Commission consolidates hearings but leaves case portfolios separate for PU-25-220 and PU-25-221

During the administrative session commissioners consolidated two docketed matters for the purposes of a joint hearing but clarified that the underlying cases remain separate. The dockets were identified in the meeting as PU-25-220 (siting) and PU-25-221 (public convenience and necessity).

One commissioner proposed assigning a single portfolio holder to manage the case as it proceeds through hearing. "We consolidated them for purposes of hearing. Doesn't necessarily mean cases themselves are consolidated," a staff participant said. Commissioners agreed that having one commissioner take primary responsibility for hearing management was acceptable while preserving the possibility of issuing separate orders for each docket after decision.

The transcript does not record a formal motion or vote to name a specific portfolio holder, only general agreement among those present that one person could take the lead for the hearing portion. No substantive rulings or findings on the merits of either docket were made during the discussion.

The commission recorded the consolidation for hearing and the scheduling and portfolio discussion as part of the administrative calendar.