Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (MADRI) Working Group

Pennsylvania

On February 1, 2007, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell unveiled an Energy Independence Strategy. View press release on the Governor's web site.
Listen to the audio from the Pennsylvania PUC's January 19, 2007, Demand Side Response (DSR) Working Group meeting by visiting the DSR Meeting Audio & Presentations page.
The Pennsylvania PUC's Key Electric Issues page contains information about key investigations and working groups that are underway, several of which are related to MADRI topics.
In October 2006, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission directed that the Demand Side Response Working Group reconvene to investigate certain issues and offer specific recommendations in the areas of Efficient Energy Usage and Conservation, Demand Side Response, Advanced Metering Infrastructure, and Ratemaking Mechanisms. The order was entered on October 11, 2006 at Docket No. M-00061984. (PDF 56 KB)

On August 29, 2008, the Public Service Commissions of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Delaware, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities submitted a letter to PJM addressing the inclusion of energy efficiency in the PJM capacity market (PDF 479 KB).
Information on two October 2006 orders creating a decoupling mechanism for two New Jersey natural gas companies:
- Press release from the BPU. (PDF 18 KB)
- Press release from South Jersey Gas. (PDF 16 KB)
- Press release from New Jersey Natural Gas (PDF 23 KB)

On August 29, 2008, the Public Service Commissions of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Delaware, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities submitted a letter to PJM addressing the inclusion of energy efficiency in the PJM capacity market (PDF 479 KB).
As a follow-up to the Case 9111 proceedings in Maryland, the PHI companies filed the business case supporting the AMI proposals in their Case 9111 demand side plans on December 21, 2007:
-Delmarva Power & Light Company (PDF 9.15 MB)
-Pepco (PDF 9.17 MB)
Maryland PSC Decouples Utility Rates
On July 20, 2007, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved a new rate mechanism for the state's largest utilities that "decouples" rates and thus eliminates a disincentive for the utilities to promote energy efficiency and demand response. The new rate mechanism allows the utilities to increase their rates for power distribution to make up for lost revenues if the demand for electricity drops, thereby decoupling their revenues from electricity sales. See the Maryland PSC press release (PDF 48 KB)
News from Maryland on a new interconnection working group. (PDF 48 KB)
Materials from this working group are accessible on the PSC's web site
News on a new demand response working group in Maryland. (PDF 47 KB)
Materials from this working group are accessible on the PSC's web site

On August 29, 2008, the Public Service Commissions of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Delaware, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities submitted a letter to PJM addressing the inclusion of energy efficiency in the PJM capacity market (PDF 479 KB).
On January 12, 2007, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia issued Order No. 14166 (PDF 581 KB) approving the implementation of a two-year smart meter pilot program, called SmartPowerDC, and the associated tariff filed by PEPCO. Fact sheet (PDF 16 KB)

On August 29, 2008, the Public Service Commissions of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Delaware, and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities submitted a letter to PJM addressing the inclusion of energy efficiency in the PJM capacity market (PDF 479 KB).
On February 6, 2007, Delmarva Power in Delaware filed a significant set of energy-efficiency and demand-response-related proposals potentially affecting most of the MADRI footprint. See press release (PDF 45 KB) entitled, "Delmarva Power Unveils Proposals to Lower Costs, Improve Reliability, and Enhance Energy Independence." Links to primary documents will be posted here when available.