion filed by AAEA and
other parties working collaboratively (PWC) for the extension of current energy
efficiency program portfolios through 2015 program year and for 2015 budget
flexibility. The proposed extension would utilize existing Program
Year 2014 budgets and incentive structure, but increase savings targets to 0.90%
of retail sales for electric utilities and 0.50% of retail sales for natural
gas utilities as directed by the Commission in Order No. 7.
Docket 12-060-R: IN THE
MATTER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION'S RULES
CONCERNING METER AGGREGATION AND COMBINED BILLING FOR NET-METERING CUSTOMERS
Aug. 8, 2012 Order No. 1 by the
APSC opening a proceeding to consider whether Arkansas statutes give the
Commission legal authority to establish rules under which customers may
aggregate metering and/or billing for the purpose of promoting net-metering and
whether such meter aggregation is in the public interest. This Order also
invites parties to comment on a “strawman” example of meter aggregation rules,
based on Model Net Metering Rules developed by the Interstate Renewable Energy
Council.
Aug. 21, 2012 Petition by the
Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) to intervene in Docket 12-060-R.
Sep. 4, 2012 Order No. 2 by the
APSC granting AAEA’s motion to intervene.
Sep. 10, 2012 Brief filed by AAEA
regarding APSC’s legal authority to make rules regarding aggregation of net
meters.
Sep. 10, 2013 Initial Comments to
Order No. 1 filed by AAEA.
Sep. 10, 2012 Exhibit filed by
AAEA concerning strawman example of meter aggregation rules.
Sep. 24, 2012 Reply Comments by AAEA to
initial comments by other parties.
Oct. 24, 2012 Order No. 3 by APSC
cancelling hearing schedule October 31, 2012, pending ruling on Commission’s
legal authority to promulgate rules.
May 15, 2013 Order No. 4 by APSC
confirming legal authority, proposing revised rules allowing net meter
aggregation and setting public hearing for June 21, 2013.
May 28, 2013 Final Comments by
AAEA.
Jun. 13, 2013 Order No. 5 by APSC
denying petition by Municipal Electric Cooperatives to intervene in Docket
12-060-R
Jun. 13, 2013 Order No. 6 by APSC
granting motion by Arkansas Electric Energy Consumers (AEEC) for extended
deadline to file final comments.
Jul. 3, 2013 Instructions filed
by APSC regarding access to transcript of hearing on June 21, 2013
Sept. 3, 2013 PSC
Order #7 revising Arkansas net metering rules to allow aggregation and combined
billing
Sept. 11, 2013 First Electric Cooperative becomes the
first utility to file net metering tariff changes with the PSC under Order #7,
revising state net metering laws to allow aggregation
Sept. 12, 2013 Ouachita Electric Cooperative files net
metering tariff changes with the PSC
Sept. 13, 2013 PSC Order #8: Directs PSC professional staff
to file revisions to the standard net metering tariff by September 17
Sept. 16, 2013 Joint motion filed by utilities and electric
cooperatives requesting extension of deadline to file revisions to standard net
metering tariffs
Sept. 17, 2013 Staff files markup of proposed revisions to
the standard net metering tariff
Sept. 19, 2013 PSC Order #9: Allows utilities and coops
until September 25 to comment on staff’s proposed standard tariff and sets
deadline for tariff compliance filings at 10 days after the next PSC Order
approving changes to standard net metering tariff
September 25, 2013 OG&E submits comments in response
to APSC General Staff’s proposed revisions to Standard Net Metering
Tariff
September 25, 2013 SWEPCO submits comments in response to
APSC General Staff’s proposed revisions to Standard Net Metering Tariff
September 25, 2013 Entergy Arkansas submits comments in
response to APSC General Staff’s proposed revisions to Standard Net Metering
Tariff