Every Wednesday, Stateside Associates will feature energy-related legislative, regulatory, and federal programs impacting state and local public policies and proceedings, including upcoming Groups events, activities, and conversations in This Week in Energy.
For more information on our Energy Practice, please contact Taylor Beis.
LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY and LOCAL UPDATES
LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS
NEW JERSEY
The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee will hold a hearing on September 19 regarding the following:
AB 3035: This measure prohibits non-electric vehicles from parking in an electric vehicle charging location under certain circumstances.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
AB 4624: This measure would require each electric utility in the State to submit a tariff for commercial customers to the Board of Public Utilities for approval.
Contact: Maxwell Klein
OREGON
The House Climate, Energy, and Environment Interim Committee is scheduled to meet on September 23. The Committee is scheduled to hear from:
- Oregon Department of Energy on energy siting
- Oregon Department of Energy on increasing energy demand
- GridLab on grid-enhancing technologies
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on the status of the Climate Protection Program
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on the Recycling Modernization Act
REGULATORY HIGHLIGHTS
CALIFORNIA
The California Energy Commission staff will hold a workshop on September 20 to share staff’s proposed concept for battery pilot manufacturing line funding in California.
Contact: Marshall Bellando
MARYLAND
The Public Service Commission will accept comments until September 23 on proposed rules concerning small generator facility interconnection standards. Contact: Amy Cole
MASSACHUSETTS
The Department of Public Utilities will accept comments until September 20 on a staff proposal for amendments to the single parcel rule.
Contact: Genevieve Kaplan
NEW YORK
The Public Service Commission will accept in comments until September 23 on the Draft Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review.
Contact: Jose Cordero
LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS
For more information regarding the below local highlights, please contact Stephanie Rojo, Director of Local Services.
MICHIGAN
On September 16, the Ann Arbor City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 102 (Home Energy Rating Disclosure). The proposed amendments would clarify the timing, duration, and public accessibility requirements of the disclosures required under the HERD Ordinance and better align the requirements of the Home Energy Score Report with the DOE report template. The proposed ordinance amendment also updates the penalties section to broaden enforcement authority, as well as fixes capitalization, grammar, and consistency errors to eliminate confusion. The Council will consider the ordinance on second reading during its October 7 meeting. Video from the meeting is available here.
WASHINGTON
On September 17, the Seattle City Council considered a resolution relating to the city's participation in the State of Washington’s Clean Fuels Standard Program.
Video from the meeting is available here.
On September 18, the Seattle Land Use Committee will consider an ordinance relating to Seattle’s construction codes and adopting the Energy Code
GROUPS EVENTS
For more information on upcoming events, contact Taylor Beis.
Annual Meeting
Chattanooga, TN
September 22-24
