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New England Gas Generation Hit a Record High in 2024
As overall power production ticked up in New England in 2024, natural gas generation reached its highest annual total in the region’s history, accounting for over 55% of all generation and 51% of net energy for load, according to new data from ISO-NE.
BloombergNEF
Global 2024 Energy Transition Investments Estimated at over $2T
While it was the first time BNEF calculated global energy transition investments at greater than $2 trillion in its annual report, the 11% year-over-year growth was less than in the preceding three years.
NYPA
NYPA Finalizes Road Map for Renewables Development
NYPA said it is pursuing 37 solar and storage projects totaling 3 GW of nameplate capacity, most of them in partnership with private-sector developers.
NECA
New England Lobbyists Preview 2025 State Legislative Sessions

Government affairs experts previewing New England’s 2025 legislative sessions outlined some key policy overlaps and notable differences among states during a webinar held by the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association.

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USEA Forum Charts New Focus on ‘All-of-the-above’ Energy Policies
The Energy Association's 21st Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum reflected the quickly shifting landscape of national energy policy and the resulting shift in industry priorities and narratives.
Goldman Sachs
Trump Says Data Center Power Plants Will be Expedited
President Donald Trump presented the World Economic Forum with his desire to power the U.S. AI revolution: behind-the-meter generation co-located with data centers and built rapidly under his National Energy Emergency executive order.
PNNL
Study Models West Coast OSW Transmission Options
A new report by two national laboratories finds that offshore wind could be generating as much as 33 GW of electricity for the western United States by 2050 and looks at how best to bring that power ashore.
C-SPAN
What is and isn’t in Trump’s National Energy Emergency Order
While Trump's order calls for “a reliable, diversified and affordable supply of energy,” it omits any mention of solar, wind or storage and makes only passing reference to transmission as part of its definition of generation.
Town of Nantucket
Prior to Trump Inauguration, Feds Lift Suspension on Vineyard Wind 1
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved Vineyard Wind 1’s plan to replace additional installed blades in the wake of a major blade failure in the summer, and resume operation.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Critics Slam Trump’s Freeze on New OSW Leases
The order does not affect existing onshore or offshore wind leases, but it sets up potential challenges by directing a comprehensive review.

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