State Public Utility Commissions

Massachusetts DER Planning Proceeding

Investigating utility distributed energy resource planning and the assignment and recovery of costs associated with the distributed generation interconnection process and system modifications needed for interconnection.

EmPower Maryland

Requires utilities to achieve energy savings reductions equivalent to two percent of sales per year for the 2020-2030 program cycle.

New Jersey Clean Energy Program

Program has three tiers: ENERGY STAR, DOE Zero Energy Ready, and Zero Energy Ready Plus Renewable Energy. Incentives for zero-energy ready are $1,500 per unit for multifamily, $2,500 for townhouses, and $4,000 for single-family detached.

DC’s Proposed Light Touch Microgrid Regulation

Notice considers different multi-factor tests in use in other jurisdictions for determining when a microgrid should be subjected to complete utility regulation, and invites comment on the path forward in DC.