Docket No. 4568 - Review of The Narragansett Electric Company d/b/a National Grid (NGrid) - Review of Electric Distribution Design Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.6-24 Status of Docket: Closed. Notice of Opening of Docket and Pre-Hearing Conference Revised Procedural Schedule Technical Record Session Agenda for September 17, 2015 @ 9:00 AM. Notice of Technical Session - presentation by National Grid National Grid's presentation that was presented at the September 17 Technical Session Notice of Hearing - Oral Argument on Motions for Summary Disposition on October 16, 2015 @ 10:00 AM Notice of Technical Record Session for November 18, 2015 @ 10:00 AM - presentation by the Intervernors: Dept. of Navy's presentation "Consolidation of Rate G-32 and Rate G-62" Acadia, NECEC, EERMC and TASC joint outline presentation Wal-Mart Stores East LP and Sam's East, Inc. presentation Notice of Hearing - HEARING CANCELLED. At open meeting held on January 19, 2016, the PUC unanimously approved National Grid's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Filing without prejudice. Vote 3-0. Order No. 22465 approving National Grid's Motion to Withdraw rate design proposal filed on July 31, 2015. Written Order issued 7/6/16. National Grid's Rate Design Proposal and Testimony: National Grid - Executive Summary of Rate Design Proposal National Grid - Rate Design Proposal for new electric distribution rates designed to be revenue neutral to National Grid. In support of the proposal, the filing incorporates the following testimony, exhibits and workpapers: Book 1 - Transmittal Letter and Joint Pre-filed Testimony and Schedules of Peter T. Zschokke and Jeanne A. Lloyd Book 2 - Workpapers of Peter T. Zschokke and Jeanne A. Lloyd National Grid - Entry of Apperance of John K. Habib, Esq. and Nicholas D. Horan, Esq. on behalf of The Narragansett Electric Company d/b/a National Grid National Grid - Notice Regarding Access Fee National Grid - Joint Rebuttal Testimony of Peter T. Zchokke, Jeanne A. Lloyd and Timothy R. Roughan National Grid - Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Filing - The PUC unanimously approved National Grid's unopposed motion to withdraw without prejudice on January 19, 2016 open meeting. Motion to Intervene filed by: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) RI Office of Energy Resources (OER) Acadia Center (Acadia) RI Energy Efficiency Resources Management Council (EERMC) Wal-Mart Stores East, LP and Sam’s East, Inc. (Walmart) Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) Green Development, LLC dba Wind Energy Development, LLC (WED) The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) The Dept. of Navy (DON) Energy Development Partners, LLC Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) Hecate Energy LLC and CME Energy (Hecate-CME) Forbes Street Solar LLC (12/28/15) Testimony filed by the Intervenors the Division of Public Utilities & Carriers: Acadia's Direct Testimony of Abigail Anthony Acadia's Direct Testimony of Abigail Anthony regarding Access Fee Acadia's Surrebuttal Testimony of Abigail Anthony Energy Developtment Partners' Direct Testimony of Frank Epps regarding Access Fee EERMC's Direct Testimony of Scudder Parker EERMC's Surrebuttal Testimony of Scudder Parker DON's Direct Testimony of Ali Al-Jabir DON'S Direct Testimony of Ali Al-Jabir regarding Access Fee DON's Surrebuttal Testimony of Ali Al-Jabir Hecate-CME Joint Testimony of Nicholas Bullinger (Hecate) and William Martin (CME) regarding Access Fee NBC's Direct Testimony of James McCaughey regarding Access Fee NBC's Surrebuttal Tesimony of James McCaughey NECEC's Direct Testimony of Janet Gail Besser NECEC's Direct Testimony of Janet Gail Besser regarding Access Fee NECEC's Surrebuttal Testimony of Janet Gail Besser OER's Direct Testimony of Jason Gifford OER's Direct Testimony of Marion Gold OER"s Direct Testimony of Marion Gold regarding Access Fee OER's Surrebuttal Testimony of Mary Gold and Jason Gifford TASC's Direct Testimony of Caroline Golin TASC's Direct Testimony of Caroline Golin regarding Access Fee TASC's Surrebuttal Testimony of Caroline Golin Walmart's Direct Testimony of Steve W. Chriss WED's Index of Prefiled Direct Testimony and Exhibits : WED's Direct Testimony of Michelle Carpenter regarding Access Fee WED Exhibit 1 - Beyond Utility 2.0 to Energy Democracy WED's Direct Testimony of Karl Rabago regading Access Fee WED Exhibit 2 - Resume of Karl Rabago WED Exhibit 3 - Table of Formal Testimony of Prior Proceedings of Karl Rabago WED Exhibit 4 - Shinning Rewards Report WED Exhibit 5 - A Regulator's Guidebook: Calculating the Benefits and Costs of Distribured Solar Generation WED Exhibit 6 - Maine PUC Solar Report to Maine Legislature on Value of Distribution Solar Energy WED's Surrebuttal Testimony of Michelle Carpenter WED's Surrebuttal Testimony of Karl Rabago Division of Public Utilities & Carriers (Division) - Direct Testimony of Alvaro Pereira Division's Surrebuttal Testimony of Alvaro Pereira Division's Surrebuttal Testimony of Richard Hahn Motions/Objections: WED's Motion for Summary Disposition of National Grid's proposed Access Fees Acadia's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule - Motion to Amend was granted Acadia, CLF, NECEC and TASC Motion for Summary Disposition of National Grid's proposed Access Fees OER's Letter indicating no objection to the Motions for Summary Disposition filed by WED and Acadia National Grid's Objection to Motions for Summary Disposition and Memorandum of Law in Support of Objection At the hearing held on October 16, 2015, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), by a vote of 2-1, denied, without prejudice, the Motions for Summary Disposition on the basis that there were material issues in dispute and that it was too early in the process to rule on such a Motion where the intervener testimony on the issue had not yet been filed. The PUC has, however, provided additional time to the parties to file testimony related to the Access Fee. The Intervener Access Fee Testimony or Notice of Agreement or combination is due November 23, 2015. WED's Renew Motion for Summary Disposition of Access Fees proposed by National Grid (12/21/15) National Grid's Objection to WED's Renewed Motion for Summary Disposition and Memorandum of Law in support of objection (12/31/15) National Grid - Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Filing At open meeting held on January 19, 2016, the PUC unanimously approved National Grid's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw without prejudice. Vote 3-0. As a result, WED's Renew Motion for Summary Disposition was passed. Public Comments: Washington County Regional Planning Council, the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, and PRISM, the Partnership for RI Streetlights Management Northeast Solar & Wind Power, LLC Matthew P. Edwards Steere Electric LLC City of East Providence Data Requests/Data Responses: Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to PUC's 1st Set of Data Requests National Grid's Supplemental Response to PUC Data Request 1-31 National Grid's Revised Supplemental Response to PUC Data Request 1-31 National Grid’s Supplemental Response to PUC Data Request 1-18 PUC's 2nd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to PUC's 2nd Set of Data Requests National Grid's Responses to PUC's Data Request 2-4 and PUC 2-16 PUC's 3rd Set of Data Requests to National Grid Division of Public Utilities (Division) 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to Division's 1st Set of Data Requests Division's 2nd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses Division's 2nd Set of Data Requests Division's 3rd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid’s Responses to Division's 3rd Set of Data Requests Division's 4th Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to Division's 4th Set of Data Requests DON's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid’s Responses to DON's 1st Set of Data Requests DON's 2nd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to DON's 2nd Set of Data Requests DON's 3rd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to DON's 3rd Set of Data Requests CLF's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to CLF's 1st Set of Data Requests CLF's 2nd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to CLF's 2nd Set of Data Requests CLF's 3rd Set of Data Requests to National Grid NECEC's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to NECEC's 1st Set of Data Requests OER's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Responses to OER's 1st Set of Data Requests OER's 2nd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to OER's 2nd Set of Data Requests OER's 3rd Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to OER's 3rd Set of Data Requests National Grid's Supplemental Response to OER 3-1 OER's 4th Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to OER's 4th Set of Data Requests TASC's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid Walmart's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to Walmart's 1st Set of Data Requests WED's 1st Set of Data Requests to National Grid National Grid's Response to WED's 1st Set of Data Requests