The New York Public Service Commission seeks comments on White Creek Solar LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and lightened regulation as a wholesale electric generator to build a 135-megawatt solar electric generation facility in the towns of Leicester and York in Livingston County. In February, the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission issued a siting permit for the project. The facility would be capable of powering over 29,700 households and offset 190,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission will hold in-person public input hearings to consider Philadelphia Gas Works’ application for adjustments of distribution rates and charges applicable to natural gas services. The company is seeking an increase in distribution revenue of nearly $105 million, or 15.7 percent, which would increase the average monthly bill of a residential customer using 61,000 cubic feet per year by $12.01, or 13 percent. The company is also proposing to increase its fixed customer charge for residential customers from $16.25 to $19.50 per month. The commission will hold telephonic hearings on May 7. R-2025-3053112

The New York Public Service Commission seeks public comments regarding the decommissioning of the Indian Point Energy Center following a meeting of the plant’s Decommissioning Oversight Board held on May 1. The commission established the board to provide guidance and support for communities affected by the three-unit nuclear power plant ceasing operations. The meeting included presentations and updates, and gathered public statements on the board’s goals. The oversight board is required to assess ways to protect the interest of affected communities including current workforce and public safety. Indian Point, which had a capacity of 1,040 megawatts, shut down its last nuclear reactor in 2021, marking the end of 59 years of continuous power generation.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission seeks reply comments on a proposed rule to establish a new requirement for jurisdictional electric utilities to file a “grid plan” every three years. The commission has initiated rulemaking to create a grid plan process for electric utilities to bring transparency and consistency to distribution system planning. The utility plans are intended to assess distribution system conditions, identify potential expansion or upgrade projects, and evaluate non-wires alternatives that could enhance reliability and service opportunities at lower costs. The commission received initial comments through April 18. READ MORE

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will host a workshop to present information on Idaho Power Company’s application to update the credit rate for excess energy exported to the utility’s grid by customers with on-site generation systems. The changes apply to non-legacy customers for a 12-month period starting June 1, 2025. Non-legacy customers are identified as those who were not grandfathered in under a previous credit structure and submitted an application to install an on-site system after Dec. 1, 2020. In 2023, the commission approved Idaho Power’s request to implement real-time net billing, which charges customers the retail rate for all kilowatt-hours consumed from the grid and compensates them for exported kilowatt-hours at a time-differentiated export credit rate. The changes were approved to take effect with non-legacy customers’ January 2024 billing period. IPC-E-25-15

The California Energy Commission will host a remote-access workshop to gather input on proposed data collection and analysis for the 2025 Integrated Energy Policy Report, or IEPR. The commission is required to regularly assess all aspects of energy demand and supply in order to develop policies that conserve resources, protect the environment, and ensure energy reliability, among others. Load-serving entities are required to submit 10-year demand forecasts and resource plans that will provide a foundation for the analyses and recommendations in the IEPR, including resource assessment and analysis of progress towards energy efficiency and renewable energy goals. The workshop will include a presentation on proposed changes to electricity resource plan forms and instructions for data collection in support of the 2025 IEPR, as well as future updates and reports. 25-IEPR-02

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission seeks comments on an application by Snowshoe BESS LLC, a subsidiary of Spearmint Renewable Development Company LLC, to construct and operate a battery energy storage system with a nominal power rating of up to 150 megawatts alternating current in Kalmar Township, Olmsted County. The system, to be located on a 28-acre site, would have an energy capacity of about 600 megawatt-hours. ESS-24-279