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TNS Tipoffs - State Regulatory (Energy) Newsletter for Friday August 15, 2025 ( 7 items )  

ACC Directs Staff to Begin Process to Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * ACC Directs Staff to Begin Process to Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission voted unanimously during the August 14, 2025 Open Meeting, to direct Staff to take the next step to repeal of the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Rules (A.A.C. Title 14, Chapter 2, Article 18). The rules were established by the Commission   more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Weekly Hearing Schedule for Aug. 18-22, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 15 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for Aug. 18-22, 2025: * * * Monday, August 18, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46262; ALJ: GORMAN; TIME: 10:00 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: BENNETT; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION BY PRAIRIE CREEK WIND FARM II, LLC FOR CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS BY THE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO ITS JURISDICTION OVER PETITIONER'S ACTIVITIES AS A GENERATOR OF ELECTRIC POWER. * * * Monday, August 18  more

Minn. Commerce Dept.: Minnesota Fights Back Against EPA's Unlawful Cuts to Solar for All Program
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Fights Back Against EPA's Unlawful Cuts to Solar for All Program Commerce warns of higher bills, lost jobs, and energy insecurity for more than 11,000 Minnesota families * SAINT PAUL, MN: Today, the Minnesota Department of Commerce condemned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) attempt to unlawfully terminate the $62 million Solar for All grant awarded to Minn  more

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Approves Minnesota's First Stand-alone Battery Storage Project
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approves Minnesota's first stand-alone battery storage project St. Paul, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a site permit for the Snowshoe Energy Storage Project, a 150-megawatt (MW) stand-alone battery storage facility proposed by Snowshoe BESS, LLC. This is the first stand-alone battery  more

N.Y. Financial Services Dept. Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Secures $2 Million Cybersecurity Settlement With Healthplex, Inc.
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 15 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Secures $2 Million Cybersecurity Settlement with Healthplex, Inc. Healthplex's Cybersecurity Failures Enabled an Email Phishing Attack to Expose Customers' Sensitive Personal Data * New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced today that Healthplex, Inc. (Healthplex) will pa  more

N.Y. PSC Dramatically Reduces National Grid's Rate Request
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 15 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * PSC Dramatically Reduces National Grid's Rate Request Commission Adopts Multi-Year Joint Proposal Roundly Supported by Company, Department Staff, Consumer Advocates, Trade and Labor Groups, and Large Industrial Customers * ALBANY -- The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today adopted a joint proposal establishing three-year electric and gas   more

Vice Chair Myers Votes With ACC to Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 15 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Vice Chair Myers Votes with ACC to Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates Phoenix, Ariz.-- At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) August 14, 2025, regular open meeting, Vice Chairman Nick Myers joined the Commission in a 5-0 vote to direct ACC Staff to file a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the Secretary of State's Office to repeal the Renewable Energy Mandates (A.A.C.  more