The Florida Public Service Commission will hold a workshop to gather information about the technical and economic feasibility of advanced nuclear power technology and its potential use in the state. The move comes even as advanced nuclear solutions are garnering broad support with a slate of initiatives including funding research, developing regulatory frameworks, and planning or constructing advanced reactors. In May, the Biden administration announced a new working group to explore ways to reduce nuclear project construction risks, a program to deploy advanced reactors at military sites, and the release of a new primer on the enhanced safety of advanced nuclear reactors. READ MORE

The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission will hold a meeting to discuss the current state of voluntary and mandatory renewable energy markets. The commission is statutorily required to assess the impact of allowing voluntary renewable energy purchases to be counted toward meeting the mandatory renewable energy standard’s annual percentages, and report its findings to the general assembly. Earlier this year, the commission opened a docket to gather stakeholder responses to a series of questions in this regard, including whether counting voluntary renewable energy credits toward the mandatory standard positively or negatively impacts the state’s ability to meet the mandates under the 2021 Act on Climate and how such counting could impact customer choice and transparency.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has announced a public hearing to gather input on proposed changes to the Uniform System of Accounts for Major and Nonmajor Electric Utilities, or USofA, rule set. The proposal is in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s final rule issued last October which, among other things, amends the USofA in order to create new accounts for wind, solar, and other renewable generating assets. The proposal adopts the changes in this final rule that go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. U-21768

The Wyoming Public Service Commission is due to receive intervention or public hearing requests regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s application for adjustments of distribution rates and charges applicable to electric services. The utility, a division of PacifiCorp, is seeking an increase to its retail electric service rates by approximately $123.5 million per year or an average overall increase of 14.7 percent with rates effective on Jan. 1, 2025. The utility has also sought revisions to its energy cost adjustment mechanism.

The California Energy Commission is due to receive comments on proposed revisions to the regulatory text to the 2025 update to the state’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards. These standards, which serve to reduce wasteful, uneconomical, and unnecessary uses of energy in the state, are updated every three years. The commission began a formal rulemaking of the 2025 Energy Code in March, following two years of pre-rulemaking development of the proposed changes.