The New York Public Service Commission will convene a technical standards working group to discuss a proposal for testing the accuracy of managed charging-enabling technologies. The commission announced the working group in 2020 to consider the incorporation of technical standards and best practices into the Make-Ready Program aimed to provide incentives for the installation of light-duty electric vehicle infrastructure. 18-E-0138

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is due to receive comments on the first phase of a straw proposal for implementing a performance-based ratemaking, or PBR, framework. The agency initiated a proceeding in May 2021 to investigate, develop, and adopt a framework for executing PBR for the state’s electric distribution companies. Phase 1 provides a background on the need to update the utility regulatory framework and recommends regulatory goals and priority outcomes to guide the remainder of this proceeding and electric utility regulation in the state. This phase also recommends a portfolio of PBR elements that form a holistic regulatory framework for further consideration in Phase 2, which will focus on design and implementation of new or updated regulatory mechanisms to achieve the priority outcomes. 21-05-15

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will conduct a hearing to discuss an update to the state’s Energy Master Plan, or EMP, the state’s blueprint to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The update will address seven strategies enumerated in the 2019 EMP and incorporate progress information acquired through interagency collaboration and stakeholder feedback to provide recommendations on advancing the state’s overall clean energy and climate goals. The hearing will focus on two strategies: maximizing energy efficiency and conservation, and reducing peak demand; and reducing energy consumption and emissions from the building sector. EO22020080

The California Air Resources Board and Québec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change will hold their 34th joint quarterly carbon auction, which will offer allowances for current and future years. The current auction will offer 2023 vintage allowances totaling nearly 56.4 million, and the advance auction will offer 2026 future allowances totaling about 7.6 million. The previous auction held in November sold more than 58.02 million current allowances at a price of $26.8 per allowance and 7.9 million future allowances at $26 per allowance. California’s cap-and trade program places an economy-wide cap on major emitting sources.

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on potential light-duty electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects under its Clean Transportation Program. The commission held a workshop on Jan. 26 which included a discussion on potential future light-duty EV charging infrastructure funding concepts. The 2022-2023 Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan allocates approximately $268 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure. The program aims to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help meet the state’s climate policies. 20-TRAN-04