November 21, 2024

State and Local Policy

Raritan Valley Community College
NJ Scrutinizes Solar Net Metering Strategy
New Jersey has launched a yearlong process to evaluate the effectiveness of its solar net-metering system and generate possible alternatives.
New York Power Authority
NYPA Urged to Do More in New Renewables Role
Clean energy advocates want NYPA to shoot for 15 GW of renewables rather than the 3.5 GW target in its draft plan.
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Mass. Energy Leaders Talk Barriers to Innovation at NECA Conference
Massachusetts lawmakers and industry members must double down on efforts to rapidly scale up new renewable technologies to meet the needs of the energy transition, speakers at the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association’s Energy Innovation Forum emphasized.
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Trump Stokes Concern for Clean Energy, but also Hope for Opportunities
Clean energy experts at this year’s NARUC Annual Meeting expressed confidence in the U.S.’ progress toward decarbonizing the grid. But some also wonder about potential cuts to Inflation Reduction Act funding.
Avangrid
Avangrid Sues NextEra over ‘Scorched-earth Scheme’ to Stop NECEC
In an antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court, Avangrid accused NextEra Energy of conducting an “exclusionary and anticompetitive scheme” to stop a major transmission project connecting New England to Quebec.
Constellation Energy
NY Gauging Industry Interest in Advanced Nuclear
The move comes two months after NYSERDA issued a draft blueprint for consideration of advanced nuclear technologies at a summit convened to discuss the state’s future energy economy.
Digihost Technology
Court Nullifies Sale of NY Peaker to Crypto Miner
Environmental advocates won a round in their long-running court battle over conversion of a New York peaker plant to a cryptocurrency mining operation 
Shutterstock
Compromise Climate Bill Finally Approved by Mass. Legislature
The Massachusetts legislature finally has sent a wide-ranging climate bill to the desk of Gov. Maura Healey, who has indicated she will sign the legislation.
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Wash. Dems Save Inslee’s Climate Legacy, Prepare for Challenges
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s biggest anti-global warming measure remains intact after the state’s voters rejected a ballot initiative to repeal the nation’s second cap-and-trade program. 
EDP Renewables
NJ BPU Updates Proposal for Storage Incentives
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities released an update to its proposed Storage Incentive Program that changes how the subsidies for utility-scale projects are determined as the state shoots for 2,000 MW of total capacity by 2030.

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