Duke Energy Carolinas LLC and Duke Energy Progress LLC will hold a stakeholder meeting to discuss their load forecast and demand-side modeling assumptions in advance of filing their biennial system-wide 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan. Last November, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an order accepting Duke Energy’s Consolidated Carbon Plan and Integrated Resource Plan, or CPIRP, establishing a least-cost path forward to meet the state’s carbon reduction mandates while maintaining or improving the reliability of the electric system. Legislation enacted in 2021 mandates a 70 percent reduction in emissions from electricity generating assets owned or utilized by the companies by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, and carbon neutrality by 2050. The commission adopted an initial carbon plan in December 2022, providing direction for the companies to engage with staff and stakeholders to draft the proposal. E-100 Sub 207S

The District of Columbia Public Service Commission will hold a community hearing to discuss Washington Gas Light Company’s request to increase rates and charges for natural gas service. The WGL Holdings subsidiary is seeking an increase of $45.6 million, which includes a transfer of $11.7 million associated with costs from natural gas system upgrades previously approved by the commission. This brings the net increase in new revenues to $33.9 million, reflecting an 11.9 percent increase over current rates.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold a technical conference to discuss the allocation of the benefits of distributed generation under the net energy billing, or NEB, program. The commission has engaged Sustainable Energy Advantage LLC to conduct a structured and comprehensive study of the net benefits of distributed generation under the NEB program, which has two components: kilowatt hour credit program and tariff rate program. The costs of distributed generation under net energy billing are determined through annual stranded cost rate investigations. This proceeding aims to determine the benefit categories under the program, identify which benefits may be monetized and to whom they accrue, and adopt a methodology for calculating benefits that will be applied annually in stranded cost rate proceedings to streamline the process. 2024-00149

The Maryland Public Service Commission seeks written comments on Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s proposed transmission line upgrades related to coal plant retirements. The proposed Brandon Shores Retirement Mitigation Project involves the construction of new overhead transmission line segments and upgrading other existing lines to a higher voltage, focusing on lines crossing Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel counties. The company stated that the work is needed to resolve widespread, severe thermal and voltage violations that grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC has identified will result from the planned retirement of Talen Energy’s coal-fired Brandon Shores Generating Station Units 1 and 2.

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a remote public comment hearing on Xcel Energy’s Just Transition Solicitation, or JTS, the company’s next Electric Resource Plan to address the acquisition of new utility resources needed to meet future electricity demand. A key focus of the JTS is identifying replacement resources for the planned 2030 retirement of Unit 3 at Xcel Energy’s coal-fired generation facility in Pueblo. The objectives of the JTS include ensuring resource adequacy and reliable service, advancing emissions reduction goals, and supporting a just transition in communities where generation assets are being retired. The JTS also contemplates the early retirement of coal-fired facilities in Craig and Hayden, with Craig 2 and Hayden 1 set to retire in 2028, and Hayden 2 in 2027. An in-person hearing will be held on May 1. 24A-0442E

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a virtual public comment hearing to discuss the Public Service Company of Colorado’s 2025-2027 Wildfire Mitigation Plan and Public Safety Power Shutoff Plan. The Xcel Energy subsidiary’s plan includes a multi-year program to identify, analyze, and replace or mitigate equipment that may be associated with higher wildfire risk, as well as targeted undergrounding of power lines in high-risk areas. The company has requested $1.9 billion to execute the plan, which if approved would increase the typical residential customer’s bill by approximately 9.56 percent, or $8.88 per month, through incremental bi-annual changes. 24A-0296E

The California Energy Commission will host a meeting of the Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan Advisory Committee to discuss proposed guiding principles to develop the 2025-2026 Investment Plan Update for the program. The meeting will include presentations from commission staff on the program’s background and proposed guiding principles for the plan update. A 2007 law established the program and authorized the commission to develop and deploy zero-emission and other advanced fuels and transportation technologies to help attain the state’s climate policies. The program has a base annual budget of about $100 million to support projects including electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure and workforce training programs. 25-ALT-01