5 States Adopting or Retaining Carbon Costs in Utility Planning

The 5 states adding carbon costs to utility planning guidelines in various formats. Here’swaht we know:

• California is working to include carbon costs in its comprehensive energy and climate programs
• Colorado imposed a regulatory requirement that utilities use carbon costs in resource planning
• Minnesota raised its cost of carbon standards
• New York affirmed the carbon costs through its zero-emission credits
• Illinois incorporated carbon costs in a ZEC calculation & it is withstanding court challenge

Utility Dive | Carbon calculus: More states are adding carbon costs to utility planning guidelines