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Authority staff said the IES program, established by a prior PURA decision and administered through a program cycle focused on demand‑side management, selected seven projects for phase‑3 deployment. Three selected pilots—Tantalus, GridEdge, and Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS)—sought changes to their milestone schedules and, in one case, to project funding. Staff evaluated motions filed by the three firms and recommended the authority grant the requested adjustments.

Tantalus told the authority it enrolled 52 households compared with a target of 200 and requested a reduction in its project budget from $1,290,000 to $972,000 and roughly a three‑month extension. Tantalus and its measurement and verification subcontractor said data quality remained strong and that extended timelines, additional weather data, and further testing of control strategies had improved analysis.

GridEdge requested moving the due date for its field demonstration report to Dec. 6, 2025, citing required project design changes to address customer concerns about impacts to solar tariffs and renewable energy credits and the unexpected exit of its vehicle‑to‑grid charger manufacturer, which reduced available time for system testing and data analysis. GridEdge said the extension would allow more robust testing and reporting.

SGS requested extensions for eight of nine project milestones, shifting overall completion to Feb. 2, 2026. SGS attributed delays to limited IT resources at UI (the utility program administrator), cybersecurity concerns about third‑party hosting, and challenges integrating sites. As of July 10, 2025, SGS advised it had UI authorization to deploy its software; staff said without the extension SGS would be limited to testing with simulated data.

Staff recommended that the authority grant motions 14, 15, and 16 to modify the standard form agreements (SFAs) and extend the projects’ schedules as requested. The commissioners adopted the interim decision by roll call vote with all present voting yes.

The interim decision updates SFA milestones and reporting timelines for the three pilots and preserves the program’s tracking, reporting, and cost‑recovery framework established in earlier IES orders. The authority’s adoption allows the projects additional time to complete real‑world testing and produce the field demonstration reports required under the program.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Meeting (July 23, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on July 23 granted milestone extensions for three Innovative Energy Solutions pilot projects, approving a reduced budget and a short schedule extension for Tantalus, a longer extension for GridEdge, and multiple milestone shifts for Smarter Grid Solutions.","taxTitle","Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Departments and Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Connecticut","taxId",15761,"location","Connecticut","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6157404,"PURA declines immediate prioritization of pole-attachment applications tied to Connected Communities grants",109,53000,162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5465367-3c7b78d4d40ee7272e1dc954349afd5f&start=53&end=162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5465367-3c7b78d4d40ee7272e1dc954349afd5f/thumbnail_53000.jpg","/articles/6157404/Connecticut/PURA-declines-immediate-prioritization-of-pole-attachment-applications-tied-to-Connected-Communities-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6157404-32522e1fc421174b7f414d0c76ca80c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1775589300&Signature=Wr3eAH5EU4GVBLcYh5ojayYTL16FRHg2yrfZXteqRVGPpxUgpDz7Do~Cw7HXHTSV8aPDiDMspnRQ8rrIKa-50a9jzr3ZAz1BEpwD-UlDd4KIIB8zZY2~r53MtGR4m9IANBYtqSQBkY4BNQn0c2nylHzUod7IkVSas1pYpvaqRzFU54LOqJbi9hJDR3X3kr-s5FQj08YHP3PRGIzMzW1GN7tUaJLi3LL2SMOXdur1BM5fJ-9REmuNwdmJt~zcWo99mnkD4LkQ2iRbdBBpAt4YPsAkuH7qHV1Z5rupBAZKOz-Ri87z5eF3bii5hjTOB47HFXxn0kXhmWWx0D7p7wTPfw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on July 23, 2025, voted to adopt a supplemental decision declining a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection request to require prioritization of pole‑attachment applications tied to the Connected Communities grant program. The decision was made during a remote teleconference meeting of the authority.

Authority staff explained that the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) asked PURA to prioritize applications and processes associated with projects awarded funding through the Connected Communities grant program because federal requirements call for deployments to be completed by December (the transcript did not specify a year). Staff told the commissioners the authority conducted written discovery and held a technical meeting to learn what make‑ready work would be required and the status of the awardees’ deployments.

Staff reported that, at the time of the supplemental decision, the grant awardees had not submitted any pole‑attachment applications to poll administrators and that the volume and type of make‑ready work remained unknown. Because of that uncertainty, staff concluded there was no way to determine how formal prioritization would affect the current backlog poll administrators are facing and recommended declining to require prioritization at this time. The decision allows DEEP to renew its request after awardees submit applications or provide clearer estimates of the required make‑ready work.

The supplemental decision includes a drafted proposal that would detail how prioritization could be implemented within the pole‑attachment process, how the one‑touch make‑ready and self‑help processes might be used to expedite work, and whether prior one‑touch make‑ready (OTMR) decisions would need modification to permit prioritization. Staff recommended the supplemental decision for the commissioners’ adoption, and the panel adopted the decision by roll call vote with all present voting yes.

The action preserves the status quo for pole‑attachment application processing while keeping open the option for DEEP to request prioritization later, once applicants and required make‑ready scopes are known. No changes to processing priorities were ordered at the July 23 meeting.","The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on July 23 declined a state agency request to require prioritization of pole-attachment applications for projects funded by the Connected Communities grant program, saying awardees had not yet filed applications and the make-ready workload was unknown.","actionData","errors"]

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PURA approves extensions and a budget cut for three IES pilot projects

PURA declines immediate prioritization of pole-attachment applications tied to Connected Communities grants