Montana State Legislature

Final  Agenda

HJ6- Power Reserve Study

• HJ6 Final Report Draft

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)

• ETIC Broadband Slides

PSC Agency Bill Introductions

• PSC Status of Litigation
• PSC Status of Dockets

Summary of Committee Approved Bill Drafts

• PD010, Railroad Track Inspection Program Draft
• PD0011, Special Select Committee on Energy Resource Planning & Acquisition Draft

Reports

• High-Performance Building Program Report (17-7-214(3) MCA)
• 9-1-1 Gis Mapping Account Report (10-4-310)

Final  Agenda

Public Service Commission Updates

• Status of Dockets
• Status of Litigation

Request for Rehearing of the Montana Public Service Commission

GridLab 2035 Reconducting Technical Report

GridLab  Options for Advancing Electric Transmission

Select Committee on Energy Resource Planning and Acquisition

• Updated Draft Language

Department of Public Services Regulation - Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Petitioners on Public Service Commission Rule Making
• Petition to Public Service Commission
• Public Service Commission Rule Motion

ETIC Rule Memo

Agenda

Universal System Benefits (USB) Reports

• 2023 Large Customers Annual USB Reports
• NorthWestern Energy's 2023 Electric USB Report
• NorthWestern Energy's Natural Gas USB Charge Rate Adjustment
• Montana Dakota Utilities 2023 USB Report
• Montana Electric Cooperatives Association 2023 USB Report

Wildfire Liability Statutory Considerations

HJ6: Power Reserve Study

• HJ6

Special Select Committee on Energy Resource Planning and Acquisition Update:

• Draft Bill

Public Service Commission Overview

• Status of litigation
• Status of Dockets

Transmission and the New Energy Economy

• Renewable Northwest
• RMI Energy Transformed

  Agenda

Public Service Commission (PSC) Update Materials

• PSC Railroad Inspection Draft
• Cold Weather Response Letter
• ETIC Status of Litigation March 2024
• Montana Rail Inspection Brief
• Letter to NorthWestern Energy regarding system operations during severe weather conditions
• PSC Status of Dockets

Agenda

PSC Update Materials

• Status of Litigation
• Status of Dockets
• Pipeline Safety Annual Summary
• NWE Short-term Generation Summary
• SD PUC Excel Energy Letter

PSC Railroad Inspection Draft

• Draft Language
• Subsection D Railroad Information
• PSC Railroad Program Presentation

  Agenda

• Electricity Markets and Transmission Organizations
• Electricity Markets: A Primer for State Legislators
• Western Energy Imbalance Market
• Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP)

Presenter Materials

HJ6: Power Reserve Study

• Basin Electric Presentation
• NWE Presentation

PSC Advanced Nuclear Update

T-Mobile Presentation

Energy Regionalization Study

• SPP Presentation
• CAISO Presentation
• NWE Presentation

Communication Advisory Commission Update

Administrative Rule Review

Administrative Matters

• Rules, Guidelines and Procedures for Interim Committees

Review of Interim Work Plan Options

• 2023 Energy Telecommunications Interim Committee (ETIC) Work Plan​​

Agenda

Interim Committee Rules

Natural Resource Legislation

ETIC Workplan

Reports

• Electric Universal System Benefits (USB) Report
• USB Annual Report
• Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association (MECA) Report

Administrative Rule Review