The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is due to receive eligibility applications for large-scale renewable energy projects under its 2025 Land-Based Renewable Energy Solicitation. The initiative focuses on late-stage projects that are ready to begin construction, streamlining the contracting process to bring projects online faster. The effort aims to support ratepayers by using sunsetting federal clean energy tax credits to lower costs. The solicitation incorporates best practices and lessons learned from past procurements, including cost indexing, labor standards, agricultural land preservation, and requirements for engaging stakeholders and disadvantaged communities. Final bids are due on Dec. 4 and conditional awards are expected in February 2026. READ MORE

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection invites comments on a draft request for proposals under its expanded Climate Resilience Fund. The initiative is designed to support communities in planning and designing comprehensive projects that strengthen protection against extreme weather events. The department will make up to $33 million in state funding and $11.8 million in federal funding available for projects that safeguard communities and critical infrastructure. The program includes a new category for project deployment that will offer both direct and matching funds to support the construction of community and energy resilience projects, building on DEEP’s previous Microgrid Grant and Loan Program.

The New York Public Service Commission will hold virtual public statement hearings on proposed changes to electric and gas delivery rates of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E) for the 12-month period ending April 30, 2027. NYSEG proposes to increase its electric delivery revenues by approximately $464.4 million and its natural gas delivery revenues by approximately $93 million. RG&E proposes to increase its electric delivery revenues by approximately $220.2 million and its natural gas delivery revenues by approximately $72.9 million. The actual bill impacts will vary based on revenue allocation and rate design. Comments on the proposals are due by Oct. 24.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities seeks concept papers on beneficial interregional transmission project opportunities aimed at improving grid reliability, reducing consumer costs, and supporting economic growth. The board, in partnership with eight other Northeast states, has issued a request for information through the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission, formed in 2023 to address gaps in current regional planning processes. The effort builds on a multi-state memorandum of understanding and an April 2025 strategic action plan outlining policy actions to improve transmission coordination across the three grid planning regions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. READ MORE

The California Air Resources Board and Québec’s Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change are due to receive applications for participation in their 45th joint quarterly carbon auction, which will offer allowances for current and future years. The current auction will offer 2023, 2024, and 2025 vintage allowances totaling about 51.3 million, and the advance auction will offer 2028 future allowances totaling about 6.8 million. The previous auction held in August sold all of the nearly 51.9 million current allowances at a price of $28.76 per allowance and 6.8 million future allowances at $28.50 per allowance. California’s cap-and trade program places an economy-wide cap on major emitting sources.

The California Energy Commission seeks information on the impacts of changes in hydropower reliability on gas system operations and planning. The input will inform the scope of a research grant funding opportunity to provide a better understanding of the interplay between gas-fired electricity generation and hydropower resources. When hydroelectric plant capacities drop, fossil gas plants serve as the primary dispatchable resource. While ample research has examined how hydropower variability affects power grids and informs water and electricity planning, the implications for the gas system – through gas-fired generation and capacity and contingency planning – remain underexplored. The commission aims to leverage the anticipated research to facilitate improved forecasting of gas demand, including demand to support electricity generation, in the context of a changing climate and a decarbonizing energy sector. 23-ERDD-02