On November 19, 2025, in Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Docket No. 25-231-EL-ORD, PUCO issued a Notice which included the proposed draft revisions to Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 4901:1-40, which includes the regulations on the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-13, the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard requires electric distribution utilities …
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 June 25, 2025, the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) issued a second Stakeholder Feedback Request relating to the 2026 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan. As last discussed in PJM Special Flash 25-15.1, PJM Flash 25-21, and PJM Special Flash 25-23.1, the IPA has held three stakeholder workshops and issued another Stakeholder Feedback Request back in …
Read the Full ArticleOn June 6, 2025, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced that Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) will hold two Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) informational grid planning community workshops: CEJA requires that ComEd file a grid plan that outlines how it will make investments to facilitate progress toward Illinois’ clean energy goals.
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 has released an update to the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Budget Forecast. As discussed in PJM Flash 25-9, pursuant to its 2024 Final Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan (Procurement Plan), the IPA will provide quarterly updates to its REC and RPS Budget forecasts to provide …
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Read the Full ArticleThe 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 …
Read the Full ArticleDuring the week of March 3, 2025, several Illinois General Assembly House and Senate Committees will hear bills related to clean energy. We will provide greater detail on each bill in coverage of their hearings. House Energy and Environment Committee On March 4, the House Energy and Environment Committee will hear several bills related to …
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Read the Full ArticleOn February 10, 2025, the Senate Committee on Environment and Energy will hold a hearing (agenda here) at which the Committee will hear testimony on several bills, including S364 – An Act concerning fusion energy and amending P.L. 1999, c.23. If enacted, this bill would add nuclear fusion resources as a Class I RPS resource. …
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 November 25, 2024, in Docket G-40 Sub 179, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued an Order approving a July 2024 Petition, filed by Frontier Natural Gas (Frontier), to pilot a three-year alternative natural gas program. Specifically, Frontier aims to use this pilot to evaluate the receipt, delivery, and operation of alternative gas within …
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Read the Full ArticleOn 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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Read the Full ArticleOn November 7, 2024, PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) announced the issuance of its January 2025 Solicitation for Alternative Energy Credits (AEC RFP). PPL posted updated RFP documents on November 12. PPL will hold a Bidder Information Webcast on December 4 at 10:00 am (register here). Bid qualifications for are due by noon on December 18. …
Read the Full ArticleOn 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 …
Read the Full ArticleOn October 16, 2024, at 10:00 am, the PA House of Representatives Environmental Resources & Energy Committee will hold a Committee Meeting. An agenda has not yet been posted for the meeting. SEA notes that at the October 1 Committee Meeting, HB 2277 – the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) was on the agenda, …
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 ArticleUpcoming EESE Board Meeting: The Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Board (EESE) will [hold its next meeting on February 19, 2021. The EESE has not yet posted the agenda for the meeting. Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) Climate Adaptation Webinar: The Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) will hold a webinar entitled …
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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 December 29, 2020, the New York State Energy Research ad Development Authority (NYSERDA) submitted a filing with the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Case 15-E-0302 to announce that its 2021 compliance year Clean Energy Standard (CES) Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) will be $23.79/MWh. As discussed in Flash Update 20-33, NYSERDA calculated the ACP by …
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Read the Full ArticleOn October 15, 2020, the Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an Order in Case 15-E-0302 approving, with modifications, the proposals that the Department of Public Service (DPS) Staff and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) included in the White Paper on Clean Energy Standard Procurements to Implement New York’s Climate Leadership …
Read the Full ArticleOn March 13, 2020, the General Assembly announced that it is suspending the legislative session until March 24, 2020, over coronavirus concerns. The General Assembly has also postponed the crossover deadline for certain “high-priority” bills. As discussed in Flash Update 80.2, the crossover deadline (previously March 13) is the date by which all bills must …
Read the Full ArticleOn January 16, 2020, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that it issued an Order to authorize the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to use a REC value that is indexed to a “reference market index” on a monthly basis for projects that it selects in its Tier 1 Renewable Energy …
Read the Full ArticleOn April 18, 2019, the Joint Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) Committee scheduled work sessions for the following bills for April 24 at 9:00 am in room 211 of the Cross Building: On April 17, 2019, the Joint Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) Committee announced that it will hold public hearings on April 24 at …
Read the Full ArticleOn March 6, 2019, the New York State Senate voted on and passed S 223 – Relates to maintaining the continued viability of the state’s existing large-scale, renewable energy resources by a unanimous 62-0 vote (with one Senator absent). The bill now moves to the Assembly, where it will be considered as A4294. A4294 was …
Read the Full ArticleAccording to the Daily Freeman, the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee will hold a public hearing on S2992 – Enacts the Climate and Community Protection Act on March 1 at 2:00 pm in New Paltz Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Ave. Committee Chair Todd Kaminsky is co-sponsoring the bill with James Skoufis and Jen Metzger, who represent …
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