On December 4, 2025, the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) issued a Press Release announcing a RFP for energy and RECs from solar and onshore wind facilities located within the PJM Interconnection, LLC control region. The RFP seeks to procure 687,000 MWh, which Pepco noted is approximately the equivalent of a 200 MW onshore wind …
Read the Full ArticleOn December 4, 2025, the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) issued a Press Release announcing a RFP for energy and RECs from solar and onshore wind facilities located within the PJM Interconnection, LLC control region. The RFP seeks to procure 687,000 MWh, which Pepco noted is approximately the equivalent of a 200 MW onshore wind …
Read the Full ArticleOn December 3, 2025, at 4:00 pm, the Illinois Power Authority (IPA) will host a webinar on the Elective Pay Mechanism that allows tax-exempt entities to take advantage of federal clean energy tax credits. The webinar will discuss the impact of elective pay on the cost of energy projects more and the ways in which …
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Read the Full ArticleOn 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 …
Read the Full ArticleOn October 8, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced is it seeking comments on the benchmark development 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 Fall 2025 Indexed REC RFP. If adopted, the IPA will seek to procure, under …
Read the Full ArticleOn 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 September 18, 2025, in Docket FC1017, the District of Columbia (DC) Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a Notice seeking comments on the Draft RFP and PPA submitted by the Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). As discussed in PJM Flash 25-38, on September 15, Pepco submitted a Draft RFP and PPA for review. If approved, the RFP would …
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Read the Full ArticleOn August 14, 2025, in Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Docket No. 23-0714, several renewable advocacy groups filed an Emergency Petition seeking to reopen the proceeding approving the 2024 Long Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (LTRRPP). The advocacy groups included Solar Energy Industries Association, the Coalition for Community Solar Access, the Illinois Solar Energy Association, and …
Read the Full ArticleOn July 17, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency announced Forecast Factors that can be used for a one-time Strike Price Adjustment Mechanism as part of the 2025 Indexed REC RFP. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-23, this price adjustment mechanism is an opt-in, one-time, formula-based adjustment to the REC price, post-contract negotiation, to account for …
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Read the Full ArticleOn July 14, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced the Part 2 Window for the 2025 Indexed REC RFP has opened. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-23, the IPA plans to procure up to 5,243,684 RECs from wind projects over 5 MW and hydropower projects, 666,666 RECs from solar projects over 5 MW, and 222,000 …
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Read the Full ArticleOn February 24, 2025, in Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) Case No. 46198, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) filed a Petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to “directly purchase and own” the 200 MW Templeton Wind Holdings, LLC wind project (the Templeton Project) as well as provide for …
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Read the Full ArticleThe 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 …
Read the Full ArticleOn May 12, 2025, PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) issued its July 2025 Solicitation for Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) and Long-Term Pennsylvania Solar PV AECs (AEC/LTAEC RFP). PPL scheduled a Bidder Information Webcast on May 21 at 10:00 am ET (register here). Bid qualifications are due by noon on June 5. PPL seeks to procure the following products: To participate, prospective …
Read the Full ArticleOn May 12, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced it is seeking feedback on the benchmark development process for the upcoming Indexed REC procurement event. Pursuant to the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, and in accordance with Public Act 20 ILCS 3855 – the IPA Act and Public Act 220 ILCS 5 – …
Read the Full ArticleThe 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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Read the Full ArticleOn March 31, 2025, the Pennsylvania General Assembly Senate will consider SB 349 – An Act amending Title 27 (Environmental Resources) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in environmental protection, providing for decommissioning of solar energy facilities. This is the bill’s second consideration. The hearing will take place at 1:00 pm (agenda) and will be streamed …
Read the Full ArticleThe week of March 17, several Illinois House of Representatives Committees will meet to hear bills related to clean energy. We note that while Committees may schedule many bills in one hearing, only a portion of those bills will be discussed. Bills may be added or removed from the Notice during the hearing. Several bills …
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Read the Full ArticleOn March 11, 12, and 13, the Illinois General Assembly will hear several bills related to clean energy in several House committees. Bills to be heard in committee are listed below, organized by committee. We will cover all bills in greater detail in coverage of their hearings. We note that many of these bills have …
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Read the Full ArticleOn February 25 and 27, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly House will hear several bills related to renewable energy. Bills being heard in committee are listed below, organized by committee. We will cover all bills in greater detail in coverage of their hearings. House Energy and Environment Committee The House Energy and Environment Committee will …
Read the Full ArticleThe Ohio Senate Energy Committee scheduled a hearing on February 5, 2025 to consider a bill related to the renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The Agenda and bill text is now available. We note that HB15 was introduced by Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R), vice chair of the energy committee, and this will be the first hearing …
Read the Full ArticleOn January 17, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced it had released its Draft Proposal and Request for Feedback relating to adjustments to the indexed REC procurement process. As last discussed in PJM Special Flash 24-46.1, In the IPA’s 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, the IPA has been exploring whether and how REC delivery …
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 August 19, 2024, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) announced they will host a second workshop for the post-award indexed REC process. As discussed in PJM Flash 24-28 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 REC …
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Read the Full ArticleOn August 24, 2022, the Office of Energy Resources and the Distributed Generation Board (DG Board) issued the first draft of the 2023 Renewable Energy Growth (REG) Program proposed ceiling prices, copied in the tables below. The message included a presentation of the ceiling prices, which provides an overview of assumptions and modeling implications. SEA …
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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