SPP has been tasked with providing an outline of comments for submittal to the EPA in response to its proposed rulemaking under Clean Air Act Section 111b.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged to erase the state’s carbon footprint by 2040 and nearly quadruple its offshore wind energy goal to 9 GW by 2035.

Xcel Energy committed to providing its customers with carbon-free energy by 2050, becoming the first large investor-owned utility to make such a pledge.

EPA proposed eliminating the requirement that new coal-fired generation incorporate carbon capture technology — a largely symbolic measure.

NYISO recommended its carbon pricing proposal no longer include emissions-free resources with existing REC contracts pay the LBMP carbon component.

NYISO said it would revise its carbon pricing proposal to enhance the bidding treatment for carbon-free resources and help prevent carbon leakage.

New York electricity market stakeholders reviewed three separate studies to evaluate the implications of a carbon charge in NYISO’s energy markets.

Methane emissions might be reduced by making them part of the carbon markets, panelists said at a forum hosted by The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

The IPCC climate change report had a sobering effect on the Horizon 18 conference, where New England clean tech companies met with other stakeholders.

Carbon pricing, challenges for new renewables and funding for energy storage initiatives topped the discussion at the conference of the ACE NY.