In
previous newsletters, we reviewed various aspects of New
York's grid modernization initiative, known as Reforming the
Energy Vision ("REV"), and advised that similar
initiatives are taking place in California, Hawaii, Minnesota and
Maryland.
Maryland's case was initiated on September 26, 2016, in part
as an outgrowth of the merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings, Inc.
("Pepco"). The order issued by the Maryland Public
Service Commission ("PSC") in that merger case required
Pepco to file a plan for transforming its electric distribution
grid and to fund up to $500,000 for a consultant to advise the PSC
on those issues. The PSC's September 26, 2016 Notice of Public
Conference ("Notice") established a statewide
proceeding "to ensure that electric distribution systems in
Maryland are customer-centered, affordable, reliable and
environmentally sustainable," acknowledging that it was
following similar proceedings that had been initiated elsewhere in
the country.
