On October 8, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced a bidder information webcast will be held to provide an overview of terms and the bidding processes and rules for the 2025 Fall Indexed REC RFP. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-39, the IPA announced the release of the draft RFP documentation and provisional quantities for the …
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Read the Full ArticleOn April 15, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced two upcoming virtual workshops to gather stakeholder feedback in preparation for its 2026 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan. The IPA required registration to attend both workshops and planned to release agendas prior to each session. For those unable to participate, IPA welcomed written responses or …
Read the Full ArticleThe Ohio Senate Energy Committee and the Ohio House Energy Committee both have upcoming hearings during which they will discuss the renewable energy related bills listed below: Meeting agendas, proposed bill amendments, testimony or other meeting material will be made available online (senate meeting documents, house meeting documents) on the day of each committee meeting. …
Read the Full ArticleThe Maryland House of Representatives Economic Matters Committee (EMC) scheduled hearings on February 20, February 21, and February 28, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Room 230 of the House Office Building to consider several renewable energy-related bills. We provide a list of said bills along with the synopsis provided by the General Assembly. The EMC …
Read the Full ArticleThe Maryland Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment (EEE) Committee scheduled a hearing on February 25, February 27, and February 28, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Room 2 of the West Miller Senate Building to consider energy-related bills, and we provide the synopsis for the bill from the General Assembly. The EEE Committee is scheduled …
Read the Full ArticleOn October 15, 2024, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced the fourth workshop for Post-Award Indexed REC Process development. As discussed in PJM Special Flash 24-38.1, the IPA’s 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (the Plan), required bi-annually by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), outlines a process for exploring post-award contract changes to …
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Read the Full ArticleOn September 11, 2024, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced that it will receive stakeholder comments on the inputs and assumptions that it uses for the “benchmark development process” for its Fall 2024 Indexed REC RFP. As discussed in PJM Flash 24-18, in accordance with its 2024 Final Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, the IPA is seeking …
Read the Full ArticleOn September 20, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Energy Research Development and Authority (NYSERDA) selected the Clean Path NY (CPNY) project and the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) project for contract negotiation as part of NYSERDA’s Clean Energy Standard Tier 4 solicitation issued in January 2021 (discussed in Flash Update 21-2). As discussed in …
Read the Full ArticleOn August 12, 2021, in Docket 11-12-06, Eversource Energy (Eversource) submitted a compliance filing regarding the LREC/ZREC program solicitations to the Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) reporting the number of LRECs and ZRECs that Connecticut Light and Power purchased and retired or banked in vintage year 2020, and thus far in 2021 to be retired in 2021. …
Read the Full ArticleOn April 6, 2021, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) provided a brief update on its initial Clean Energy Standard (CES) Tier 4 Request for Proposals (T4RFP21-1) via email. As discussed in Flash Update 20-42, on October 15, 2020, the Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an Order Adopting Modifications to the …
Read the Full ArticleAs discussed in Digest 87, on March 4, 2021, Green Mountain Power announced that they would buy power and RECs from Great River Hydro through a power purchase agreement for 30 years starting in 2023, subject to Public Utility Commission (PUC) approval. On March 15, 2021, the PUC issued a Notice of Hearing in Docket …
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Read the Full ArticleAs discussed in Flash Update 21-2.2, on January 22, 2021, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) issued its first Competitive Tier 2 Solicitation for existing wind and non-State-owned run-of-river hydroelectric renewable energy resources. The request for proposals (RFP) document is available here. As discussed in Flash Update 20-42, on October 15, …
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Read the Full ArticleOn January 19, 2021, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) issued a Request for Interest (RFI) for voluntary conversion of existing, eligible Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)/Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Tier 1 renewable energy credit (REC) contracts from a Fixed REC to Index REC pricing structure. As discussed in Flash Update 20-47, …
Read the Full ArticleOn January 13, 2021, Governor Cuomo gave the third part of his multi-day State of the State Address, focusing on his administration’s clean energy priorities. He presented four main areas of focus: Build enough new renewable energy to support the state’s energy needs; Develop in-state manufacturing capacity; Train a clean energy workforce and ensure environmental …
Read the Full ArticleOn January 15, 2019, Governor Cuomo delivered his 2019 State of the State address and released an accompanying 2019 State of the State book. Governor Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State address was previously discussed in Flash Update 18-1 (week ending 1/5/18). The Governor’s address and the book highlight several clean and renewable energy priorities …
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