Docket No. 5000 - Investigation into the Treatment of Storage as an Electric Distribution System Resource (opened 12/17/2019)

PUC Notice of Investigation and to Solicit Comments Regarding Scope of Docket (January 2020)

• PUC Notice to Solicit Comments - The PUC will accept comments until January 30, 2020 at 4:00 P.M.
• Comments submitted by:
  • The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid
  • Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC)
  • RI Office of Energy Resources (OER)
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (Division)

Staff-Led Storage Stakeholder Workshops and Meetings (Winter 2022-2023)

• Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. (remote participation only)
• Monday, December 12, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (In-person only, at PUC office)
  • Staff's Workshop Materials:
    • RI PUC Storage Report Overview and Workshop Orientation 
    • Carbon-Free Electricity Supply PowerPoint presentation 
    • 4600 Benefit Cost Framework PowerPoint presentation
  • Take-home Assignment Materials for Participating Stakeholders:
    • 4600 Worksheet Assignment Instructions
    • 4600 Worksheet Excel file
  • Informational Resources:
    • 4600 Guidance Document
    • 4600 Benefit Cost Framework
    • Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Report for Compliance Year 2022
• Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (In-person only, at PUC office)
  • Staff's Workshop Materials:
    • Qualitative Evaluation of Storage Benefits PowerPoint Using the 4600 Benefit CostPeople Framework PowerPoint presentation 
• Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. (In-person at PUC office + remote participation option)
  • Staff's Workshop Materials:
    • Presentation on Procurement Framework and Market Barriers 
  • Stakeholder Presentations:
    • RI Office of Energy Resources presentation on REF Storage Grant
    • Rhode Island Energy presentation on System Reliability Procurement (SRP) and ConnectedSolutions
• Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 9:30 AM - 1 PM
• Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 9:30 - 11 AM

Public Utilities Commission's Report to the Rhode Island Senate in response to Resolution 416

• Draft Report for public comment (issued July 10, 2023)
• Comments submitted by:
  • BlueWave
  • Clean Energy Group 
  • CPower
  • Green Development
  • Handy Law
  • Joint Comments of Advanced Energy United and NECEC
  • Rhode Island Energy
  • RENEW
  • RI Office of Energy Resources 
  • RI Attorney General
• Final Report to the Rhode Island Senate (issued October 18, 2023)