When regulators voted in March to streamline the process of setting utility energy efficiency goals, there was relatively little discussion and they ultimately approved an order that had “pretty much been driven by staff,” Cavros told Utility Dive.
“Commission staff did not incorporate any of the significant recommendations proposed by SACE or any of the other non-utility stakeholders into the proposed rule presented to the commissioners,” the group noted in its request for a hearing.
A hearing would “better inform the commission on the range of options it has to modify the rule in a way that provides more information to the commission in setting cost-effective energy efficiency,” the group said.
