1. ORDER NO. 1 (COMMISSION) On the basis of recent developments and of significant and continuing changes in cost and technology associated with renewable DG, which will potentially expand the types and frequency of similar dockets, this order establishes a docket to more broadly collect information to consider whether any change is warranted in the Commission’s policies related to renewable DG, beyond those policy changes contemplated in Docket No. 16-027-R. A procedural schedule is established herein. Ms.
8. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission's Response to Petition to Intervene by Wal-Mart Stores Arkansas, LLC, and Sam's West, Inc. Ks
14. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits Response to Petition to Intervene by Arkansas Advanced Energy Association, Inc. Ks
22. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits Response to Petition to Intervene by Arkansas Electric Energy Consumers, Inc. Ks
31. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits Response to the Petition to Intervene filed by National Audubon Society, Inc. Ms.
33. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits Response to the Petition to Intervene filed by Energy Freedom Coalition of America, LLC. Ms.
34. General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits its Amended Response to the Petition to Intervene filed by The Alliance for Solar Choice. Sr.
35. NOTICE: (Elana C. Wills, Commissioner) Parties and pending intervenors to this docket are hereby notified that I am related as a second cousin to Doug McMillon who is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) President and CEO and a member of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Board of Directors. I do not maintain a close family relationship with Mr. McMillon and I believe that I am fully capable of rendering a fair and impartial decision in this proceeding, and therefore do not believe there is any basis for recusal. Any Request for Recusal shall be filed no later than noon on June 24, 2016. Absent the filing and subsequent acceptance of such a Request, I intend to fully participate in this proceeding. Cm
37. ORDER NO. 2 (COMMISSION) The General Staff having raised the issue of similar interests among petitioners, the Commission directs any petitioner in the groupings recommended by Staff either to indicate agreement with Staff, or to demonstrate why the Petitioner's interest is not adequately represented by any other Party or petitioner to the proceeding or why the Petitioner otherwise should be admitted individually. Responses by Petitioners to Staff's recommendations shall be filed in this docket on or before noon, Friday, June 24, 2016. Further, Rule 4.02(a)(4) of the RPPs provides that any petition to intervene is deemed denied if not acted on within twenty days. Therefore, all petitions to intervene filed in this docket are held in abeyance pending further Commission action. Ms.
45. Reply to the General Staff's Amended Response to Petition to Intervene and Petition to Proceed as an Independent Intervenor of Solar Energy Arkansas, Inc. Ks
75. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporations submits letter stating they will not be filing any reply comments in this Docket. AECC does not waive, withdraw, or relinquish any previous assertions or comments made to this Commission, and reserves all rights to participate, contest, and/or challenge any future issue that is raised in this docket. Ks
97. ORDER NO. 5 (COMMISSION) Accordingly, the Commission directs that: 1. Additional petitions to intervene in this Docket shall be filed no later than noon on January 12, 2018. 2. Further procedural filings, including the commencement of timelines for the filing of comments and testimony, will be addressed by subsequent orders after the intervention period has ended.
100. ORDER NO. 6 (COMMISSION) The Alliance for Solar Choice is allowed to withdraw as a party to this Docket. The Secretary of the Commission is directed to remove TASC from the official service list for this Docket. Ks
102. ORDER NO.7 (COMMISSION) BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. Solar Energy Arkansas, Inc., is allowed to withdraw as a party to this Docket. The Secretary of the Commission is directed to remove SEA from the official service list for this Docket. SJ.
103. ERRATA ORDER NO. 8 (COMMISSION) Order No. 7 is withdrawn in its entirety as Solar Energy Arkansas, Inc. (SEA) did not file a Motion to Withdraw in this Docket; instead, SEA’s counsel filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel on November 27, 2017, stating that SEA intends to submit an appearance by new counsel as soon as practicable. SEA’s counsel’s Motion to Withdraw as Counsel is granted effective as of the date SEA files an appearance by its new counsel. Ks
107. Response to Petition to Intervene by the Advanced Energy Management Alliance filed by the General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Ks
108. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits response to the petition to intervene filed in this docket by Environmental Defense Fund and Mission:data Coalition, Inc. Cm
109. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits response to the petition to intervene filed by The
Home Performance Coalition. Cm
110. ORDER NO. 9 (COMMISSION) Accordingly, for good cause shown, Advanced Energy Management Alliance (AEMA); Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Mission:data Coalition (Mission:data); and The Home Performance Coalition (HPC) are each granted intervention as Parties in this Docket. Ks
113. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits its response to the Motion for Exemption and Request for Withdrawal filed on March 8, 2018, by Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and AECC’s Member Cooperatives. Cm
114. Reply to Staff’s Response to the Cooperatives’ Motion for Exemption and Request for Withdrawal filed by Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation. Cm
118. ORDER NO. 10 (COMMISSION) Therefore, the Commission orders and directs as follows: 1. Pre-workshop procedural comments shall be filed no later than noon on September 28, 2018. 2. An initial Educational Workshop on DER and Grid Modernization Procedural Issues, as well as public educational workshops on DER issues and further proceedings in this Docket, will be set by future order. 3. The Commission defers action at this time on the Cooperatives' Motion for Exemption and Request for Withdrawal. Cm
119. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits letter requesting Michael Sappington be removed from official service list and Jennifer Hoss be substituted. Sr.
120. Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund and Mission:data Coalition, Inc., submits comments for the Commission’s investigation related to Distributed Energy Resources, in response to the Commission’s July 27, 2018 Order. Sr.
126. Joint Comments of the Office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Arkansas Electric Energy Consumers, Inc., in Response to Order No. 10. Cm
131. The Office of the Attorney General of Arkansas requests that Sarah Tacker and Shawn McMurray be removed from the Service List and replace them with Michael Sappington and Mary Thompson. CM
133. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission requests that Jennifer Hoss be removed from the official service list, that Bridgette Frazier be listed as the lead attorney on the service list, and that Dawn Kelliher be listed as co-counsel on the service list. Sr.
136. ORDER NO. 11 (COMMISSION) Working with Staff and the Facilitators, the Commission will host the first public Educational Workshop on DER and Grid Modernization Issues on June 11 and 12, 2019, in the Commission Hearing Room, beginning at 9:30 a.m. During their meetings with the Parties, the Facilitators intend to engage the Parties regarding opportunities for their active participation in the Workshop as presenters of their perspectives on DER issues. More details on the Workshop, including an agenda, will be provided at a later time. Ks
141. Liberty Utilities (Pine Bluff) Water Inc., and The Empire District Electric Company request that Derrick Smith be replaced by Larry Chisenhall on the official service list. Ks
142. ORDER NO. 12 (COMMISSION) The schedule for second, third, and fourth public Educational Workshops on DER and Grid Modernization Issues is set forth herein. Ks
143. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission requests that Dan Parker be removed from the official service list in Docket No. 16-028-U, and that Whit Cox be listed as the co-counsel on the service list. Cm
144. Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation, Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative, Inc., C & L Electric Cooperative Corporation, Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation, Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation, Farmers Electric Cooperative Corporation, First Electric Cooperative Corporation, Mississippi County Electric Cooperative, Inc., North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corporation, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corporation, Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative, Inc., South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc., Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corporation, (collectively referred to herein as Joint Movants), pursuant to the Arkansas Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure (RPP) Rule 3.10, submits their Joint Motion for Clarification. Sr.
145. The Office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (“Attorney General”), submits its Response in Support of Joint Motion for Clarification. Sr.
148. ORDER NO. 14 (COMMISSION) As a notice of change in the dates for third Educational Workshop on DER and Grid Modernization Issues, the Arkansas Public Service Commission advises that Workshop 3 will be held on October 29 and 30, 2019, at the offices of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209. Also the schedule for Workshop four is now tentatiely scheduled as set forth herein. Cm
149. ORDER NO. 15 (COMMISSION) The fourth Educational Workshop on DER and Grid Modernization Issues will be held on January 22, 23, and 24, 2020, at the offices of the Southwest Power Pool, 201 Worthen Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223. Workshop 4 will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day. Ks
150. The General Staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits letter stating to remove Bridgette Frazier from the official service list and replace her with Whit Cox as the counsel of record and Danielle Hoefer as co-counsel. Cm
151. ORDER NO. 16 (COMMISSION) In order to afford the Parties and stakeholders participating in this Docket the maximum notice of the schedule for the fifth Educational Workshop on DER and Grid Modernization Issues, the Arkansas Public Service Commission announces that Workshop 5 will be held on May 7 and 8 at the offices of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day and conclude by 4:30 p.m. When finalized, an agenda will be posted on the DER website at: http://www.apscservices.info/DER/ . Ks
152. ORDER NO. 17 (COMMISSION) The Commission advises the Parties to this Docket and interested persons that the facilitator for this proceeding will schedule a one-hour webinar on each of the original dates (May 7 and May 8, 2020), and will provide the names of the speakers, the subject matter of the presentations, and times of the events by email and by posting same on the Commission’s DER website: http://www.apscservices.info/DER/. Sr.
155. NOTICE of Commissioner Justin Tate, hereby notifies all parties of this docket his capability of rendering a fair and impartial decision in this proceeding. Any Request for Recusal shall be filed no later than December 1, 2020. Absent the filing and subsequent acceptance of such a Request, Commissioner Tate intends to fully participate in this proceeding. Ks
156. Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, The Empire District Electric Company, Southwestern Electric Power Company, and Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation jointly submit Motion for Clarification. SR.
159. The Secretary of the Arkansas Public Service Commission submits email from Crystal Ursin, wife of Luis Contreras, notifying the Commission of his death and requesting the Commission to withdrawn him as an intervenor from this docket. MLL
160. ORDER NO. 18 (COMMISSION) The Commission grants Ms. Ursin’s request and directs the Secretary to remove Dr. Contreras as a Party to Docket Nos. 16-027-R and 16-028-U. Ks
175. ORDER NO. 19 (COMMISSION) Therefore, the Commission declines to adopt any of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's federal standards at this time. Additionally, the Commissions orders and directs as stated in this order. Cm