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Senate committee hears nominee James Mendiola on utility rates, renewables and island priorities
Summary
A Senate standing committee heard testimony for Jun James Mendiola Jr.'s nomination to the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission, focusing on utility rates, CUC finances, and renewable energy trade-offs; the committee closed public comment and will forward written testimonies to the full Senate for confirmation consideration.
The Senate standing committee held a public hearing on the nomination of Jun James Mendiola Jr. to the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), during which members and public commenters urged prioritizing services for the smaller islands, pressed CUC accountability, and questioned how renewable energy investments would affect rates.
Floor Leader Manlonia, who led questioning, said Mendiola’s finance and modeling background — including work on debt capacity, credit-rating and pricing models — would be useful to the CPUC and asked what he saw as the most pressing challenges for CNMI utilities. "What we can learn from the past, what we're doing in the present, and how we're gonna guide the future,"…
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