State and Local Policy

PJM
NJ BPU OKs $1.07B OSW Transmission Expansion
New Jersey regulators voted to spend $1.07 billion on transmission upgrades to deliver 6,400 MW of offshore wind generation to the PJM grid.
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EPA Awards US School Districts Nearly $1B for Clean Buses
EPA on Wednesday announced it is distributing nearly $1 billion in grants to 389 school districts across the U.S. to buy cleaner buses, most of them electric.
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NJ BPU Approves $16M for 1st MHD EV Charger Program
New Jersey's BPU approved a $16.15 million allocation of funds from the RGGI to promote the installation of fast chargers for medium- and heavy-duty EVs.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Utilities Oppose NJ BPU Plan Limiting EDC Storage Ownership
PSEG told the NJ BPU that utilities should play a greater role in owning and operating storage facilities than the one allowed under a proposal by the agency.
Antelope Valley Transit Authorit
CARB Looks to Refine Clean Bus Rules Amid Ridership Decline
California transit agencies are enthusiastically adopting zero-emission buses, but regulators are worried that ridership downturns will stall ZEB progress.
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New Commissioners Bring Pennsylvania PUC to Full Strength
The Pennsylvania PUC swore in three new members, bringing the five-member board to full strength for the first time in 30 months.
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NYSERDA Study: Ground Source Heat Reduces Peak, but Cost Impact Unclear
Ground source and district heat pumps could reduce N.Y.’s peak load by up to 12 GW, but it’s unclear whether their increased cost would produce net savings.
City of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Mayor Confident Voters Will Pass Climate Tax
The mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is confident his constituents will vote Nov. 8 to increase property taxes to help fund the city's climate programs.
EOS
California Energy Commission Grants Long-Duration Storage Project $31M
A 60 MWh long-duration storage project using vanadium flow and zinc hybrid cathode batteries received a $31 million grant from the California Energy Commission.
Principle Power
BOEM Sets California Offshore Wind Auction Date
BOEM plans to hold the West Coast's first offshore wind auction Dec. 6, a major milestone in developing the first floating wind platforms in the U.S.

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