PA Solar Center schedules Watts and Learn webinar and Winter Solstice Happy Hour on Dec. 12 and 18

The Pennsylvania Solar Center will host the Watts and Learn webinar on December 12, 2025, at 12:00 – 1:15 pm, to discuss elective pay benefits for tax-exempt organizations who plan to install solar. Interested Stakeholders may register here. The Solar Center scheduled its Winter Solstice Happy Hour on December 18, 2025, at 5:00 – 7:00 …

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IPA to hold webinar on elective pay in the IRA and OBBBA December 3

On 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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IPA schedules September 26 webinar to discuss clean energy tax credit changes

On September 26, 2025, the Illinois Power Authority (IPA) will host a webinar titled “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act—What it Means for Clean Energy, Tax Credits, and the Road Ahead”. Speakers will highlight how  Public Law 119-21 – The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), changes clean energy tax credits, focusing on the phase-out …

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Renewable Advocates file Petition seeking to reopen and expand 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan in response to federal policies; ICC reopens LTRRPP

On 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 …

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ReImagine Appalachia to host webinar on Green Bank for Rural America on April 30

During the week of April 4, 2025, ReImagine Appalachia announced that it will host a webinar on the Green Bank for Rural America on April 30, 2025, at 12:30 pm. Green Bank for Rural America (the Green Bank) is a new initiative backed by a $500 million award through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse …

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PA House Energy Committee to meet on March 17, vote on SFA bill

The Pennsylvania House Energy Committee will hold a voting meeting on March 17, 2025, at 11:00 am to discuss HB 362- Providing Federal Money for the Solar for All Program. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-7, If enacted, this bill would explicitly direct the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to administer and distribute the frozen …

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ODOT issues RFI for future NEVI projects, announces three forthcoming EV-related RFPs

On November 25, 2024, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the State’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. Through the NEVI RFI, ODOT is seeking industry insight and potential project ideas for DriveOhio to consider for future NEVI procurement opportunities from industry participants, airports, academic institutions, logistics companies, …

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DOE finalizes $1 billion Midwest Hydrogen Hub award

On November 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced an award of up to $2.2 billion in award commitments for two Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) – the Gulf Coast and Midwest Hydrogen Hubs. The awards are expected to help with commercial-scale deployment of hydrogen hubs in …

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Norton Rose Fulbright schedules Nov. 14 panel on post-election outlook for renewable energy

Norton Rose Fulbright announced a panel on the “Post-Election Outlook For Renewable Energy and Other Parts of the Energy Transition” on November 14, 2024, at 12:30 pm ET. The panel will discuss the impact of the victory of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on renewable energy, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, and renewable natural gas. Speakers include: …

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Green Umbrella hosting Clean Energy Funding Opportunity Webinar, October 17

Green Umbrella Regional Climate Collaborative recently announced it will be hosting a webinar to discuss the federal, state and private funding that is currently available for clean energy projects. Examples of various funding opportunities that will be discussed include tax credits, direct payments, competitive grants, and low-interest loans. The Webinar will cover a comprehensive overview …

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ODOT announces upcoming NEVI round 2B procurement, hosting informative webinar September 10

On September 4, 2024, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced the next round of funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. As last discussed in PJM Flash 24-23, Ohio was awarded $140 million from the national NEVI program which was funded by  Public Law No. 117-58 – Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). …

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OER and DG Board issues first draft of REG ceiling prices; presentation on IRA impacts to Rhode Island clean electricity market

On 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 …

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NYSERDA requests comments on whether the initial Tier 4 RFP should be amended to specify benefit sharing from a future federal transmission-specific Investment Tax Credit, responses due by April 9 at 5 pm; additional responses to RFP questions also posted

On 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 …

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