Analysis: Esty smart metering flap ignores key facts

When Connecticut Light Power Co. filed its original application in December 2007 the installation of "smart meters" to all customers from 2012, company officials expected that the various technology issues with the meters would be resolved at the time its application was approved.Nearly four years later that is not the case, utility officials acknowledged this week. So it was no surprise to CLP when a draft decision issued last month denied "the full deployment of smart metering technology proposed by CLP at this time. "That phrase, however, seems lost in the recent controversy about applying for a state commissioner to suspend the procedural rules for intelligent meters.For CLP, those who have not followed this story, here's a quick summary: A day after that the State Regulatory Authority of Public Service issued its draft decision, the Department of State for Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty PURA sent a letter seeking to stay the proceedings indefinitely.In his letter, says Esty made the request " in the light of the recent passage of Public Law 11-80. "This is the law, passed earlier this year, which merged the DPUC and the state Department of Environmental Protection to create the fund. A section of the law that requires the department to" develop an energy policy at state, which certainly is a strategy for the implementation of smart meters, "Esty states.PURA 's three commissioners approved the request later Esty, who later came to light in a report of unusual request report.The Esty questions raised from a variety of observers, including Republicans and the state Consumer Counsel Mary J. Healey, who questioned the integrity of the regulatory process and formally said he was considering asking the Attorney General for General George C. opinion.Attorney Jepsen, however, had already offered his opinion.According both Esty Jepsen and offices, the two men informally discussed the draft decision on the day of issue, which suggests that formally requesting Jepsen Esty also sent a delay.Jepsen a letter to PURA Esty request.Esty support "just ask them to wait for us to take a look at the political issues involved," spokesman Dennis Schain DEEP said. He added that Esty has spoken out against CLP smart meters application.Jepsen also officially opposed the application. "Order to suspend the agenda does not make it disappear, simply put on hold," said Susan Kinsman, spokesman for the Jepsen.A second report brought to light Esty, while working as a professor of environmental law and policy at the University Yale, had paid a total of $ 205,000 from 1997 to 2005 as a consultant for CLP's parent company, Northeast Utilities. That caused many to question the motives in asking PURA Esty suspend the case for smart meters, which says it has a conflict of interest. Asked Monday about the dispute, the governor Dannel P. Malloy reiterated his confidence in Esty and said that he believes he has a conflict of interest.Many observers, however, say it looks Esty spoke on behalf of CLP when nearly $ 1 billion smart meter proposal was doomed to failure. The facts, however, show that the decision does not entirely reject Pura project proposal.The CLP project, written by director John W. PURE Betkoski III of Beacon Falls, however, proposes a more modest plan. The project, for example, suggests CLP eventually replace existing meters with smart meters that, and install for new customers. "CLP should begin installing smart meters at a slower pace, once the … industry standards and infrastructure are developed and the company has determined a specific … to install the technology," the draft states.Among decision technological aspects identified in the draft is that smart meters can not currently be reliably reprogrammed remotely.Mitch Gross, CLP spokesman said Monday that his company knew that the technology still has problems to be resolved. "The standards of technology needs to evolve further," he said. "Once you're in a place where we feel comfortable with them, then consider moving to the next stage. "Gross said he still believes that the CLP meters eventually help customers save money, but said that in light of the draft decision of the company" has to take a step back and reassess things. "And that's exactly what the draft suggests the utility decision making." Contrary to the findings of CLP … the authority considers that the implementation of smart meters need not be an all or nothing proposition, "says PURE project decision. "In the future at a slower pace, but deliberately mitigate the risk associated with rapidly changing technology and allow corrections halfway if necessary. "

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