October 2, 2024

Renewable Power

Lansing Board of Water and Light
Michigan Capital-area Utility Outlines $750M Plan to Reduce Emissions
Lansing Board of Water and Light will invest $750 million in renewables, storage and natural gas over the next decade and pledged to be carbon neutral by 2040.
BOEM
Biden Admin. to Auction First OSW Leases in the Gulf of Mexico
The Biden administration will auction the first offshore wind leases in the Gulf of Mexico — about 300,000 acres that can produce 3.7 GW — on Aug. 29.
Rhodium Group
IRA Gets US Emissions Close to Pledged Levels, Report Finds
The IRA is pushing carbon cuts like no other enacted policy in the U.S.,  but more needs to be done to meet the international pledges from the Paris Agreement, Rhodium Group said in a report.
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New York Seeks to Define Zero Emissions
New York is looking at a broader array of solutions as fossil plants retire and not enough renewables come online.
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Avangrid, Utilities Reach Deal to Cancel Commonwealth Wind PPAs
Avangrid and three utilities reached $48 million deal to end the PPAs for the Commonwealth Wind project.
South Fork Wind
Judge Dismisses Groundwater Lawsuit Against South Fork Wind
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block construction of the onshore portions of the South Fork Wind project.
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NJ Rejects Solar Bids as Too Expensive
New Jersey regulators plan a new solicitation for the state’s Competitive Solar Incentive program on Oct. 1 after rejecting initial bids as too expensive.  
MDE/CGS
Maryland Climate Report Lays out Pathways to Achieving Goals
A report lays out a long list of actions Maryland could take to reach the GHG-reduction and clean energy targets set out in its climate law.
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Rhode Island Energy Rejects Revolution Wind 2 Proposal
Rhode Island Energy explained that the power purchase agreement proposed would be too expensive for consumers, vows to continue efforts to bring offshore wind to state.
BOEM
Major Fishery, Visual Impacts Expected from Revolution Wind
The BOEM environmental impact statement predicts Revolution Wind will have major negative impacts on fisheries, views from shore and other metrics.

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