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Ann Arbor | Birmingham | Detroit | Grand Haven | Grand Rapids | Kalamazoo | Lansing | Novi 201 North Washington Square | Suite 910 Lansing, Michigan 48933 Telephone 517 / 482-6237 | Fax 517 / 482-6937 | www.varnumlaw.com Laura Chappelle [email protected] August 4, 2020 Ms. Lisa Felice Executive Secretary Michigan Public Service Commission 7109 W. Saginaw Highway P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909 Re: MPSC Case No. U-20697 Dear Ms. Felice: Attached for electronic filing in the above-referenced matter, please find the Official Exhibits EIB-1 through EIB-9 on behalf of Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Institute for Energy Innovation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Very truly yours, Laura A. Chappelle LAC/sej Enclosures c. All parties of record.

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Page 1: August 4, 2020 Executive Secretary Michigan Public Service

Ann Arbor | Birmingham | Detroit | Grand Haven | Grand Rapids | Kalamazoo | Lansing | Novi

201 North Washington Square | Suite 910 Lansing, Michigan 48933

Telephone 517 / 482-6237 | Fax 517 / 482-6937 | www.varnumlaw.com

Laura Chappelle [email protected]

August 4, 2020

Ms. Lisa Felice Executive Secretary Michigan Public Service Commission 7109 W. Saginaw Highway P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909

Re: MPSC Case No. U-20697

Dear Ms. Felice:

Attached for electronic filing in the above-referenced matter, please find the Official

Exhibits EIB-1 through EIB-9 on behalf of Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and

Institute for Energy Innovation. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Very truly yours,

Laura A. Chappelle

LAC/sej Enclosures c. All parties of record.

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LAURA S. SHERMAN, Ph.D. cell: 607.592.3026

[email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Oct. 2017-present Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council VP for Policy Development

Develop regulatory and legislative policy positions to support advanced energy businesses Engage with the Michigan Public Service Commission and Michigan legislature on behalf of

member companies. Support policy initiatives focused on wind energy, solar energy, electric vehicles, and corporate

purchasing of renewable energy. Assist with event planning including for annual conferences, networking events, tours, and

legislative networking opportunities.

Feb. 2017-present 5 Lakes Energy, Lansing, MI Senior Consultant Research, analysis, communication, and advocacy surrounding complex energy issues. Focus areas include renewable energy development, community engagement, stakeholder

coordination, and business sustainability. Support newsletter, website, and social media communications.

April 2015-Dec. 2016 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC Legislative Assistant/Policy Advisor

Policy advisor to Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) on agriculture, energy, environment, land, and natural resource issues.

Legislative topics include: farming and ranching, public land conservation and management, water policy, energy development, renewable energy including energy tax incentives and transmission permitting, energy efficiency, endangered species, climate change, sportsmen’s issues, environmental pollution and regulations, air quality, and biofuels.

Drafting legislation; building coalitions; negotiating policy solutions; writing speeches; staffing the Senator at hearings of the Agriculture and Finance Committees.

2014-2015 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC AAAS Congressional Science Fellow

Competitively selected AAAS Fellow sponsored by the American Geophysical Union. Served in the Office of Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO).

Drafting legislation; helping to facilitate political coalitions; meeting with constituents; interacting with federal agencies; delivering policy briefings and recommendations.

2012-2014 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Successfully obtained competitive grant funding for novel method to track air pollution from power plants and metal smelters into rainfall across the Great Lakes region.

In collaboration with epidemiologists, developed and utilized new methods to assess the sources and pathways of human exposure to mercury pollution.

Published five manuscripts; presented talks and organized scientific sessions at national and international conferences.

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-1 (LSS-1)

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2007-2012 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Graduate Researcher

Competed for and received National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Doctoral Fellowship.

Developed groundbreaking methods to “fingerprint” mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants and trace it into rainfall, lake sediments, and fish.

Published eight manuscripts, was interviewed for “The Environment Report” on NPR and general-circulation science magazines, presented research at national and international conferences.

Ph.D. dissertation received university-wide ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award and departmental John Dorr Graduate Academic Achievement Award.

2005-2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA Research Scientist

Found evidence for early lift on Earth in ancient rocks. Published two manuscripts. SERVICE & LEADERSHIP: 2017-present Communications Chair for Advancing Women in Energy 2013-2104 Supported the Ann Arbor Energy Commission in developing and researching options for community solar projects 2009-2014 Peer reviewer of more than 20 scientific manuscripts 2009 Initiator and organizer of new departmental seminar series, University of Michigan 2008-2010 President of department student organization (GeoClub), University of Michigan 2008 Lead organizer of Michigan Geophysical Union Poster Conference 2007-2008 Department Steward to Graduate Employees Union, University of Michigan

EDUCATION: Ph.D. 2012 Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan (GPA: 8.837 out of 9.0) B.S. 2005 Geological and Environmental Science, Stanford University (GPA: 4.007 out of 4.33)

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-1 (LSS-1)

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U20697‐MEIBC‐CE‐202 Page 1 of 1 

Question:   

5. For each of Category 1, 2, and 3 distributed generation, when does Consumers Energy forecast

that applications will reach the program cap?

Response: 

Due  to  the  uncertain  impacts  of  the  ongoing  COVID‐19  pandemic,  it  is  not  entirely  clear  when  the 

program  cap  will  be  reached  for  Category  1,  2,  and  3  distributed  generation.    Based  solely  on  the 

historical  participation  rates  in  the  Company’s  program,  the  program  cap  for  Category  1  generation 

could be reached in October of 2020 and the program cap for Category 2 generation could be reached 

by  the  end  of  2021.  Historical  participation  levels  may  not  be  an  accurate  indication  of  future 

participation in the program due to the uncertainty caused by COVID‐19. Since there has been a lack of 

anaerobic digestion interest in the program historically, there is no clear indication of when the program 

cap for Category 3 will be reached. 

___________________________ KEITH G. TROYER 

April 14, 2020 

EGI Contracts & Settlements 

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-2 (LSS-2)

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STATE Type of

program Aggregate Cap Definition (Detailed)

Michigan DG program 0.75% of previous year's peak load (0.5% up to 20 kW; 0.25% from 20 kW - 150 kW)

STATE Type of

programAggregate Cap Definition (Detailed)

Nebraska NEM 1% of average monthly peak demand

Indiana NEM 1% of most-recent summer peak load

Kansas NEM 1% of previous year's peak demandVirginia NEM 1% of utility's adjusted peak load forecast for previous year

Kentucky NEM 1% single-hour peak load during previous year

Alaska NEM 1.5% of average retail demand

West Virginia NEM 3% of previous year peak demand, with 0.5% reserved for residential

Washington NEM 4% of utility's 1996 peak demandDelaware NEM 5% of a utility's aggregated customer monthly demand during year

Missouri NEM 5% of single-hour peak demand during previous year; 1% annual increase

Illinois NEM 5% of total peak demand supplied in previous year

Utah NEM 170 MW DC for residential; 70 MW DC for other customers (NEM 2.0)

Maryland NEM 1,500 MW (statewide), ~10% peak demand

STATE Type of

program Aggregate Cap Definition (Detailed)

Arizona NEM No Cap

Arkansas NEM No Cap

California NEM No Cap (NEM 2.0); 5% of sum of non-coincident demands (NEM 1.0)Colorado NEM No Cap

Connecticut NEM No Cap

District of Columbia

NEMNo Cap

Florida NEM No Cap Idaho NEM No Cap for ID Power Company and PacifiCorp; 0.1% of 1996 peak demand for Avista

Iowa NEM No Cap

Louisiana NEM No Cap (NEM 2.0)

Maine NEM No Cap; PUC review trigger set at 3% of utility peak demand

Massachusetts NEM No Cap (10/25 kW or less); 15% of highest historic peak load for othersMinnesota NEM No Cap (PUC may elect to limit if NEM reaches 4% of total retail sales)

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-3 (LSS-3)

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Table created by EQ Research. https://eq-research.com/

Montana NEM No Cap

Nevada NEM No Cap (25 kW or less under NEM 2.0)

New Hampshire

NEMNo Cap (NEM 2.0); 100 MW statewide, roughly 4% (NEM 1.0)

New Jersey NEM No Cap (BPU authorized to cap at 5.8% of annual in-state retail sales).

New Mexico NEM No Cap

New York NEM No Cap; PSC to review by 2020 or at utility specific MW triggers

North Carolina NEM No Cap North Dakota NEM No Cap

Ohio NEM No Cap

Oklahoma NEM No Cap

Oregon NEM No cap, but PUC may cap at 0.5% or more

Pennsylvania NEM No Cap Rhode Island NEM No cap for National Grid; 3% for Pascoag & Block Island Utility Districts

South Carolina NEM No Cap

Vermont NEM No Cap

Wisconsin NEM No Cap

Wyoming NEM No Cap

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-3 (LSS-3)

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U20697‐MEIBC‐CE‐198 Page 1 of 2   Question:     1.   For Category 1  (residential  distributed  generation  systems < 20kW) of  the  current distributed 

generation  program,  please  determine  the  following  values.  Please  include  all  calculations  to determine these values. 

 a.   Total kW available for Category 1 under the program (given soft cap of 0.5% of average in‐

state peak load). b.   Current amount of installed/operational kW in Category 1. c.   Remaining amount of kW available for installation under Category 1 program based on total 

installed/operational kW (given total kW available as determined in a. and current amount of kW installed/operational in b.). 

d.  Remaining  percentage  available  in  the  Category  1  program  currently  based  on installed/operational distributed generation systems. 

e.   Current amount of kW of pending applications for Category 1. f.   Total current amount of installed/operational kW in Category 1 plus current amount of kW 

of pending applications for Category 1. g.   Remaining amount of kW that would be available for installation under Category 1 program 

given  all  installed/operational  systems  and  assuming  all  pending  applications  were completed and operational. 

h.   Remaining  percentage  available  in  the  Category  1  program  given  all  installed/operational systems and assuming all pending applications were completed and operational. 

i.   For each of the months April 2019 through March 2020, the number of applications under Category 1 program and the number of kW requested in such applications. 

 

 

Response: 

a. The applicable Category 1 cap of the program can be calculated as 0.5% of the 

Consumers  Energy  average  peak  load  for  the  preceding  5‐year  period.  This 

calculation results in a current program cap of 36,405 kW. 

b. The total  installed capacity of active Category 1 program participants is 25,433 

kW. 

c. The  remaining  program  capacity  available  for  Category  1  systems  can  be 

calculated as the difference between the cap in part a. to this response (36,405 

kW)  and  the  amount  of  Category  1  installed  capacity  active  in  the  program 

(25,433 kW). This calculation results  in remaining Category 1 program capacity 

of 10,972 kW. 

d. The remaining Category 1 program capacity can be calculated as the Category 1 

program capacity available (10,972 kW) divided by the total Category 1 program 

cap  (36,405  kW).  This  calculation  results  in  remaining  Category  1  program 

capacity of approximately 30.14%. 

e. The Company has 2,510 kW of total capacity of pending or incomplete Category 

1 applications for the Net Metering Program. 

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-4 (LSS-4)

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f. The total installed Category 1 program capacity (25,433 kW) plus the pending or

incomplete Category 1 applications (2,510 kW) is 27,943 kW.

g. The  total  Category  1  program  cap  (36,405  kW) minus  the  sum of  (i)  the  total

installed  Category  1  program  capacity  and  (ii)  the  pending  or  incomplete

Category 1 applications (27,943 kW) is 8,462 kW.

h. The  remaining  Category  1  program  capacity  calculated  in  part  g.  (8,462  kW)

divided  by  the  total  Category  1  program  cap  (36,405  kW)  is  approximately

23.24%. 

i. Please see the table below:

Month  Applications Reviewed  Total kW 

2019‐04  102  879 

2019‐05  156  1190 

2019‐06  168  1221 

2019‐07  138  1105 

2019‐08  154  1076 

2019‐09  145  1070 

2019‐10  170  1310 

2019‐11  121  969 

2019‐12  100  803 

2020‐01  134  1150 

2020‐02  108  729 

2020‐03  82  565 

2020‐04*  27  186 

*Through April 14, 2020

___________________________ KEITH G. TROYER 

April 14, 2020 

EGI Contracts and Settlements 

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-4 (LSS-4)

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Question:   

2. For Category 2 (distributed generation systems 20kW‐150kW) of the current distributed

generation program, please determine the following values. Please include all 

calculations to determine these values. 

a. Total kW available for Category 2 under the program (given soft cap of 0.25% of

average in‐state peak load). 

b. Current amount of installed/operational kW in Category 2.

c. Remaining amount of kW available for installation under Category 2 program

based on total installed/operational kW (given total kW available as determined in 

a. and current amount of kW installed/operational in b.).

d. Remaining percentage available in the Category 2 program currently based on

installed/operational distributed generation systems. 

e. Current amount of kW of pending applications for Category 2.

f. Total current amount of installed/operational kW in Category 2 plus current

amount of kW of pending applications for Category 2. 

g. Remaining amount of kW that would be available for installation under Category

2 program given all installed/operational systems and assuming all pending 

applications were completed and operational. 

h. Remaining percentage available in the Category 2 program given all

installed/operational systems and assuming all pending applications were 

completed and operational. 

i. For each of the months April 2019 through March 2020, the number of

applications under Category 2 program and the number of kW requested in such 

applications. 

Response: 

a. The applicable Category 2 cap of the program can be calculated as 0.25% of the

Consumers  Energy  average  peak  load  for  the  preceding  5‐year  period.  This

calculation results in a current program cap of 18,203 kW.

b. The total  installed capacity of active Category 2 program participants is 11,152

kW.

c. The  remaining  program  capacity  available  for  Category  2  systems  can  be

calculated as the difference between the cap in part a. to this response (18,203

kW)  and  the  amount  of  Category  2  installed  capacity  active  in  the  program

(11,152 kW). This calculation results  in remaining Category 2 program capacity

of 7,051 kW.

d. The remaining Category 2 program capacity can be calculated as the Category 2

program capacity available (7,051 kW) divided by the total Category 2 program

cap  (18,203  kW).  This  calculation  results  in  remaining  Category  1  program

capacity of approximately 38.74%.

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-5 (LSS-5)

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e. The Company has 2,746 kW of total capacity of pending or incomplete Category

2 applications for the Net Metering Program.

f. The total installed Category 2 program capacity (11,152 kW) plus the pending or

incomplete Category 2 applications (2,746 kW) is 13,898 kW.

g. The  total  Category  2  program  cap  (18,203  kW) minus  the  sum of  (i)  the  total

installed  Category  2  program  capacity  and  (ii)  the  pending  or  incomplete

Category 2 applications (13,898 kW) is 4,305 kW.

h. The  remaining  Category  2  program  capacity  calculated  in  part  g.  (4,305  kW)

divided by the total Category 2 program cap (18,203 kW) is approximately

23.65%. 

i. Please see the table below:

Month  Applications Reviewed  Total kW 

2019‐04  12  643 

2019‐05  9  975 

2019‐06  1  66 

2019‐07  2  178 

2019‐08  4  541 

2019‐09  5  437 

2019‐10  6  508 

2019‐11  4  614 

2019‐12  9  1280 

2020‐01  4  303 

2020‐02  2  377 

2020‐03  2  401 

2020‐04*  0  0 

* Through April 14, 2020

___________________________ KEITH G. TROYER 

April 14, 2020 

EGI Contracts & Settlements 

MPSC Case No. U-20697Exhibit EIB-5 (LSS-5)

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Douglas B. Jester

Personal Information

Contact Information:

115 W Allegan Street, Suite 710 Lansing, MI 48933 517-337-7527 [email protected]

Professional experience

January 2011 – present 5 Lakes Energy Partner

Co-owner of a consulting firm working to advance the clean energy economy in Michigan and beyond. Consulting engagements with foundations, startups, and large mature businesses have included work on public policy, business strategy, market development, technology collaboration, project finance, and export development concerning energy efficiency, smart grid, renewable generation, electric vehicle infrastructure, and utility regulation and rate design. Policy director for renewable energy ballot initiative and Michigan energy legislation advocacy. Supported startup of the Energy Innovation Business Council, a trade association of clean energy businesses. Expert witness in utility regulation cases. Developed integrated resource planning models for use in ten states’ compliance with the Clean Power Plan.

February 2010 - December 2010 Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth Senior Energy Policy Advisor

Advisor to the Chief Energy Officer of the State of Michigan with primary focus on institutionalizing energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies and policies and developing clean energy businesses in Michigan. Provided several policy analyses concerning utility regulation, grid-integrated storage, performance contracting, feed-in tariffs, and low-income energy efficiency and assistance. Participated in Pluggable Electric Vehicle Task Force, Smart Grid Collaborative, Michigan Prosperity Initiative, and Green Partnership Team. Managed development of social-media-based community for energy practitioners. Organized conference on Biomass Waste to Energy.

August 2008 - February 2010 Rose International Business Development Consultant - Smart Grid Employed by Verizon Business’ exclusive external staffing agency for

the purpose of providing business and solution development consultation services to Verizon Business in the areas of Smart Grid services and transportation management services.

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December 2007 - March 2010 Efficient Printers Inc President/Co-Owner Co-founder and co-owner with Keith Carlson of a corporation formed for

the purpose of acquiring J A Thomas Company, a sole proprietorship owned by Keith Carlson. Recognized as Sacramento County (California) 2008 Supplier of the Year and Washoe County (Nevada) Association for Retarded Citizens 2008 Employer of the Year. Business operations discontinued by asset sale to focus on associated printing software services of IT Services Corporation.

August 2007 - present IT Services Corporation President/Owner Founder, co-owner, and President of a startup business intended to

provide advanced IT consulting services and to acquire or develop managed services in selected niches, currently focused on developing e-commerce solutions for commercial printing with software-as-a-service.

2004 – August 2007 Automated License Systems Chief Technology Officer Member of four-person executive team and member of board of

directors of a privately-held corporation specializing in automated systems for the sale of hunting and fishing licenses, park campground reservations, and in automated background check systems. Executive responsible for project management, network and data center operations, software and product development. Brought company through mezzanine financing and sold it to Active Networks.

2000 - 2004 WorldCom/MCI Director, Government Application Solutions Executive responsible in various combinations for line of business sales,

state and local government product marketing, project management, network and data center operations, software and product development, and contact center operations for specialized government process outsourcing business. Principal lines of business were vehicle emissions testing, firearm background checks, automated hunting and fishing license systems, automated appointment scheduling, and managed application hosting services. Also responsible for managing order entry, tracking, and service support systems for numerous large federal telecommunications contracts such as the US Post Office, Federal Aviation Administration, and Navy-Marine Corps Intranet.

Increased annual line-of-business revenue from $64 million to $93 million, improved EBITDA from approximately 2% to 27%, and retained all customers, in context of corporate scandal and bankruptcy.

Repeatedly evaluated in top 10% of company executive management on annual performance evaluations.

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1999-2000 Compuware Corporation Senior Project Manager Senior project manager, on customer site with five project managers

and team of approximately 80, to migrate a major dental insurer from a mainframe environment to internet-enabled client-server environment.

1995 - 1999 City of East Lansing, Michigan Mayor and Councilmember Elected chief executive of the City of East Lansing, a sophisticated city

of 52,000 residents with a council-manager government employing about 350 staff and with an annual budget of about $47 million. Major accomplishments included incorporation of public asset depreciation into budgets with consequent improvements in public facilities and services, complete rewrite and modernization of city charter, greatly intensified cooperation between the City of East Lansing and the East Lansing Public Schools, significant increases in recreational facilities and services, major revisions to housing code, initiation of revision of the City Master Plan, facilitation of the merger of the Capital Area Transportation Authority and Michigan State University bus systems, initiation of a major downtown redevelopment project, City government efficiency improvements, and numerous other policy initiatives. Member of Michigan Municipal League policy committee on Transportation and Environment and principal writer of league policy on these subjects (still substantially unchanged as of 2009).

1995-1999 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Chief Information Officer Executive responsibility for end-user computing, data center operations,

wide area network, local area network, telephony, public safety radio, videoconferencing, application development and support, Y2K readiness for Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality. Directed staff of about 110. Member of MERIT Affiliates Board and of the Great Lakes Commission’s Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) Board.

1990-1995 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Senior Fisheries Manager Responsible for coordinating management of Michigan’s Great Lakes

fisheries worth about $4 billion per year including fish stocking and sport and commercial fishing regulation decisions, fishery monitoring and research programs, information systems development, market and economic analyses, litigation, legislative analysis and negotiation. University relations. Extensive involvement in regulation of steam electric and hydroelectric power plants.

Served as agency expert on natural resource damage assessment, for all resources and causes.

Considerable involvement with Great Lakes Fishery Commission, including: o Co-chair of Strategic Great Lakes Fishery Management Plan

working group

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o Member of Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Committees o Chair, Council of Lake Committees o Member, Sea Lamprey Control Advisory Committee o St Clair and Detroit River Areas of Concern Planning Committees

1989-1990 American Fisheries Society Editor, North American Journal of Fisheries Management Full responsibility for publication of one of the premier academic journals

in natural resource management.

1984 - 1989 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Administrator Assistant to Chief of Fisheries, responsible for strategic planning,

budgets, personnel management, public relations, market and economic analysis, and information systems. Department of Natural Resources representative to Governor’s Cabinet Council on Economic Development. Extensive involvement in regulation of steam electric and hydroelectric power plants.

1983-present Michigan State University Adjunct Instructor Irregular lecturer in various undergraduate and graduate fisheries and

wildlife courses and informal graduate student research advisor in fisheries and wildlife and in parks and recreation marketing.

1977 – 1984 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Research Biologist Simulation modeling & policy analysis of Great Lakes ecosystems.

Development of problem-oriented management records system and “epidemiological” approaches to managing inland fisheries.

Modeling and valuation of impacts power plants on natural resources and recreation.

Education 1991-1995 Michigan State University PhD Candidate, Environmental Economics Coursework completed, dissertation not pursued due to decision to pursue different career direction. 1980-1981 University of British Columbia Non-degree Program, Institute of Animal Resource Ecology 1974-1977 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University MS Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences MS Statistics and Operations Research 1971-1974 New Mexico State University BIS Mathematics, Biology, and Fine Arts

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Citizenship and Community Involvement

Youth Soccer Coach, East Lansing Soccer League, 1987-89

Co-organizer, East Lansing Community Unity, 1992-1993

Bailey Community Association Board, 1993-1995

East Lansing Commission on the Environment, 1993-1995 East Lansing Street Lighting Advisory Committee, 1994

Councilmember, City of East Lansing, 1995-1999

Mayor, City of East Lansing, 1995-1997

East Lansing Downtown Development Authority Board Member, 1995-1999

East Lansing Transportation Commission, 1999-2004

East Lansing Non-Profit Housing and Neighborhood Services Corporation Board Member, 2001-2004

Lansing – East Lansing Smart Zone Board of Directors, 2007-present

Council on Labor and Economic Growth, State of Michigan, by appointment of the Governor, May 2009 – May 2012 East Lansing Downtown Development Authority Board Member and Vice-Chair, 2010 – present. East Lansing Brownfield Authority Board Member and Vice-Chair, 2010 – present. East Lansing Downtown Management Board and Chair, 2010 – 2016 East Lansing City Center Condominium Association Board Member, 2015 – present.

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Douglas Jester Specific Energy-Related Accomplishments Unrelated to Employment Member of Michigan SAVES initial Advisory Board. Michigan SAVES is a financing program

for building energy efficiency measures initiated by the State of Michigan Public Service Commission and administered under contract by Public Sector Consultants. Program launched in 2010.

Member of Michigan Green Jobs Initiative, representing the Council for Labor and Economic Growth.

Participated in Lansing Board of Water and Light Integrated Resource Planning, leading to their recent completion of a combined cycle natural gas power plant that also provides district heating to downtown Lansing.

In graduate school, participated in development of database and algorithms for optimal routing of major transmission lines for Virginia Electric Power Company (now part of Dominion Resources).

Commissioner of the Lansing Board of Water and Light, representing East Lansing. December 2017 – present.

For 5 Lakes Energy Participant by invitation in the Michigan Public Service Commission Smart Grid Collaborative,

authoring recommendations on data access, application priorities, and electric vehicle integration to the grid.

Participant by invitation in the Michigan Public Service Commission Energy Optimization Collaborative, a regular meeting and action collaborative of parties involved in the Energy Optimization programs required of utilities by Michigan law enacted in 2008.

Participant by invitation in Michigan Public Service Commission Solar Work Group, including presentations and written comments on value of solar, including energy, capacity, avoided health and environmental damages, hedge value, and ancillary services.

Participant by invitation in Michigan Senate Energy and Technology Committee stakeholder work group preliminary to introduction of a comprehensive legislative package.

Participant by invitation in Michigan Public Service Commission PURPA Avoided Cost Technical Advisory Committee.

Participant by invitation in Michigan Public Service Commission Standby Rate Working Group.

Participant by invitation in Michigan Public Service Commission Street Lighting Collaborative. Participant by invitation in State of Michigan Agency for Energy Technical Advisory

Committee on Clean Power Plan implementation. Conceived, obtained funding, and developed open access integrated resource planning tools

(State Tool for Electricity Emissions Reduction aka STEER) for State compliance with the Clean Power Plan:

o For Energy Foundation - Michigan and Iowa o For Advanced Energy Economy Institute – Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Ohio,

Pennsylvania, Virginia o For The Solar Foundation - Georgia and North Carolina

Presentations to Michigan Agency for Energy and the Institute for Public Utilities Michigan Forum on Strategies for Michigan to Comply with the Clean Power Plan.

Participant in Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator stakeholder processes on behalf of Michigan Citizens Against Rate Excess and the MISO Consumer Representatives Sector, including Resource Adequacy Committee, Loss of Load Expectation Working Group, Transmission Expansion Working Group, Demand Response Working Group, Independent Load Forecasting Working Group, and Clean Power Plan Working Group.

Expert witness before the Michigan Public Service Commission in various cases, including:

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o Case U-17473 (Consumers Energy Plant Retirement Securitization) o Case U-17096-R (Indiana Michigan 2013 PSCR Reconciliation) o Case U-17301 (Consumers Energy Renewable Energy Plan 2013 Biennial Review); o Case U-17302 (DTE Energy Renewable Energy Plan 2013 Biennial Review); o Case U-17317 (Consumers Energy 2014 PSCR Plan); o Case U-17319 (DTE Electric 2014 PSCR Plan); o Case U-17674 (WEPCO 2015 PSCR Plan); o Case U-17679 (Indiana-Michigan 2015 PSCR Plan); o Case U-17689 (DTE Electric Cost of Service and Rate Design); o Case U-17688 (Consumers Energy Cost of Service and Rate Design); o Case U-17698 (Indiana-Michigan Cost of Service and Rate Design); o Case U-17762 (DTE Electric Energy Optimization Plan); o Case U-17752 (Consumers Energy Community Solar); o Case U-17735 (Consumers Energy General Rates); o Case U-17767 (DTE General Rates); o Case U-17792 (Consumers Energy Renewable Energy Plan Revision); o Case U-17895 (UPPCO General Rates); o Case U-17911 (UPPCO 2016 PSCR Plan); o Case U-17990 (Consumers Energy General Rates); and o Case U-18014 (DTE General Rates); o Case U-17611-R (UPPCO 2015 PSCR Reconciliation); o Case U-18089 (Alpena Power PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18090 (Consumers Energy PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18091 (DTE PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18092 (Indiana Michigan Electric Power PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18093 (Northern States Power PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18094 (Upper Peninsula Power Company PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18095 (UMERC PURPA Avoided Costs); o Case U-18224 (UMERC Certificate of Necessity); o Case U-18255 (DTE General Rate Case); o Case U-18322 (Consumers Energy General Rate Case).

Expert witness before the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada in o Case 16-07001 (NV Energy 2017-2036 Sierra Pacific Integrated Resource Plan)

Expert witness before the Missouri Public Service Commission in o Case ER-2016-0179 (Ameren Missouri General Rate Case) o Case ER-2016-0285 (KCP&L General Rate Case) o Case ET-2016-0246 (Ameren Missouri EV Policy)

Expert witness before the Kentucky Public Service Commission o Case 2016-00370 (Kentucky Utilities General Rate Case)

Expert witness before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in o Case 17-05 (Eversource General Rate Case) o Case 17-13 (National Grid General Rate Case)

Coauthored “Charge without a Cause: Assessing Utility Demand Charges on Small Customers”

Currently under contract to the Michigan Agency for Energy to develop a Roadmap for CHP Market Development in Michigan, including evaluation of various CHP technologies and applications using STEER Michigan as an integrated resource planning tool.

Under contract to NextEnergy, authored “Alternative Energy and Distributed Generation” chapter of Smart Grid Economic Development Opportunities report to Michigan Economic Development Corporation and assisted authors of chapters on “Demand Response” and “Automated Energy Management Systems”.

Developed presentation on “Whole System Perspective on Energy Optimization Strategy” for Michigan Energy Optimization Collaborative.

Under contract to NextEnergy, assisted in development of industrial energy efficiency technology development strategy.

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Under contract to a multinational solar photovoltaics company, developed market strategy recommendations.

For an automobile OEM, developed analyses of economic benefits of demand response in vehicle charging and vehicle-to-grid electricity storage solutions.

Under contract to Pew Charitable Trusts, assisted in development of a report of best practices for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Under contract to a national foundation, developed renewable energy business case for Michigan including estimates of rate impacts, employment and income effects, health effects, and greenhouse gas emissions effects.

Assisted in Michigan market development for a solar panel manufacturer, clean energy finance company, and industrial energy management systems company.

Under contract to Institute for Energy Innovation, organized legislative learning sessions covering a synopsis of Michigan’s energy uses and supply, energy efficiency, and economic impacts of clean energy.

For Department of Energy Labor and Economic Growth Participant in the Michigan Public Service Commission Energy Optimization Collaborative, a

regular meeting and action collaborative of parties involved in the Energy Optimization programs required of utilities by Michigan law enacted in 2008.

Lead development of a social-media-based community for energy practitioners in Michigan at www.MichEEN.org.

Drafted analysis and policy paper concerning customer and third-party access to utility meter data.

Analyzed hourly electric utility load demonstrating relationship amongst time of day, daylight, and temperature on loads of residential, commercial, industrial, and public lighting customers. Analysis demonstrated the importance of heating for residential electrical loads and the effects of various energy efficiency measures on load-duration curves.

Analyzed relationship of marginal locational prices to load, demonstrating that traditional assumptions of Integrated Resource Planning are invalid and that there are substantial current opportunities for cost-effective grid-integrated storage for the purpose of price arbitrage as opposed to traditionally considered load arbitrage.

Developed analyses and recommendations concerning the use of feed-in tariffs in Michigan. Participated in Pluggable Electric Vehicle Task Force and initiated changes in State building

code to accommodate installation of vehicle charging equipment. Organized December 2010 conference on Biomass Waste to Energy technologies and

market opportunities. Participated in and provided support for teams working on developing Michigan businesses

involved in renewable energy, storage, and smart grid supply chains. Developed analyses and recommendations concerning low-income energy assistance

coordination with low-income energy efficiency programs and utility payment collection programs.

Drafted State of Michigan response to a US Department of Energy request for information on offshore wind energy technology development opportunities.

Assisted in development of draft performance contracting enabling legislation, since adopted by the State of Michigan.

For Verizon Business Analyzed several potential new lines of business for potential entry by Verizon’s Global

Services Systems Integration business unit and recommended entry to the “Smart Grid” market. This recommendation was adopted and became a major corporate initiative.

Provided market analysis and participation in various conferences to aid in positioning Verizon in the “Smart Grid” market. Recommendations are proprietary to Verizon.

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Led a task force to identify potential converged solutions for the “Smart Grid” market by integrating Verizon’s current products and selected partners. Established five key partnerships that are the basis for Verizon’s current “Smart Grid” product offerings.

Participated in the “Smart Grid” architecture team sponsored by the corporate Chief Technology Officer with sub-team lead responsibilities in the areas of Software and System Integration and Network and Systems Management. This team established a reference architecture for the company’s “Smart Grid” offerings, identified necessary changes in networks and product offerings, and recommended public policy positions concerning spectrum allocation by the FCC, security standards being developed by the North American Reliability Council, and interoperability standards being developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Developed product proposals and requirements in the areas of residential energy management, commercial building energy management, advanced metering infrastructure, power distribution monitoring and control, power outage detection and restoration, energy market integration and trading platforms, utility customer portals and notification services, utility contact center voice application enablement, and critical infrastructure physical security.

Lead solution architecture and proposal development for six utilities with solutions encompassing customer portal, advanced metering, outage management, security assessment, distribution automation, and comprehensive “Smart Grid” implementation.

Presented Verizon’s “Smart Grid” capabilities to seventeen utilities. Presented “Role of Telecommunications Carriers in Smart Grid Implementation” to 2009 Mid-

America Regulatory Conference. Presented “Smart Grid: Transforming the Electricity Supply Chain” to the 2009 World Energy

Engineering Conference. Participant in NASPInet work groups of the North American Energy Reliability Corporation

(NERC), developing specifications for a wide-area situational awareness network to facilitate the sharing and analysis of synchrophasor data amongst utilities in order to increase transmission reliability.

Provided technical advice to account team concerning successful proposal to provide network services and information systems support for the California ISO, which coordinates power dispatch and intercompany power sales transactions for the California market.

For Michigan Department of Natural Resources Determined permit requirements under Section 316 of the Clean Water Act for all steam

electric plants currently operating in the State of Michigan. Case manager and key witness for the State of Michigan in FERC, State court, and Federal

court cases concerning economics and environmental impacts of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which is the world’s largest pumped storage plant. A lead negotiator for the State in the ultimate settlement of this issue. The settlement was valued at $127 million in 1995 and included considerations of environmental mitigation, changes in power system dispatch rules, and damages compensation.

Managed FERC license application reviews for the State of Michigan for all hydroelectric projects in Michigan as these came up for reissuance in 1970s and 1980s.

Testified on behalf of the State of Michigan in contested cases before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concerning benefit-cost analyses and regulatory issues for four different hydroelectric dams in Michigan.

Reviewed (as regulator) the environmental impacts and benefit-cost analyses of all major steam electric and most hydroelectric plants in the State of Michigan.

Executive responsibility for development, maintenance, and operations of the State of Michigan’s information system for mineral (includes oil and gas) rights leasing, unitization and apportionment, and royalty collection.

In cooperative project with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, participated in development of a simulation model of oil field development logistics and environmental impact on Canada’s Arctic slope for Tesoro Oil.

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U20697-MEIBC-CE-854 Page 1 of 1

Question:

The following questions are all with respect to Exhibit A-21 (JCA-7):

9. For each of the customers represented on slides 4 and 5, identify the scope of distribution facilitiesthat are dedicated to the GS-2 customer. For example, the Company might identify that for a given customer, the transmission to distribution substation is shared and the primary circuit is shared, but the lateral to the customer and the transformers to serve the customer are dedicated but for another customer, the substation and remaining distribution facilities are dedicated.

Response:

The requested information is provided in Attachment 1 to this discovery response.

___________________________ RICHARD T. BLUMENSTOCK May 20, 2020

Electric Planning

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Identifier Dedicated Distribution Facilities

1 0.7 miles of 46 kV line, Metering, Telemetry/Communcation, Protective Relaying 2 Metering, Telemetry/Communication3 None

4Crossarm w/ fuses, Overhead PT/CT metering cluster, Underground primary cable to customer switch

5 Metering, Telemetry/Communcation 6 Metering, Telemetry/Communcation 7 0.59 miles of 46 kV line, Metering, Telemetry/Communication8 2.12 miles of 46 kV line, 46 kV line exit and breaker, Metering, Telemetry/Communication.9 Metering

100.24 miles of 46 kV line, dedicated substation including 12/16/20 MVA 46/13.8 kV LTC transformer, 46 kV switch and fuses, 13.8 kV switches, fuses and station power. Metering equipment.

11 Metering

12

4 miles of 138 kV underground circuits, dedicated 138 kV riser station including switches, dedicated substation including two 50/67/83 MVA 138:13.8kV LTC transformers, 138 kV switches and circuit switchers, 13.8 kV breakers, switches, station power, metering, relays, power quality monitors.

13 Metering14 0.05 miles of 46 kV line, Metering, Telemetry/Communcation, Protective Relaying

15

0.7 miles of 46 kV line, dedicated substation including 12/16/20 MVA 46:24.9 kV transformer, 46 kV switch and fuses, 24.9 kV switches, voltage regulators and station power transformers, metering and power quality monitors.

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STATE OF MICHIGANBEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

*****

In the Matter of the application of ) CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY ) for authority to increase its rates for the ) Case No. U-20697 generation and distribution of electricity and ) for other relief. ) ________________________________________ )

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) ss.

COUNTY OF INGHAM )

Sarah E. Jackinchuk, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is

a Legal Assistant at Varnum LLP and that on the 4th day of August, 2020 she served copy of the

Official Exhibits EIB-1 through EIB-9 on behalf of Michigan Energy Innovation Business

Council and Institute for Energy Innovation upon those individuals listed on the Service List via

email.

__________________________________ Sarah E. Jackinchuk

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U-20697 Service List

Administrative Law Judge Hon. Sally L. Wallace [email protected]

Counsel for MPSC Staff Amit T. Singh Daniel E. Sonneveldt Michael J. Orris Benjamin J. Holwerda Heather Durian Monica M. Stephens Spencer A. Sattler Lori Mayabb [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Consumers Energy Company Michael Rampe Bret A. Totoraitis Robert W. Beach Kelly M. Hall Gary A. Gensch Anne M. Uitvlugt Theresa A.G. Staley Ian F. Burgess [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Attorney General Celeste R. Gill [email protected]

Counsel for Association of Businesses Advocating Tariff EquityBryan A. Brandenburg Michael J. Pattwell Stephen A. Campbell Jeffry Pollock [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for the Kroger Company Kurt J. Boehm Jody Kyler Cohn Michael L. Kurtz Kevin Higgins Justin Bieber [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Michigan Environmental Council (MEC) Christopher M. Bzdok Tracy Jane Andrews Lydia Barbash-Riley Karla Gerds Kimberly Flynn [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Counsel for Walmart, Inc. Melissa M. Horne [email protected]

Counsel for Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association (“MCTA”) Michael Ashton Shaina Reed [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Midland Cogeneration Venture Limited Richard J. Aaron Jason T. Hanselman John A. Janiszewski [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC Jennifer Utter Heston [email protected]

Counsel for Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Ecology Center, the Solar Energy Industries Association, Vote Solar and the Great Lakes Renewable Energy AssociationMargrethe K. Kearney Nikhil Vijaykar Maureen Tabet, Legal Assistant [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Michigan State Utility Workers Council Benjamin L. King John R. Canzano [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Citizens Utility Board, City of Grand Rapids, and NRDC Christopher M. Bzdok Tracy Jane Andrews Lydia Barbash-Riley Karla Gerds Kimberly Flynn Breanna Thomas [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Energy Michigan, Inc. Timothy J. Lundgren Laura A. Chappelle Justin K. Ooms [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for ChargePoint Inc. Timothy J. Lundgren Justin K. Ooms [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for Residential Customer Group Don L. Keskey Brian W. Coyer [email protected] [email protected]

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