Kim Battista

The document is an agenda for a public meeting/hearing concerning the application by Vulcan Solar Project, LLC, for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility authorizing the Vulcan Interconnection Project. This project involves a single circuit 500-KV gen-tie transmission line connecting the Vulcan Energy Center (a solar photovoltaic generation and battery energy storage facility) to the existing Salt River Project Hassayampa Switchyard. The agenda outlines the schedule for the hearing, including designated times for public comment sessions, and details the procedural steps to be taken by the Committee, such as considering requests to intervene, conducting the hearing, discussing proposed findings of fact and conditions for the certificate, and ultimately voting on the certificate of environmental compatibility.

The ACC Policy Statement addresses utility disincentives to energy efficiency and decoupled rate structures. It discusses the need for increased energy efficiency in Arizona, the purpose of decoupling mechanisms, and the benefits of demand-side management programs. The statement also covers decoupling workshops, stakeholder concerns, and policy statements regarding energy resource needs, energy efficiency standards, and revenue decoupling.

The Arizona Corporation Commission convened an open meeting to conduct a five-year review of its rules of practice and procedure. The review was initiated following Decision No. 78544, which mandated a periodic assessment of all rules to determine if amendments or repeals are necessary. The Hearing Division was tasked with creating a 5-Year-Review Report for the P&P Rules, including recommendations for potential actions. The analysis and recommendations presented in Exhibit A were adopted by the Commission, leading to a directive for the Hearing Division to commence a new rulemaking docket aimed at comprehensively amending the P&P Rules.

The Arizona Corporation Commissioners held an open meeting to discuss and adopt a Rules Review Procedure. The procedure is designed to be substantially similar to the Governor's Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) review procedures, including the preparation of an economic impact statement and a statement of the effect of the rule on small business. The adopted Rules Review Procedure will be placed on the Commission's website and will apply to all Commission rulemakings that have not yet had publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to commence the formal rulemaking process.

The Arizona Corporation Commission held an open meeting to conduct a five-year review of the rules of practice and procedure before the Power Plant and Line Siting Committee. The Legal Division filed a memorandum to open a docket for the review of the Line Siting Rules and extended the deadline for stakeholders to file written comments. Comments were received from Dianne Post, AriSEIA and Sierra Club jointly, Arizona Public Service Company (APS), Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and UNS Electric, Inc. (UNS) jointly, and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (SRP). The Legal Division's analysis and recommendation in Exhibit A were adopted by the Commission, and the Legal Division was directed to open a new rulemaking docket for the Line Siting Rules to complete the amendment process.