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From Notice: 

In 2021, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority) established the Residential Tariff program, now termed the Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (RRES) Program, and instituted an annual review to examine the RRES Program. Interim Decision, Feb. 10, 2021, Docket No. 20-07-01, PURA Implementation of Section 3 of Public Act 19-35, Renewable Energy Tariffs and Procurement Plans (Interim Decision). On January 11, 2024, the Authority initiated this proceeding to serve as the administrative record of the Authority’s annual program review and approval of the Year 4 RRES Program rules and other key compliance filings. As part of such annual review, this proceeding will evaluate program data and metrics including deployed megawatts (MW) and low- and moderate-income customer participation. Ultimately, the annual RRES review is intended to ensure the program is “on track to at least maintain historical deployment levels and to deliver a carbon free grid by 2040.” Interim Decision, p. 40. Further, this proceeding will be used to “set the Residential Tariff rates, any separate [renewable energy certificate (REC)] payments, and any fully, non-bypassable charges for program applications received during the following calendar year.” Id.

The Authority hereby requests briefs from the docket Participants. The purpose of the briefs is for the Docket Participants to summarize their respective positions on various topics discussed in the above-referenced docket; however, the briefs should not be a restatement of written comments submitted in the docket.

The Authority will accept briefs from Participants in the above-referenced docket through Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.

Notice (08/19/2024) 
24-08-02 (01/11/2024)
(Annual Residential Renewable Energy Program Review – Year 4)