Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development

09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 13:20

NOTICE OF DRAFT CHANGES ON NET METERING IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (Commission) opens Docket R 24 003 to[...]

NOTICE OF DRAFT CHANGES ON NET METERING IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska (Commission) opens Docket R-24-003 to consider regulation changes in Title 3 of the Alaska Administrative Code at Chapter 50, dealing with the eligibility threshold for customer connection for net metering. Specifically, the Commission proposes to increase the net metering capacity limit set out in 3 AAC 50.910 from 1.5% to 20% of an electric utility's average retail demand.

You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to the Commission at 701 W 8th Ave, Ste 300, Anchorage, AK 99501. Additionally, the Commission will accept comments submitted to the Commission's website at: http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System, by accessing this notice on the system and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 5 p.m. on November 12, 2024, and should reference Docket No. R-24-003.

If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Sam Vukasin by telephone at 907-276-6222, toll free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-8937 or by email at [email protected] no later than November 7, 2024 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.

Since this is a regulation proceeding, commenters are not required to serve their comments on other entities or persons set out on the service list of this notice. Interested persons may request from the Commission copies of the comments filed in this proceeding. For a copy of the draft regulation changes and related materials, contact the Commission's Records & Filings Section at the above address or at 907-276-6222 or go to http://rca.alaska.gov and type "R-24-003" into the Find the Matter search box.

Statutory authority: AS 42.05.141; AS 42.05.151; AS 42.05.291; AS 42.05.311; AS 42.05.321

Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 42.05.141; AS 42.05.151; AS 42.05.291; AS 42.05.311; AS 42.05.321


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