Lynn Bark Energy Center, LLC Formal Hearing

The Potomac Edison Company’s application seeks a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to rebuild the Messick Road-Ridgeley 138-kilovolt transmission line in Allegany County, Maryland. The proceeding is an en banc evidentiary hearing.

A contested evidentiary hearing concerning LSE Lumen LLC's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a 3 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Garrett County.

A contested evidentiary hearing on Otterdale Mill Road Md PV LLC's application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a 3.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Carroll County.

The proceeding concerns large-load customer regulations and tariffs interconnecting to the electric system servicing Maryland.

En banc legislative-style hearing in Case PC72 concerning large load customer regulations and tariffs interconnecting to the electric system serving Maryland.

The hearing concerns Idaho Power’s petition to evaluate its Class Cost-of-Service methodology, consider alternative Class Cost-of-Service studies, and determine cost-of-service considerations for new large-load customers. Parties may present proposals, witnesses, testimony, and exhibits, with questions following presentations and witness testimony. The public may listen to or watch the proceedings.

Case No. PC72 concerns large load customer regulations and tariffs for customers interconnecting to the electric system serving Maryland. The legislative-style hearing is before the Commission en banc.

The Environmental Improvement Board will consider NMED’s petition to adopt proposed new rule 20.2.51 NMAC, Methane Abatement. The proposal would establish a state methane super-emitter program: qualified entities could seek certification as third-party notifiers and submit detections made with approved remote methane-sensing technologies. A super-emitter event is defined as a detected emissions event with a quantified methane rate of at least 50 kg/hr. NMED would review notifications and provide them to owners or operators of sources within 50 meters; operators would investigate the event, repair responsible leaks, and report their findings to NMED. The proposal would also require zero methane emissions from designated facilities with natural-gas-driven process controllers, including gathering and boosting stations, processing plants, tank batteries, transmission compressor stations, and well sites. It sets out exemptions, closed-vent-system design and operating requirements, inspections of closed-vent systems and self-contained controllers, and annual reporting of inspections and repairs. The hearing is open to the public and allows technical testimony, general public testimony, written comments, and cross-examination. The Board may act on the proposal after hearing the testimony and evidence.

The Environmental Improvement Board will hear testimony, evidence, and public comment on NMED’s petition to adopt proposed rule 20.2.51 NMAC, Methane Abatement. The board may deliberate and act on the proposal at the hearing’s conclusion or meet later to consider action. The hearing is open to the public; technical testimony is given under oath or affirmation and is subject to cross-examination. Members of the public may also provide oral or written nontechnical comments. The proposed rule would establish a state methane super-emitter program modeled after the federal program. Certified third-party notifiers could submit reports of remotely detected events with quantified emissions of at least 50 kg/hr; NMED would review notifications and send them to owners or operators of sources within 50 meters, who would investigate, repair leaks, and report their findings. The rule also proposes zero-methane requirements for natural-gas-driven process controllers at designated oil and gas facilities, along with closed-vent-system and controller inspection requirements and annual reporting. The hearing will consider the proposed rule, petition, and statement of reasons.