PSC approves consultants, engineering nominations and coop credit-extension on consent

The Public Service Commission approved a slate of administrative agenda items on consent, including nominations of engineering firms for district energy-efficiency work, retention of outside consultants for utility cost reviews and an extension of a revolving line of credit for a cooperative.

Under docket R31106, commissioners approved commissioner nominations of engineering firms to provide services for political-subdivision energy-efficiency programs for 2025, with stated budget limits for district allocations. Staff recommended and the commission approved Henderson Ridge Consulting to perform prudence and cost-recovery reviews for Intergy-related filings with proposed budgets (Henderson Ridge proposals were reported in the transcript as $62,400 in fees and $2,200 in expenses for one item and $184,400 for another item; staff described the amounts on the record).

On docket S36267, the commission approved a staff-recommended amendment to extend the term of a $75 million revolving credit facility for cooperative 1803 for an additional three-year term, with other terms unchanged; staff said 1803 is undergoing tariff review under U37212 that should ensure revenue adequacy to service debt. The commission also ratified prior interventions in FERC/related dockets and passed several other staff-nominated housekeeping items.

All motions on the administrative items were seconded and recorded on the public record as passed; the transcript did not include a detailed roll-call tally for each motion on the public record.