Commission will audit utilities’ process to calculate interconnection costs

Commission will audit utilities’ process to calculate interconnection costs

Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star)Citing concerns from small electricity generators, the Public Utilities Commission agreed Wednesday to proceed with an audit of the methods used to calculate how much it costs for those power supplies to connect to the grid. The audit will focus on Maine’s two major electrical utilities, Central Maine Power and Versant Power, and how each calculates the indirect costs f…