Public Service Commission directs staff to draft order after mid‑quad Focus on Energy adjustments

The Public Service Commission on May 15 directed staff to draft an order implementing mid‑quad adjustments to the Focus on Energy program, selecting a moderate increase in natural‑gas savings goals and endorsing the program administrator’s plan for allocating additional funds for the remainder of the four‑year cycle.

Commissioner Nieto, the commission’s delegated commissioner on Focus on Energy issues, described the discussion as "a mid quad check‑in, essentially," saying the program runs on a four‑year cycle and that updated economic and budget information that became available after the quad began prompted the proposed adjustments.

The commission agreed to the staff and program administrator APTIM’s (APTIM, Inc.) recommendation to raise the Quad 4 natural‑gas (therm) savings target at the…