The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will hold a virtual meeting to discuss an update to the Energy Master Plan, or EMP, the state’s blueprint to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The 2024 EMP will serve as a “whole-of-government progress report” on the goals and strategies in the initial plan issued in 2019. The plan will outline evolving state and federal support for climate action, and determine the basis for actionable strategies to lower emissions and maximize clean energy adoption across various sectors. The 2019 EMP incorporates the mandates in the Clean Energy Act of 2018, the Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, and the Global Warming Response Act of 2009 to achieve 80 percent emissions reductions by 2050, relative to 2006 levels.

Member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, will hold their 64th quarterly auction of carbon allowances. The auction clearing prices will be posted on June 7. The previous auction, held in March 2024, sold all of the more than 24 million allowances that were offered at a clearing price of $16, and generated about $388 million, bringing the total proceeds to nearly $7.6 billion.

The New York Public Service Commission will hold a meeting of the electric vehicle infrastructure interconnection working group to discuss Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc.’s proposal on streamlining queue management in the EV make-ready program. The proposal aims to facilitate a supportive process for make-ready applicants from first contact with the utility to EV station energization. The discussion will compare the proposal with the current standard connection process. The working group was formed to identify, discuss, and resolve the technical barriers and challenges associated with the EV interconnection process, including queue management and EV-specific standardized interconnection requirements. 18-E-0138

The North Dakota Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing regarding reconsideration of Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in the state. The company has requested a siting permit for its proposed Carbon Express CO2 Pipeline Project, which would involve the construction of approximately 320 miles of pipeline ranging from 4.5 to 24 inches in diameter, and associated facilities. The estimated cost of the project is $898 million.

The Washington Department of Ecology will hold its sixth greenhouse gas allowance auction, which will offer allowances for current and future years. The current auction will offer 2024 vintage allowances totaling about 7.8 million and the advance auction will offer 2027 vintage allowances totaling about 2.2 million. A summary report is expected to be released on June 12. Washington joined the Western Climate Initiative in December 2021, which provides an auction platform for linked programs in California and Québec, and a stand-alone program in Nova Scotia. The fifth auction, held in March, sold more than 7.4 million allowances at a clearing price of $25.76 per allowance.

The California Energy Commission will host a meeting of the Clean Transportation Program Advisory Committee to discuss funding allocations in a draft version of the 2024-2025 Investment Plan Update for the program. The meeting will include presentations on the implementation of the program and related zero-emission vehicle infrastructure analysis. A 2007 law established the program and authorized the commission to develop and deploy zero-emission and other advanced fuels and transportation technologies to help attain the state’s climate policies. Legislation enacted last year reauthorized the program until July 1, 2035 with some additions and revisions. The program has a base annual budget of about $100 million to support projects including electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure and workforce training programs. In recent years, the commission has also received state General Funds and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds. 24-ALT-01