The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will hold a third public meeting to collect feedback and comments on the draft version of the 2019 Energy Master Plan. It provides a blueprint made up of seven strategies for achieving the state’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emission by at least 80 percent compared to 2006 levels. New Jersey’s state agencies were directed to prepare the plan under an executive order signed by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy in May 2018, alongside legislation which established the state’s Zero Emissions Certificate program. READ MORE

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is scheduled to receive comments on gas pipeline safety rules. As part of its regular five-year review process, the regulator has issued proposed rules including adoption of the 2019 federal gas pipeline safety standards, requiring gas pipeline operators to have a plan for abandoning inactive service lines and create a detailed reporting requirement for gathering line owners. 19-47-GA-ORD

The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is scheduled to receive consumer input on NV Energy’s subsidiary Sierra Pacific Power Company’s application to slash its revenues by $5 million. The company states that in its prefered outcome, the average monthly single-family residential bill for electric services would go down by about 0.55 percent, or 46 cents. The utility has yet to file a revision for its gas rates in 2020. 19-06002

The Michigan Public Service Commission will discuss Northern States Power Company’s application requesting approval for energy waste reduction (EWR) cost recovery and implementation of the biennial 2020-2021 energy waste reduction plan. The utility claims total alternative EWR payment for electric and natural gas service for 2020 to be close to $500,000. U-20375

The California legislature is set to adjourn. Legislators have been attempting to pass bills such as AB 235, which called for the state to borrow $20 billion on Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s behalf to pay claims from the destructive wildfires caused by its transmission equipment. The bill also required California’s three biggest utilities to spend $5 billion on improvements to transmission equipment and fire prevention. The bill was defeated today but will likely resurface in January. AB 235

The International Energy Agency will release its closely watched report on U.S. and foreign oil markets, covering supply, demand and prices. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed to reverse regulations put into place in 2016 to limit the emissions of methane, a potent global warming pollutant, during oil and natural gas drilling operations. The move follows a sweeping executive order that President Trump issued in 2017 to undo the prior administration’s climate regulations. Previous Report