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Use of Auction Proceeds

 

NYSERDA designed and implemented a process to develop and annually update an Operating Plan which summarizes and describes the initiatives to be supported by RGGI auction proceeds. The RGGI Operating Plan is designed to strategically invest across disciplines, economy wide, in a way that supports comprehensive strategies that best advance the CO2 emission reductions goals of the State.

The Operating Plan includes:

  1. Summary of Program Benefits resulting from the entire RGGI portfolio
  2. Portfolio development criteria
  3. Program descriptions and budgets
  4. Descriptions of the measurement, verification, and evaluation methods that will be used to judge the impacts and success of the programs, and
  5. A quantification of NYSERDA’s costs for administration and evaluation of the programs.

The most recent version of the Operating Plan can be viewed here:

Similar to other programs that NYSERDA administers, stakeholder input is important to us. On an annual basis, the Authority engages stakeholders representing the environmental community, the electric generation community, consumer benefit organizations and interested members of the general public to assist with the development of an annual update to the Operating Plan. NYSERDA seeks feedback on the design and implementation of programs described in the Operating Plan to help us maximize the effectiveness of RGGI funded programs.

RGGI Stakeholder Meeting – December 18, 2025

The annual New York State Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Operating Plan Advisory Stakeholder meeting took place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 2:00pm ET. The proposed Operating Plan Amendment was discussed at the meeting.

Meeting Materials

Written comments on the proposed 2026 RGGI Operating Plan Amendment were accepted through January 9, 2026.

 

Public Comments

You can find documents related to past RGGI Meetings, as well as previous versions of the RGGI Operating Plan, on the Useful Documents page.

Connect With Us

Contact NYSERDA regarding the New York CO2 Allowance Auction Program at [email protected].

Sign up for the New York State's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative stakeholders email list.