The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection seeks comments on its 2025 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan. The plan has been updated to address changes made to the state’s air monitoring network and to identify further changes anticipated in the remainder of 2025 and in 2026. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires state and local agencies to enhance air monitoring in order to improve public health protection and better inform the public about air quality in their communities. The annual ambient air monitoring networks plans adopted by these agencies must include a statement of purpose for each monitor and evidence that siting and operation of each monitor meets federal requirements.

The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission will hold a prehearing conference on PPL Electric Utilities Corporation’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to its electric service. The company is seeking an increase of approximately $356.3 million, or 33.4 percent. This represents a hike of seven percent, effective Dec. 1, 2025, for a typical residential customer using 918 kilowatt hours per month. R-2025-3057164

The Maine Public Utilities Commission seeks comments on proposals for implementing time-of-use, or TOU, rates in the state. In June, the commission opened an investigation to determine whether investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities should implement TOU rates for both delivery and standard offer service for residential and small business customers. Earlier this year, commission staff filed a report prepared by its consultant, Exeter Associates, outlining recommendations for the commission’s consideration. To support this effort, commission staff prepared three illustrative straw proposals that present diverse approaches to potential TOU rate designs. The primary goal at this stage is to begin an iterative process to refine two or three proposals and a set of assumptions that would then be used to estimate costs, benefits, and implementation timelines in a future cost-benefit analysis. 2025-00176

The Iowa Utilities Commission will hold a meeting for utilities and interested parties to discuss challenges and solutions for maintaining the reliability and resiliency of the state’s electric grid during the upcoming winter. The commission has held seasonal preparedness meetings since 2022, following the Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.’s planning resource auction results, which projected a capacity shortfall that could have required electric utilities to implement temporary load sheds. In early 2024, the commission expanded the scope of its seasonal preparedness inquiry to include discussions on grid hardening and resilience. Following the Midwest Reliability Organization’s regional risk assessment report released in January, which identified outages during extreme cold weather as one of the top risks facing the region, the commission initiated a proceeding to continue its dialogue on seasonal preparedness and grid resilience. INU-2025-0002

The California Energy Commission invites written comments on a draft report of the 2025-2026 Investment Plan Update for the Clean Transportation Program. The program invests approximately $100 million annually to advance zero-emission technologies, supporting projects such as electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure, workforce training, and related initiatives. A 2007 law established the program and authorized the commission to develop and deploy zero-emission and other advanced fuels and transportation technologies to support the state’s climate change policies. Legislation enacted in 2023 reauthorized the program until July 1, 2035 with some additions and revisions. 25-ALT-01