The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a meeting of the Climate Justice Working Group. The 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act charged the working group with the development of criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities, or DACs, to ensure that these communities benefit from the state’s transition to clean energy. The meeting will include a presentation on DAC investments and benefits guidance and continued deliberations on current DAC criteria.

The District of Columbia Public Service Commission will convene the first meeting of the Integrated Distribution System Planning, or IDSP, working group established in response to a July 2025 order. The commission launched a proceeding in 2024 to initiate an IDSP process to prepare the electric grid to support the demands of the clean energy transition and integrate distributed energy resources. In addition to the traditional distribution planning that utilities undertake, IDSP incorporates advanced technologies, data analytics, distributed energy resources, demand response, energy efficiency, and federal and local policy. The group is required to submit a report by April 13, 2026, outlining a series of topics including near- and long-term objectives and planning criteria, action plans, critical infrastructure information, and meaningful stakeholder engagement. READ MORE

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will host a virtual bidders conference on its RFP to procure carbon-free resources that diversify the state’s energy mix, reduce costs for ratepayers, and improve grid reliability. The solicitation seeks nuclear, hydropower, solar, onshore wind, and related transmission or storage projects. A 2018 RFP resulted in contracts with the Millstone and Seabrook nuclear plants during a period of historically low power prices and several nuclear plant retirements across the nation. Those contracts have saved ratepayers about $153 million as of 2025 by reselling the facilities’ energy and environmental attributes back into the market. While the risk of nuclear retirements has diminished, the new RFP aims to identify contracts that can operate as a financial hedge against rising power generation costs in the future, especially as the New England grid operator plans significant changes to the capacity market in 2028 that could increase costs.

The California Public Utilities Commission seeks applications for nominees to the Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee, which assesses the safety of the operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. The committee has authority to review quarterly reports and conduct on-site inspections. The committee consists of three members, one each appointed in turn by the Governor of California, the California Attorney General, and the Chair of the California Energy Commission. This year’s application is for nomination as a candidate for appointment by the Governor of California. READ MORE

The California Air Resources Board seeks comments on a proposed regulatory action to establish a fee program to implement two state climate disclosure laws enacted in 2023: the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261). The laws require large U.S.-based companies doing business in California to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. Under SB 253, companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue must annually report direct emissions (Scope 1), indirect emissions from consumed energy (Scope 2), and indirect upstream and downstream emissions (Scope 3). Under SB 261, companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue must biennially report their climate-related financial risk and the steps they are taking to mitigate and adapt to such risk. Following a court order halting enforcement of SB 261, CARB will pause enforcement until the injunction is lifted but will proceed with its rulemaking efforts.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a virtual public comment hearing to consider new reporting requirements for gas and electric utility disconnections. These proposed changes aim to reduce unnecessary reporting burdens and improve the quality and usability of collected data. They are also intended support more effective regulatory oversight and policy development related to energy affordability and disconnection prevention. 25R-0519EG