John Burbridge

The Wyoming Public Service Commission held a regular open meeting to discuss several key agenda items. The consent agenda included consideration of minutes from previous open meetings, an application from Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) to adjust the 3-year Demand Side Management Plan budget, and applications for non-situs Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for transmission projects. Additionally, the commission addressed applications from RMP to update schedules for Avoided Cost Purchases of Power for Qualifying Facilities and for approval of the 2026 inter-jurisdictional cost allocation protocol. Further discussions involved Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s request for a general rate increase and High West Energy, Inc.'s Wildfire Mitigation Plan. The regular agenda included a formal complaint against RMP, an application from Questar Gas Company for approval of the Piceance Development Phase II, and an application from Black Hills Wyoming Gas, LLC for authority to pass on a Gas Cost Rate decrease. Also discussed was Black Hills Power, Inc.'s application for authority to pass on an Energy Cost Adjustment increase and RMP's application to cancel tariff Schedule 197. Finally, the commission received a status update on RMP's application to join the extended day ahead market.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission's open meeting agenda includes discussions on various topics. The consent agenda involves considering minutes from previous open meetings and addressing compliance issues of telecommunications service providers. The regular agenda features an application from Rocky Mountain Power for approval to partially decommission and sell certain Fall Creek Hydroelectric Development assets, a motion for continuance regarding Powder River Energy Corporation's Wildfire Mitigation Plan, and a presentation by Rocky Mountain Power on large load request procedures.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission held a series of regular open meetings. Discussions included Rocky Mountain Power's electric reliability standards, Powder River Energy Corporation's loan application, and All West Communications' petition for confidential treatment. The commission also addressed the WEXPRO base rate of return spreadsheets, Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative's avoided cost rate update, and proposed revisions to Commission Rules. Additional topics included the City of Torrington's Integrated Resource Plan, customer allocation agreements, and a formal complaint against Rocky Mountain Power. High West Energy's securities filing, Lower Valley Energy's loan application, and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.'s Wobbe Index were also reviewed.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission held a regular open meeting to discuss various dockets and applications. Key items included contract filings, petitions for confidential treatment, and applications for rate adjustments and program modifications from energy companies such as Powder River Energy Corporation, Rocky Mountain Power, Black Hills Energy, and Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. The commission also addressed issues related to extended day-ahead markets, demand-side management surcharges, gas cost rates, and energy efficiency surcharges. Additionally, the decommissioning of the Paris Hydroelectric Project and a power purchase contract between Rocky Mountain Power and ExxonMobil were discussed.

The 2025-2026 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) outlines Enbridge Gas Wyoming's strategies for meeting customer demand and service needs. Key areas of focus include investments in direct power generation for data centers, production and storage facilities for gas supply, transportation capacity, energy efficiency programs, environmentally responsible technologies, distribution system action plans, transmission infrastructure, and system reliability. The plan includes producing cost-of-service gas, purchasing a balanced gas portfolio, executing a Distribution System Action Plan, monitoring producer imbalances, maintaining flexibility in purchase decisions, reviewing price stabilization options, promoting energy-efficiency measures, contracting for peak-hour solutions, reviewing hedging practices, and continuing operation of an on-system LNG facility.