FirstEnergy launches RFP seeking 680,000 RECs, bidder questions due Oct. 23, bids due Nov. 4

On September 26, 2025, FirstEnergy announced it had issued a 2025 RFP seeking Ohio complaint RECs. FirstEnergy aims to procure 680,000 RECs from either solar or non-solar resources that are certified under the Ohio RPS (pursuant to R.C. 4928.01, R.C. 4928.64, and R.C. 4928.65) and generated between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2025. Per …

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House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection committee to hold meeting on PRESS legislation (increasing clean energy targets) May 19

The Pennsylvania House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee scheduled a hearing on May 15, 2025, to consider HB 501– Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS). As discussed in PJM Flash 25-18, if enacted, this Bill would amend Pennsylvania’s  Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) to require that Pennsylvania source 50% of its electricity “from a diverse …

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IL GA House and Senate to hear several bills related to clean energy

The Illinois General Assembly House of Representatives’ Energy and Environment Committee scheduled a meeting on April 29, 2025, to discuss SB2456- Amends the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997, last discussed in PJM Flash 25-13. If enacted, SB 2456 would extend  20 ILCS 687/—which established a renewable energy resources trust …

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