Energy Freedom Coalition Eversource Energy Liberty Utilities New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services New Hampshire Assistance New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Staff (ex officio) New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association/ Northeast Clean Energy Council Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Patricia Martin, Retired Engineer Retail Energy Supply Association Revolution Energy The Jordan Institute Unitil Energy Systems Inc. The Working Group held its first all day Working Group meeting on April 29, 2016 and met for eight day-long meetings over a ten-month period with the final meeting on February 3, 2017. In addition to the face-to-face full day Working Group meetings, the Working Group established a couple of Task Forces to work through issues and develop recommendations for the full Working Group’s consideration (i.e., Customer and Utility Data Task Force and the Task Force on Integrating Existing Statutes with Grid Mod). There were also homework assignments between Working Group meetings for all the Members, which were usually completed in groups of Members, as well as specific requests for certain members to draft different proposals on issues for the full Working Group’s consideration. Overall, consensus was reached (defined as unanimous support by all 14 members of the Working on most of the recommendations and work products in this Report. In those instances where one or more Working Group member did not agree, the report provides alternative options and identifies the supporters of each option. There may be areas of relevant concern that lie outside this report due to 1) other ongoing proceedings, such as the net metering docket (DE 16-576) and the Energy Efficiency Resource Standard implementation process, and 2) limitations in the scope of the Working Group Report. Overview of report This Report includes five additional chapters. Chapter 3 explicates the Working conceptualization of the outcomes and capabilities and the enablers related to grid modernization practices. In Chapter 4, the Working Group covers numerous recommendations related to distribution system planning. Chapter 5 covers recommendations in several areas related to improving customer engagement around distributed energy resource issues including rate design, advanced metering functionality, customer and utility data, and customer education. In the Chapter 6, the Working Group lays out its recommendations on utility cost recovery and financial incentives. In the last Chapter (7), the Working Group identifies a series of
Energy Freedom Coalition Eversource Energy Liberty Utilities New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services New Hampshire Assistance New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning New Hampshire Office of the Consumer Advocate New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Staff (ex officio) New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association/ Northeast Clean Energy Council Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Patricia Martin, Retired Engineer Retail Energy Supply Association Revolution Energy The Jordan Institute Unitil Energy Systems Inc. The Working Group held its first all day Working Group meeting on April 29, 2016 and met for eight day-long meetings over a ten-month period with the final meeting on February 3, 2017. In addition to the face-to-face full day Working Group meetings, the Working Group established a couple of Task Forces to work through issues and develop recommendations for the full Working Group’s consideration (i.e., Customer and Utility Data Task Force and the Task Force on Integrating Existing Statutes with Grid Mod). There were also homework assignments between Working Group meetings for all the Members, which were usually completed in groups of Members, as well as specific requests for certain members to draft different proposals on issues for the full Working Group’s consideration. Overall, consensus was reached (defined as unanimous support by all 14 members of the Working on most of the recommendations and work products in this Report. In those instances where one or more Working Group member did not agree, the report provides alternative options and identifies the supporters of each option. There may be areas of relevant concern that lie outside this report due to 1) other ongoing proceedings, such as the net metering docket (DE 16-576) and the Energy Efficiency Resource Standard implementation process, and 2) limitations in the scope of the Working Group Report. Overview of report This Report includes five additional chapters. Chapter 3 explicates the Working conceptualization of the outcomes and capabilities and the enablers related to grid modernization practices. In Chapter 4, the Working Group covers numerous recommendations related to distribution system planning. Chapter 5 covers recommendations in several areas related to improving customer engagement around distributed energy resource issues including rate design, advanced metering functionality, customer and utility data, and customer education. In the Chapter 6, the Working Group lays out its recommendations on utility cost recovery and financial incentives. In the last Chapter (7), the Working Group identifies a series of
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