Nuclear

During the week of November 16, 2025, the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force announced that it will convene on December 1 at 9:00am. Interested parties can register to attend the meeting here. As last discussed in PJM Flash 25-40, pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 (SCR 18), the 25-member Task Force is tasked with …

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The Pennsylvania House Energy Committee has scheduled an informational meeting on small module nuclear reactor (SMR) technology on November 17, 2025 at 10:30am in Room B31 of the Main Capitol. The Committee has not released an agenda.

On September 19, 2025, the Ohio Department of Development (DOD) issued a Bulletin announcing that the Ohio Nuclear Development Authority (ONDA) will meet on September 26 at 10:30am In-Person (on the 19th floor of the Verne Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, room 1948). The Bulletin did not provide any information about the meeting …

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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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On May 2, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly’s Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee will hear two bills related to nuclear energy (agenda), including: The hearing will be held at 1:00 pm CT in Virtual Room 1 here. Witness slips may be submitted here up until the end of the hearing. We will provide greater …

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The Michigan House Energy Committee scheduled a hearing on March 25, 2025, at 9:00 am (notice) to discuss eight bills related to renewable energy. Six of the bills will undergo their second hearing, and  two bills will have their first hearing of the session. We list and briefly summarize the bills below. HB 4124 credit …

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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 included in this announcement have been scheduled in multiple hearings but have not yet been discussed. We will cover all …

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On March 4, the Michigan House Energy Committee will hold hearings (notice) on six bills related to nuclear energy. We note that all six bills are part of a “Tie Bar” together. Tie Bars, in the Michigan Legislature, mean that all bills must pass both houses for any to be enacted. In other words, even …

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The 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. …

Continue reading “House & Senate Energy Committees meeting Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 to hear bills relating to restricting competitive retail electric markets”

The 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 …

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The 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 …

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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) will hold a Resource Adequacy Policy Session on February 20, 2025, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm CT. According to the agenda, the Policy Session will consist of a morning session on the status of the Illinois nuclear fleet and the prospect of co‑location and an afternoon session on expected …

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On December 10, 2024, the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) issued a public notice that it has submitted draft amendments to Ohio Administrative Code Rules 3706-4-01 through 3706-4-05, the renewable resource program created by the controversial HB 6 enacted in 2020. HB 6 was partially repealed by HB 128 in 2021, and the proposed …

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On December 3, 2024, the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities (EPU) Committee held a hearing (see notice) on several bills related to clean energy. We summarized several of these bills in PJM Flash 24-47, following prior hearings before the Senate EPU Committee. We summarize the legislation and the written testimony on those bills at …

Continue reading “At Dec. 3 Senate EPU hearing, proponents urge passage of bills that would create community solar pilot, authorize voluntary demand response and efficiency programs, and define nuclear power as green energy”

As discussed in Flash 24-42, on July 1, 2024, in FERC Docket ER24-2172, PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM) submitted an amended Interconnection Service Agreement (Amended ISA) between itself, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL) as the Interconnected Transmission Owner, and Susquehanna Nuclear LLC (Susquehanna), a subsidiary of Talen Energy Corporation (Talen Energy), as the Interconnection Customer. The Amended ISA would increase the …

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On November 14, 2024, the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities (EPU) Committee scheduled a hearing for November 19, 2024, at 10:00am, at which it will hear testimony on the following bills related to renewable energy: The hearing will take place in-person in the Finance Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse, located at 1 Capitol …

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The Connecticut Energy and Technology Committee (E&T) has posted the agenda for a public hearing the Committee will hold on February 21, beginning at noon, in Room 1B of the Legislative Office Building. The Meeting will also take place over Zoom, and be streamed on the E&T Youtube Page. The E&T Committee will take testimony …

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