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Net-Zero Industry Act
The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) is a European Union regulation adopted in June 2024 to expand EU manufacturing of net-zero technologies like solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and heat pumps.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is the state agency regulating gas, electricity, water, and telecommunications at reasonable rates; tracing to 1907, it is headquartered in Trenton.
New Source Review
New Source Review (NSR) is a Clean Air Act preconstruction permitting program, established in 1977, requiring major US stationary sources of air pollution and major modifications to obtain permits.
New York City Local Law 97
New York City Local Law 97 (LL97) is a 2019 law that sets greenhouse gas emissions caps on most buildings over 25,000 square feet, with fines for exceeding them.
New York State Department of Public Service
The New York State Department of Public Service is the staff agency of the New York Public Service Commission, regulating electric, gas, and water utilities since 1926.
New York State Public Service Commission
The New York State Public Service Commission regulates New York's electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, and water utilities, setting rates and siting energy infrastructure since its 1907 creation.
New York Zero Emission Credit program
The New York Zero Emission Credit (ZEC) program is a state subsidy, adopted August 1, 2016, under which NYSERDA buys credits for zero-emission power from upstate nuclear plants.
Nigerian power sector privatization
Nigerian power sector privatization was the 2010–2013 sale of the state-owned PHCN's generation and distribution companies to private investors, described as Sub-Saharan Africa's most ambitious energy privatization.
North Carolina Utilities Commission
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is the state agency regulating rates and services of investor-owned utilities, tracing its authority to a Railroad Commission created in 1891.
Norwegian Offshore Directorate
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sokkeldirektoratet), known until 2024 as the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, is the government agency administering petroleum resources, CO2 storage, and seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) is a Norwegian government directorate under the Ministry of Energy, managing water and energy resources since 1921.
Nuclear Production Tax Credit
The Nuclear Production Tax Credit is a US federal tax credit for electricity from existing nuclear plants, created by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, or Energy Safety, is a California department under the Natural Resources Agency that approves electrical corporations' wildfire mitigation plans.
Offshore Wind Energy Act (Germany)
The Offshore Wind Energy Act (German: Windenergie-auf-See-Gesetz, WindSeeG) is the German federal law governing the planning, auction, and construction of offshore wind farms, in force since 2017.
Ofgem
Ofgem, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, is the independent regulator of Great Britain's gas and electricity markets, established in 2000 to protect consumers and set the energy price cap.
Ontario Energy Board
The Ontario Energy Board is the independent economic regulator of Ontario's electricity and natural gas sectors, empowered by provincial statute to set utility rates, license participants, and protect consumers.
Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement
The Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement is a 30-year contract signed in 2009 between Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mines, and Rio Tinto for the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine.
Paris-aligned Benchmark
The Paris-aligned Benchmark (PAB) is an EU climate benchmark category whose portfolios cut carbon intensity 50% below the market and 7% yearly toward the Paris Agreement's 1.5 °C goal.
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is the Pennsylvania state agency that regulates rates and service for nearly 7,000 public utilities, from electricity to water.
Performance Based Regulation
Performance based regulation, or performance-based ratemaking, is utility regulation that ties revenues and earnings to achieved outcomes instead of recovered costs, using mechanisms like revenue decoupling and multiyear rate plans.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is India's statutory regulator of downstream petroleum and natural gas, created by the PNGRB Act of 2006 to authorize pipelines, set tariffs, and protect consumers.
Plan for Development and Operation (Norway)
A plan for development and operation (PDO, Norwegian plan for utbygging og drift) is the document Norwegian petroleum licensees must submit for approval before developing a deposit.
Poseidon Principles
The Poseidon Principles are a framework launched in 2019 in New York under which signatory banks annually measure and disclose the climate alignment of their ship finance portfolios against IMO decarbonization trajectories.
Power Supply Adjustor (Arizona)
The Power Supply Adjustor is a pass-through charge on Arizona Public Service electric bills that recovers fuel and purchased power costs, with rates reviewed yearly by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is India's rooftop solar subsidy scheme, launched in February 2024 to give households up to 300 free electricity units monthly.
Production tax credit (United States)
The production tax credit (PTC) is a US federal tax credit per kilowatt-hour of electricity from qualified energy resources, created by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Provisional Measure No. 1,340
Provisional Measure No. 1,340 (Medida Provisória nº 1.340) was a 2026 Brazilian measure subsidizing road diesel at R$ 0.32 per liter; it lapsed in July 2026.
Public Service Commission of South Carolina
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina is the state agency that adjudicates cases involving investor-owned utilities, with seven commissioners elected by the General Assembly to staggered four-year terms.
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is the state agency that regulates public utilities, including electric, gas, water, and telephone services, created by the Legislature in 1913.
Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission
The Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission is an independent state agency, created by the General Assembly, that represents the using and consuming public in utility rate cases.