Montana State Legislature

  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