State and Local Policy

Ohio General Assembly
Householder Convicted in FirstEnergy Bribery Case
The former Ohio House Speaker was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy over donations FirstEnergy paid a dark money group controlled by him to win favors.
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EPA’s Becker Breaks Down $32B of Federal Funding for Decarbonization
EPA's KC Becker presented stakeholders with new opportunities to access funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Solar Landscape
NJ Hikes Non-residential Solar Incentives After Registration Lags
State regulators cut incentives for residential solar and increased them for some non-residential projects after a report said the latter missed targets.
Clearway Community Solar
Bipartisan Community Solar Package Introduced in Michigan Senate
Community solar projects would be legal and regulated by the Michigan PSC under a bipartisan package of two bills introduced in the state Senate.
Washington Dept. of Ecology
Washington’s 1st Cap-and-Trade Auction Nets Nearly $300M
Washington’s first cap-and-trade auction earned the state nearly $300 million in revenue and unloaded all allowances on offer.
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Emissions Bill Stalls in New Mexico Senate
A net zero bill unveiled by New Mexico lawmakers has already stumbled, failing to advance out of a Senate committee.
BOEM
NJ Opens Third OSW Solicitation Seeking 4 GW+
The New Jersey BPU Ok'd a third offshore wind solicitation, seeking to double the state’s wind capacity despite opposition to already approved projects.
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‘What Did We Do to Deserve This?’
Residents at an information session on a proposed OSW transmission line landing on Long Island were frustrated by officials' frequent lack of answers.
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Builders Sue to Block Wash. Heat Pump Requirements
A coalition of builders and other parties filed suit to revoke new state rules that ban the installation of gas-fired space and water heaters in new buildings.
NYPA
New York Power Authority Sees ‘Additive’ Role in Decarbonization
The head of the NYPA briefed the Senate's energy committee on how the authority’s duties have evolved and the role of new technologies in decarbonization.

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