November 6, 2024

Generation & Fuels

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Study Finds 11% Dip in Housing Prices Near Wind Turbines
A new Berkeley Lab study finds that sale prices temporarily decrease for property located within a mile of newly announced and newly built utility-scale wind projects.
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House Democrats Introduce Bill to Spur Interregional Transmission

A bill introduced by House Democrats would grant FERC numerous new authorities over interregional transmission in a bid to spur large projects and increase the flow of renewable energy across state lines.

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Md. Opens $22.5M Funding Opp for Low-income Solar, Energy Efficiency
The Maryland Energy Administration has $22.5 million it’s planning to use to make low-income homes more energy efficient and put solar panels on their roofs.
LEEDCo
Pioneering Lake Erie OSW Plan Placed on Hold
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. announced that Icebreaker Wind has become financially untenable.
BOEM
BOEM Backs 10 Fewer Turbines for Sunrise Wind
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its final environmental impact statement for Sunrise Wind, endorsing an 11% reduction in the number of wind turbines for technical and environmental reasons.
BOEM
BOEM to Auction Wind Energy Areas in Central Atlantic
Federal regulators announced a planned auction of wind energy leases off the Delaware and Virginia coasts in 2024.
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Clements Outlines Further Steps to Ease Interconnection Woes
FERC Commissioner Allison Clements said addressing transmission planning issues will be a key component of cutting down interconnection backlogs.
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NJ Advances Multifaceted Building Decarbonization Strategy
New Jersey officials wrestle with the role of natural gas as building electrification efforts grow in an effort to decarbonize the grid.
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Massachusetts Moves to Limit New Gas Infrastructure

Massachusetts has moved to discourage new investment in natural gas infrastructure by blocking utilities from recovering costs unless they can show they first considered non-gas alternatives.

Rhodium Group
Industry Considers Building its Own Generation to Decarbonize
Industrial decarbonization is lagging the effort in the power sector and transportation, and many companies are considering directly linking big industrial demand with clean energy.

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