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 on Dec. 11. The commission established the board to provide guidance and support for communities affected by the three-unit nuclear power plant ceasing operations. The board serves as a forum for information sharing between involved agencies, identifying issues for relevant oversight agencies to address, and helping inform the public about decommissioning and spent fuel management. 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 Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission will hold a public input hearing on PPL Electric Utilities Corporation’s application for adjustments of retail rates and charges applicable to its electric service. The change proposed by the company would produce an overall annual revenue increase of $356.3 million or 33.4 percent. This represents a hike of seven percent, effective Dec. 1, 2025, for a residential customer using 918 kilowatt hours per month. R-2025-3057164

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is due to receive applications for a $23 million funding opportunity for projects that will replace or retrofit fleet diesel-powered highway and nonroad vehicles, engines, and equipment. The funding is offered through the Federal Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Pennsylvania Freight Innovations in Transportation Grant Program, supported in part by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the 2010 Federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act, or DERA. Approximately $21.6 million of the funding is from a settlement with Volkswagen Group of America over diesel vehicle emission violations and serves as the state’s voluntary match funding under the DERA state grant program. The application deadline has been extended from the original due date of Nov. 14.

The Vermont Public Utility Commission seeks comments on 2026 updates to the triennial plans of the state’s energy efficiency utilities, or EEUs, for the 2024-2026 performance period. The commission has appointed Efficiency Vermont, the City of Burlington Electric Department, and Vermont Gas Systems Inc. to serve as EEUs. A triennial plan is a component of an EEU’s Demand Resources Plan and is submitted before the start of each three-year performance period based on the budgets and savings goals established for the period. The EEUs file annual updates to their triennial plans in years two and three of the performance period. The updates are based on the electric, natural gas, and thermal-energy-and-process-fuels budgets and savings goals determined by the commission for the 2024-2026 period. 25-2718-INV

The Utah Public Service Commission will conduct a hearing on an application filed by Rocky Mountain Power, a division of PacifiCorp, seeking authorization to implement a community clean energy program. The 2019 Community Renewable Energy Act enables the creation of the program, which is to be designed in coordination with participating communities so that the utility’s customers within the communities receive electric service from non-emitting resources acquired by the program. The company has also requested approval of a proposed solicitation process for acquiring clean energy resources to support the program. 25-035-06

The California Public Utilities Commission will consider a proposed decision regarding the designation of initial priority neighborhood decarbonization zones – geographic areas in which the commission may authorize pilot projects through a voluntary program to facilitate cost-effective decarbonization. Gas corporations would be required to include designated decarbonization zones on maps they submit to the commission annually. The move is in response to Senate Bill 1221, enacted in 2024, directing the commission to designate such zones to help transition customers in those areas from natural gas service to cost-effective, zero-emission alternatives. Utilities have submitted maps of their natural gas distribution systems, planned pipeline replacements, and recommended decarbonization zones to advance this effort. READ MORE

The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission seeks comments on the 2026-2027 electric conservation plans filed by Avista Utilities, PacifiCorp, and Puget Sound Energy, and their achievable electric conservation potential for the ten-year period from 2026-2035. The commission also seeks feedback on biennial gas conservation plans filed by Avista Utilities, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Northwest Natural Gas Company, and Puget Sound Energy for the 2026-2027 period. The plans will be discussed at an open meeting on Jan. 14, 2026. UG-250835

The California Energy Commission seeks written comments to inform the development of a seaport readiness plan for offshore wind development pursuant to Assembly Bill 3 enacted in 2023. The law directed the commission to prepare two reports on seaport readiness, as well as supply chain and workforce feasibility of achieving specified in-state assembly and manufacturing targets. The commission recently held workshops, which focused on the first report – the second phase plan for seaport readiness – due by Dec. 31, 2026. The second report is a feasibility study of achieving 50 percent and 65 percent in-state assembly and manufacturing of offshore wind energy projects, due by Dec. 31, 2027. 25-AB-03