Member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, will hold a meeting to discuss the third review of their regional carbon program, the nation’s first mandatory cap-and-trade program to cut power sector emissions. The meeting will seek input on program review considerations and results of the electricity sector analysis to date. The review will consider successes, impacts, and design elements including emissions cap beyond 2030. The states have completed two comprehensive program reviews so far, resulting in improvements and a continued trajectory for emissions reductions.

The New York Public Service Commission is due to receive comments on the Indian Point Closure Task Force and Decommissioning Oversight Board established to provide guidance and support for communities affected by the three-unit Indian Point Energy Center ceasing operations. The task force is charged with exploring ways to mitigate local tax and workforce impacts and evaluate new economic opportunities and initiatives, as well as identifying a decommissioning timeline that is in the interest of local communities. 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 on April 30, 2021, marking the end of 59 years of continuous power generation.

The Maryland Public Service Commission is due to receive comments on Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s three-year proposal to increase its electric and gas delivery revenues. The company seeks a combined electric and gas rate increase of $602.4 million over three years, which represents a total bill increase of five percent per year for the average residential customer. The company’s proposed return on equity in this case is 10.4 percent. 9692

The New York Public Service Commission is due to receive comments on Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation’s proposal to increase its annual electric and gas delivery revenues effective July 1, 2024. The company seeks an increase in electric delivery revenues of $139.5 million, a 31.9 percent increase in base delivery revenues or a 16.4 percent increase in total revenues. For natural gas, the company proposes an increase of $41.5 million, which represents a 29.2 percent increase in base delivery revenues or a 19 percent increase in total revenues.

The Utah Public Service Commission will hold a technical conference to discuss electric cooperative companies’ compliance with the Electrical Interconnection Rule and the Electrical Service Reliability Rule. In May, the commission issued an action request to the Division of Public Utilities requesting a report on the compliance. Subsequently, the division recommended that the commission schedule a conference to allow electric cooperative companies an opportunity to discuss and clarify their positions on their compliance with the aforementioned rules. 19-999-01

The California Air Resources Board will hold a public meeting to discuss an update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, or LCFS. The meeting will focus on major concepts under consideration for an upcoming rulemaking for the standard. The LCFS program is designed to decrease the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuel, reduce petroleum fuel use, and improve air quality. The program was revised in 2018 to strengthen carbon intensity benchmarks through 2030. A 2020 executive order set a goal that all in-state sales of new passenger cars and trucks be zero-emission by 2035. The order also set a goal to achieve zero-emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2045 where feasible and by 2035 from drayage trucks.