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The staff report Approaches to Integrate Non-energy Impacts in Supply Modeling - May 18 2026 Workshop Details, released in June provides details on the proposed approaches and associated metrics for testing integration of NEIs in supply modeling at the CEC as presented in the May 18, 2026 Workshop.
- Notice of Availability Staff Report on Approaches to Integrate Non-energy Impacts in Supply Modeling - May 18 2026 Workshop Details
Comments can be submitted until July 20, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.
The California Energy Commission (CEC) adopted an Order Instituting an Informational Proceeding (OIIP) in March 2024, 24-OIIP-03. The OIIP initiates a transparent public process to serve as a forum to inform methodologies to integrate non-energy impacts (NEI) (benefits and social costs) into the CEC planning, processes, and decision making. Including non-energy benefits and social costs provides a more holistic understanding of the impacts of investments and decisions. The OIIP responds to a petition filed February 5, 2024, by a group of sixteen petitioners (the Center for Biological Diversity et al.).
NEI categories under consideration include: Air Quality, Land Use, Affordability, Workforce & Jobs, Resilience, Water Supply & Quality, Public Health & Safety, and Crosscutting.
- Transparent public and stakeholder engagement from multiple perspectives
- Flexible and iterative participation
- Consider use of non-energy benefits and social cost methodologies in CEC analyses, planning, and decision-making processes
OIIP Phases
- Assess current activities
- Develop structure for application of NEIs
- Evaluate/develop analysis, tools, and methods
- Implement new methods into programs
- Detailed review of the "art of the possible"
- Explore what is available and how it is being used elsewhere
- Consider ways in which to apply NEIs to CEC resource planning, processes, and decision-making
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