SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF NEW ENGLAND WINTER GAS-ELECTRIC FORUM
(August 22, 2022)
As first announced in the Notice of Forum issued in the above-referencedproceeding on May 19, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led forum on Thursday, September 8, 2022, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, to discuss the electricity and natural gas challenges facing the New England Region. The forum will be open to the publicand held in the Emerald I & II Ballroom at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont, 870 Williston Rd, South Burlington, VT, 05403.
The updated agenda for this forum is attached, which includes the final forum panelists. All changes to this agenda since the Commission’s July 21, 2022 Supplemental Notice of New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum appear in italics.
The purpose of the forum is to bring together stakeholders in New England to discuss the challenges faced historically during New England winters and discuss the stakeholders’ differing expectations of challenges for future winters. The objectives of the forum are to achieve greater consensus or agreement among stakeholders in defining the electric and natural gas system challenges in New England and identify what, if any, steps are needed to better understand those challenges before identifying solutions.
While the forum is not for the purpose of discussing any specific matters before the Commission, some forum discussions may involve issues raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the Commission. These proceedings include, but are not limited to – changes or additions to the list below appear in italics:
Constellation Mystic Power LLC
Docket Nos.
ER18-1639-000
ER18-1639-014
ER18-1639-015
ER18-1639-017
ER22-1192-000
ISO New England Inc.
Docket Nos.
ER19-1428-000
ER19-1428-001
Docket No. AD22-9-000
ER19-1428-002
ER19-1428-003
ER19-1428-004
RENEW Northeast and AmericanClean Power Association vs. ISO New England Inc.
Docket No. EL22-42-0001
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC
Docket No. EL21-3-000
NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid, Inc. v. NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
Docket No. EL21-6-000
Only Commissioners and panelists will participate in the panel discussions. The forum will be open to the public for listening and observing, and written comments may be submitted in Docket No. AD22-9-000.
Registration for in-person attendance is required, and there is no fee for attendance. A link to attendee registration is available on the New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum e vent page. Due to space constraints, seating for this event will be limited and registrants that get a confirmed space will be contacted via email. Only confirmed registrants can be admitted to the forum given the maximum occupancy limit at the venue (as required by fire and building safety code). Therefore, the Commission encourages members of the public who wish to attend this event in person to register at their earliest convenience. Online registration will be open, as long as attendance capacity is available, until the day before the forum (September 7). Once registration has reached capacity, registration will be closed. However, those interested in attending after capacity has been reached can join a waiting list (using the same registration link) and be notified if space becomes available. Those who are unable to attend in person may watch the free webcast.
The webcast will allow persons to listen and observe the forum remotely but not participate. Information on this forum, including a link to the webcast, will be posted prior to the event on this forum’s event page on the Commission’s website. A recording of the webcast will be made available after the forum in the same location on the Calendar of Events. The forum will be transcribed. Transcripts of the forum will be available for a fee from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. (202-347-3700). 1 D ocket descriptive corrected from July 21, 2022 supplemental notice.
Docket No. AD22-9-000
Additionally, please note that the Commission will be implementing health and safety restrictions, as appropriate, associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Community Level mitigations. This may include requiring all participants to wear cloth face covers or masks as well as further limiting venue occupancy if Chittenden County is designated as having a high-community level in data expected to be released on the evening of Thursday, September 1. The CDC Community Level tracker may be found at the CDC COVID Data Tracker site.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov, call toll-free (866) 208-3372 (voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with the required accommodations.
For more information about this forum, please contact NewEnglandForum@ferc.gov for technical or logistical questions.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary
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