Docket No. 5015 - Public Utilities Commission's Review Of Least Cost Procurement Standards (2/20/20)

Status of Docket: Closed

PUC Order No. 23890 approving and adopting Least Cost Procurement (LCP) Standards. The LCP Standards are incorporated by reference as Appendix A attached to the Order. Written Order issued Augsut 25, 2020.

Least Cost Procurement Standards - Final Clean Copy

Prior to PUC's adoption of Least Cost Procurement Standards:

PUC Notice of Technical Session to be held on February 26, 2020

• Redlined version of current LCP Standards
• Annotated Table of Contents
• Proposed Revisions to LCP Standards

Motions to Intevene submitted by

• RI Distributed Generation Board (DG Board)
• RI Office of Energy Resources (OER)

PUC Notice of Technical Session to be held on March 13, 2020. March 17 technical session was postponed to April 9, 2020. Notice of Technical Session on April 9, 2020

• OER's suggested changes to LCPS Chapters 1-3
• OER's proposed change adding Equity standard
• Division's suggested edits to LCSP Chapters 4-6
• The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid's comments to LCPS
• Acadia Center's suggested edits to LCPS
• EERMC's suggested edits to LCPS
• OER's recommended revisions to Chapter 1 of the Standards related to SRP

PUC Notice to Solicit Comments on Draft Least Cost Procurement (LCP) Standards issued on May 29, 2020 - Written comments due June 19, 2020. The following submitted written comments:

• RI Office of Energy Resources
• RI Energy Efficiency Resource Management Council
• Acadia Center
• Green Energy Consumers Alliance
• Division of Public Utilities
• The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid