The Minnesota PUC published a 2018 Order establishing a range of $9.05 to $43.06 per short ton of CO2 e, which will be used by 2020 in evaluating and selecting resource options in all commission proceedings.
In 2017, the Colorado Public Utility Commission (PUC) ordered Xcel to use the social cost of carbon Energy Resource Plan (ERP) that would guide utility investments through 2024.
The Commission has put forward a proposed decision requiring utilities to use the IWG’s Social Cost of Carbon estimates for a Societal Cost Test in Integrated Resource Planning.
State legislation and responsive PUC Order requires each utility to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce electricity usage by 2.15 percent and natural gas usage by 1.1 percent annually.
Established a 2030 goal to increase energy efficiency from 2012 levels by 23%. The Act also incorporated the governor’s previous target of 185 trillion Btus of end-use energy savings below the 2025 energy-use forecast.
Establishes a Least Cost Procurement mandate, requiring utilities to acquire all cost-effective energy efficiency with input and review from the Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council.
Requires that electric and gas utilities procure all cost-effective energy efficiency, which requirements the state’s PUC administers on a three-year planning cycle.
Senate Bill 2841A decoupled utility profits from utility sales volume to remove disincentives to energy efficiency and demand reduction measures.
C2ES maintains a state-by-state database of decoupling policies, containing a general subject matter overview, brief descriptions of state policies, and links to relevant documentation.
Calls for 100% carbon-free energy by 2050, with a 30% interim target by 2030.