The Delaware Public Service Commission will hold an evidentiary hearing on Delmarva Power & Light Company’s application for adjustments to base rates and charges applicable to natural gas service. The Exelon subsidiary seeks an increase of approximately $45.4 million in base revenue and a return on equity of 10.65 percent. 24-1044

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority seeks concept papers for a funding opportunity aimed at advancing skills and preparing workers for jobs in the state’s energy efficiency and clean technology industry. Total funding for the solicitation is $10 million, with up to $1 million per project to fund training at scale. Approximately $3 million of total funding is anticipated to be reserved for training activities that support building electrification. Additional funds, if available, may be added at NYSERDA’s discretion.

The New York Public Service Commission is due to receive comments on Consolidated Edison Company of New York’s joint proposal to increase its electric and natural gas delivery rates. Con Edison has proposed a three-year rate plan, starting from Jan. 1, 2026, with a return on equity of 9.4 percent. For electricity, the company seeks to increase annual delivery revenues by approximately $234 million in the first year, $409.7 million in the second year, and $421.1 million in the third year. For gas, the company proposes increases of $27.5 million, $68.8 million, and $70.3 million in the respective rate years. The proposal reflects a 2.8 percent increase in total electric revenues each year and a 2 percent increase in total gas revenues each year. Actual bill impacts would vary based on revenue allocation and rate design.

The California Air Resources Board and Québec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks will hold their 45th joint quarterly carbon auction, which will offer allowances for current and future years. The current auction will offer 2023, 2024, and 2025 vintage allowances totaling about 51.3 million, and the advance auction will offer 2028 future allowances totaling about 6.8 million. The previous auction held in August sold all of the nearly 51.9 million current allowances at a price of $28.76 per allowance and 7.2 million future allowances at $28.50 per allowance. California’s cap-and-trade program places an economy-wide cap on major emitting sources. READ MORE

The Oregon Public Utilities Commission announced the first in a series of workshops planned to investigate cost-effectiveness analysis of grid enhancing technologies in electric utility integrated resource plans, or IRPs. Legislation enacted in July requires electric utility IRPs to include strategic plans for transmission alternatives and grid enhancing technologies and directs the commission to establish cost-effectiveness criteria for evaluating them. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will host the workshop. UM 2409