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Filings, Orders, and Reports

 

The Clean Energy Standard filings, orders, and reports published by Department of Public Service (DPS)Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. provide the most in-depth description of the Clean Energy Standard and related regulation.

Additional filings, orders and reports for are also available for the following programs and found at respective sites:

For CES Annual Financial Reports, visit the DPS websiteLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page.. 

 

Date Title Type
2026-01-23 Order Modifying Maintenance Tier Program [PDF] Orders
2026-07-22 Order Modifying Hydroelectric Facility Repowering Requirements Orders [PDF] Orders
2026-01-22 Order Extending Zero-Emissions Credit Program [PDF]
Erratum Notice - 01/23/2026 [PDF] 		Orders
2026-04-3 NYSERDA CES Backfill Petition [PDF] Petition
2026-01-30 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2024 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2025-12-19 Order Approving 2026 Administrative Funding [PDF] Order
2025-07-31 NYSERDA Petition Regarding CES Administration Funding [PDF] Petition
2025-05-16 Order Approving Tier 4 Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2025-05-15 Order Adopting Clean Energy Standard Biennial Review as Final and Making Other Findings [PDF] Order
2025-01-31 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report 2023 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2024-12-20 Order Approving 2025 Clean Energy Standard Administrative Budget [PDF] Order
2024-10-17 Order Approving Compensation for Hydroelectric Baseline Generating Facilities [PDF] Order
2024-10-11 Tier 4 Implementation Plan Proposal [PDF] Plan
2024-08-21 Phase 6 Final Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2024-07-31 NYSERDA Petition Regarding CES Administration Funding [PDF] Petition
2024-07-22 Order Approving Phase 6 Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2024-02-20 Phase 6 Implementation Plan Modification of Backstop Collection Process [PDF] Plan
2024-07-08 CES Biennial Review [PDF] Report
2024-01-31 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2022 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2023-12-18 Order Approving 2024 Clean Energy Standard Administrative Budget [PDF] Order
2023-11-20 Order Addressing Capacity Accreditation Rules [PDF] Order
2023-10-12 Order Denying Petitions Seeking to Amend Contracts with Renewable Energy Projects[PDF] Order
2023-08-30 Phase 5 Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2023-08-28 NYSERDA Comments Petitions [PDF] Comments
2023-07-31 NYSERDA Petition Regarding CES Administration Funding [PDF]
 Petition
2023-06-29 Petition Regarding Adjustment to Index REC and Index OREC Formulas for New Capacity Accreditation Rules [PDF] Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Petition
2023-06-23 Order Approving Financial Backstop Collection Mechanism [PDF] Order
2023-04-20 Order Modifying Clean Energy Standard Tier 1 Obligations Order
2023-4-1 Clean Energy Resource Development and Incentives: The Build-Ready Program Annual Progress Report 2022 [PDF] Report
2023-1-31 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2021 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2022-12-23 Clean Energy Standard Petition Revised Budget [PDF] Filing
2022-11-09 Petition Regarding Modification of the Clean Energy Standard to Transition from a Defined Percentage Obligation to a Load Share Obligation [PDF] Petition
2022-07-29 NYSERDA Petition Regarding CES Administration Funding [PDF] Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Petition
2022-04-01 Clean Energy Resource Development and Incentives: The Build Ready Program Annual Progress Report 2021 [PDF] Report
2022-03-16 Order Modifying CES LSE Obligations and Establishing 2024 Obligation [PDF] Order
2022-01-31 Renewable Energy Standard 2022 Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP) Prices Filing [PDF] Filing
2022-12-15 Order Approving 2023 Clean Energy Standard Administrative Budget [PDF] Order
2022-01-01 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2020 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2021-12-16 Order Approving 2022 Clean Energy Standard Administrative Budget [PDF] Order
2021-11-29 2021 Divergence Test [PDF] Filing
2021-10-29 NYSERDA Host Community Benefit Compliance Filing [PDF] Filing
2021-10-09 Tier 2 Re-Sale Final Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2021-09-09 Order Approving Competitive Tier 2 Re-Sale Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2021-07-30 Petition Regarding Proposed Year 2022 Clean Energy Standard Funding And Reconciliation Of Year 2020 Of Administrative Costs [PDF] Petition
2021-05-14 CES Order Letter 5-14-2021 (Repowering) [PDF]Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Comments
2021-05-01 Tier 2 Resale Implementation Plan Proposal [PDF] Plan
2021-04-01 Clean Energy Resource Development and Incentives: The Build Ready Program Annual Progress Report 2020 [PDF] Report
2021-02-11 Host Community Benefit Order [PDF] Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Order
2021-01-19 NYSERDA's Comments on the Utility Study in Case 20-E-0197 [PDF] Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Comments
2021-01-01 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2019 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2020-11-20 Order Approving Fixed to Index REC Conversion [PDF] Order
2020-10-15 Order Adopting Modifications to the Clean Energy Standard [PDF] Order
2020-10-15 Order Approving Build-Ready Program [PDF] Order
2020-09-14 Phase 4 Final Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2020-08-13 Order Approving Phase 4 Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2020-08-10 Petition Regarding Clean Energy Standard Voluntary Conversion of Existing Fixed REC Price Terms to Index REC Price Terms[PDF]Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Petition
2021-06-22 NYSERDA’s comments on Transmission Planning in Case 20-E-0197 Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page.
 Comments
2020-06-18 White Paper on Clean Energy Standard Procurements to Implement New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act [PDF]Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. & Appendix A: Cost Analysis [PDF]Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. White Paper
2020-06-05 Petition Regarding Clean Energy Resources Development and Incentives "Build-Ready" Program [PDF] Petition
2020-06-01 Renewable Energy Standard Program Impact Evaluation and Clean Energy Standard Triennial Review (Revised September 2020) [PDF] Report
2020-04-17 Phase 4 Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2020-01-27 Petition for Competitive Tier 2 Program for Baseline Renewable Generation [PDF] Petition
2020-01-16 Order Modifying Tier 1 Renewable Procurements [PDF] Order
2019-11-14 Order Approving 2020 Clean Energy Standard Administrative Budget [PDF] Order
2019-10-21 Final Zero Emissions Credit Implementation Plan & Appendix[PDF]
Appendix [PDF] 		Plan
2019-10-2 NYSERDA Comments on Petition Regarding Integration of an Index REC Structure into Tier 1 REC Procurements [PDF] Comments
2019-09-20 Order Approving Zero-Emissions Credit (ZEC) Implementation Plan with Modifications [PDF] Order
2019-07-31 Petition regarding Proposed Yr. 4 Funding and Reconciliation of Yr. 2 Administration Costs [PDF] Petition
2019-06-28 Revision to Zero-Emissions Credit (ZEC) Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2019-12-01 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2018 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2019-03-12 AWEA / ACE NY Petition for an Order Modifying the Clean Energy Standard Tier 1 Procurement Process [PDF] Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. Petition
2019-02-01 Clean Energy Standard Annual Progress Report: 2017 Compliance Year [PDF] Report
2019-01-11 Phase 3 Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2018-12-14 Order Approving Phase 3 Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2018-11-16 Order Approving 2019 Administration Budget [PDF]  Order
2018-08-03 Zero-Emissions Credit (ZEC) Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2018-07-30 Phase 3 Implementation Plan Proposal [PDF] Plan
2018-07-30 NYSERDA Petition for CES Administration Funding [PDF] Petition
2018-03-16 Order Approving 2018 Administration Budget [PDF] Order
2018-03-16 Order Adopting Measures for the Retention of Existing Renewable Baseline Resources [PDF] Order
2018-02-22 Order Modifying Compliance Payment [PDF] Order
2017-12-18 Phase 2 Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2017-11-17 Order Approving Phase 2 Implementation Plan [PDF] Order
2017-11-01 Petition regarding unspent 2017 Admin Funding and Proposed 2018 Administrative Costs [PDF] Petition
2018-06-01 Revised Biomass Power Guide [PDF] Report
2017-07-14 Order Approving Alternative Protocol for Comparative Emission Test for Biomass Gasification Technologies [PDF] Order
2017-07-14 Order Modifying Compliance Payment [PDF] Order
2017-05-12 Phase 2 Implementation Plan Proposal [PDF] Plan
2017-03-24 Phase 1 Implementation Plan [PDF] Plan
2017-03-09 Order on the Value of Distributed Energy Resources [PDF] Order
2017-02-22 Order Approving Phase I Implementation PlanLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Order
2017-02-22 Order Directing Utility Tariff Amendments Implementing LSR/CESLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Order
2016-12-15 Order on Petitions for Rehearing  – Commission decision on 17 Petitions filed on various CES issues including eligibility and maintenance of baseline resourcesLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Order
2016-11-17 Order Approving Administrative Cost Recovery, Standardized Agreements, and Backstop PrinciplesLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Order
2016-11-17 Order Providing Clarification regarding NY-SUN and CST project attributes Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Order
2016-11-1 NYSERDA’s Compliance Filing Report – REC Quantity and Price, ACP Price, Procurement ScheduleLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Filing
2016-10-31 Phase 1 Implementation Plan ProposalLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Plan
2016-10-27 DPS Staff's Report and Recommendations in the Value of Distributed Energy Resources [PDF] Filing
2016-09-30 DPS Staff’s Proposal Regarding Utility TariffsLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Filing
2016-08-25 NYSERDA’s Petition for Clarification regarding NY-SUN and CST project attributesLink opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Petition
2016-08-25 NYSERDA’s Petition for Clarification regarding Administrative Cost Recovery, Standardized Agreements, and Backstop Principles Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF] Petition
2016-08-01 Order Adopting a Clean Energy Standard Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF]
Appendices Link opens in new window - close new window to return to this page. [PDF]		 Order

Before the CES Order

The Department of Public Services (DPS) published several documents related to the Clean Energy Standard (CES) before adopting it on August 1, 2016. These documents provide background and context on the CES.