Commission Chat 17: Optimism from FERC!
In this video I go over some of the slides presented at a meeting with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and why I think some of this is positive news and why I am optimistic!
Commission Chat 16: Return on Equity
In this video we explore what ROE is, why it is important, how it is set by the Arizona Corporation Commission, and why the phrase “No utility should earn more than 2% ROE” is completely misguided and detrimental.
Commission Chat 15: Public Comment Discussions and Automated Agenda Software
I give a sneak peek of the upcoming automated agenda software and a look at why we needed an adjustment to the public comment signup process that everyone is up in arms about right now.
Commission Chat 14: CA is dragging down AZ energy!
A look at the California ISO energy market and how it is affecting all the states at the time this video was being made. Link to the page in the video: https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/prices.html
Commission Chat 13: Lots of updates!
In this video, we discuss the following:
The fastest regular Open Meeting that I’ve seen
APS Marketing and Trading tour
Working with ADOA on website updates
I’ve been appointed to represent AZ on a couple boards to share power in the western US
TEP rate case
Prop 412 in Tucson
Rio Verde Foothills water issue
An EPA workshop on forever chemicals in our water, and
Next week’s Energy Reliability Summit
Commission Chat 12: Baseload and Renewable Interaction
In this video, we discuss baseload and how renewables and solar interact with the baseload, and why it’s becoming a real problem.
Commission Chat 11: Effective Public Comment
How to give effective public comment before the commission, and likely other regulatory or government bodies. This is not an authority on the subject, but following these steps will help you stand out amongst most other commenters. Don’t forget to like and share this video with your friends!
Commission Chat 10: OM Recap and new ED
We recap the Open Meeting this week, including the very hot topic of Community Solar and how the votes fell. We also welcome our new Executive Director, Doug Clark.
Commission Chat 9: SRP Water Release, Newsletter, and Upcoming Agenda
SRP is releasing a bunch of water from Bartlett dam, Commissioner Thompson kicked off his newsletter updates (sign up https://azcc.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e9a3c20d7e5eeddfd26568ad7&id=2cac1d2d3b), and we discuss the upcoming agenda.
Commission Chat 8 – OM Recap
We recap the open meeting this week. I forgot to mention the acronym DDSR which is Distributed Demand Side Resources. To get email updates on upcoming Commission Chat videos, go to www.nickmyers.us and sign up!