4965835 Public Service Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Formal Case No. 945, In The Matter Of The Investigation Into Electric Services Market Competition And Regulatory Practices
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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
FORMAL CASE NO. 945, IN THE MATTER OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO ELECTRIC SERVICES MARKET COMPETITION AND REGULATORY PRACTICES
1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) hereby gives notice, pursuant to Sections 34-802 and 2-505 of the District of Columbia Code,[1] of its intent to amend Chapter 29, “Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard,” of Title 15, "Public Utilities and Cable Television", of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, in not less than 30 days from the date of publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the D.C. Register.
2. The proposed amendments modify Section 2901 (“RPS Compliance Requirements”) of Chapter 29 of the Commission’s rules. The purpose of the amendments is to change the deadlines for submission of electricity suppliers’ annual Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard compliance reports and for submission of suppliers’ compliance fees from May 1 to March 1.
3. Section 2901.7 is amended to read as follows:
2901.7 Each Electricity Supplier's annual compliance report shall be submitted to the Commission by March 1 of the calendar year following the year of compliance. After notification of a decision of non-compliance by the Commission, a supplier shall, within ten (10) days, submit the appropriate payment, take the actions necessary to come into compliance, or file its response contesting the decision.
4. Section 2901.9 is amended to read as follows:
2901.9 Any Electricity Supplier that fails to meet its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard requirements must submit the required annual Compliance Fee to the District of Columbia Renewable Energy Development Fund administered by the District of Columbia Department of the Environment's Energy Office (DDOE or Energy Office) by March 1 of the calendar year following the year of compliance.
5. Any person interested in commenting on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking must submit comments and reply comments in writing no later than thirty (30) days and forty-five (45) days, respectively, from the date of publication of this Notice in the D.C. Register. Comments and reply comments are to be addressed to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, 1333 H Street, N.W., West Tower, Suite 200, Washington D.C., 20005. After the comment period expires, the Commission will take final rulemaking action.
