Fossil Fuels

Con Ed
New York Again Presses ‘Reset’ on ESCO Rules
The New York PSC held the first of several public stakeholder meetings to discuss how to refine the rules governing energy service companies.
Pa. Senate
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Disapproves of RGGI Entry Again
The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a letter to state regulators protesting the state's entrance into RGGI.
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‘Carbon-better’ is OK for Vt. Heating Sector, Climate Council Member Says
Vermont Climate Council member Jared Duval says that heating for cannot only be about carbon-neutrality if it’s to be equitable.
Calpine
Calpine Sticking with Natural Gas
Calpine says it is concerned about climate change. But that doesn’t mean it will quit natural gas-fired power generation any time soon. In its first-ever sustainability report, the privately held independent power producer — the biggest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal in the U.S. — rejects the notion that falling prices for …
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Climate Activists Condemn $170M in Public Bonds for Gas Plant
Climate activists mobilized in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest fossil-fuel infrastructure development in environmental justice communities.
Fracktracker
NY Regulators Drop a Climate Hammer in Gas Rate Case
New York approved a three-year rate plan for National Grid’s downstate gas companies with provisions for electrification to reduce natural gas demand.
Nova Scotia Community College
$25K Clean Tech Accelerator Winner Advances Thermal Energy Storage
Neothermal will work with Burlington Electric and Vermont Gas on an electric thermal storage heating pilot that uses renewable natural gas as a backup.
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PSEG Close to Fossil Asset Sale
PSEG said it expects to be out of the fossil fuel business by the first quarter of next year and is considering investing in another offshore wind project.
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
NYSERDA: Building-by-building Heat Pump Transition isn’t Going to Cut it
NYSERDA says New York needs to move away from a building-by-building heat pump installation approach to a community approach, where practical.
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Groups Urge Michigan to Adopt All Electrification in New Building Code
A coalition of 30 organizations asked Michigan officials to ban natural gas in new construction, calling it “a critical measure to reduce air pollution.”

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