Comments Due - MMRC Date - DPU 16-64-F
The Department seeks written comments for the narrow purpose of informing its future determination of the MMRC Date no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 14, 2017. Please indicate which question is being answered. Comments, excluding attachments, should not exceed ten pages and may be provided in response to any or all of the following questions.
Should the 1,600-MW threshold be calculated in AC or DC? Why? Why not?
Should the 1,600-MW threshold include all solar generating facilities in the
Commonwealth (i.e., facilities located in investor-owned utility and municipal
light plant service territories)? Why? Why not?
What is the minimum threshold that the Department should use to interpret the
term “installed”: (1) constructed and interconnected; (2) constructed, but not
interconnected; or (3) a different interpretation? Why? Why not?
Any person who desires to file written comments shall file an original and one (1) copy of such written comments with Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110. All documents should also be submitted to the Department in electronic format using one of the following methods: (1) by e-mail attachment to dpu.efiling@state.ma.us and the hearing officer Staci.Rubin@state.ma.us; or (2) on a CD-ROM.
The text of the e-mail or CD-ROM must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding (D.P.U. 16-64-F); (2) the name of the person or company submitting the filing; and (3) a brief descriptive title of the document. The electronic filing should also include the name, title, and telephone number of a person to contact in the event of questions about the filing.