State and Local Policy

N.M. Interagency Climate Change
After Delay, NM Moves Toward Calif. Clean Car Standards
New Mexico is heading toward adoption of California clean car standards, but environmental groups say officials are moving too slowly.
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
NYSERDA: Building-by-building Heat Pump Transition isn’t Going to Cut it
NYSERDA says New York needs to move away from a building-by-building heat pump installation approach to a community approach, where practical.
Helion Energy
Washington Company Scales up Fusion Energy Efforts
A Washington-based fusion energy company is expanding its operation in the drive to become the first to develop a commercially viable fusion reactor.
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Legislators Call Proposed Mass. Biomass Regs Unfair
A proposed regulation meant to protect environmental justice communities in Massachusetts appears to leave only 35 towns eligible to host a biomass plant.
Volkswagen
Massachusetts Needs to Sell 45,000 ZEVs per Year by 2025
Robert O’Koniewski of the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association said reaching the state’s EV goals will require more affordable vehicles and choice.
NEPR
Hawaii’s PBR Efforts Get Conference Spotlight
Hawaii’s move to performance-based regulation is still “a work in progress,” state Public Utilities Commission Chair James Griffin said last week.
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Eversource Focuses on Connecticut amid Appeal of Penalties
Eversource says improving its relationship with Connecticut policymakers and ratepayers is a “top priority” even as it appeals a state-imposed penalty.
Smart Electric Power Alliance
SEPA Highlights Lessons from Microgrid Feasibility Study at Housing Project
All microgrids may be different, but the development process can be standardized, said participants in a feasibility study funded by Maryland officials.
EGLE
Michigan Official Says Net-Zero Proposal Will Be About Jobs
Getting Michigan to net-zero carbon is as much about jobs as about protecting the planet, a top state official told the Council on Climate Solutions.
Solar Landscape
NJ Sees Solar Growth in Reduced Incentives
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities hopes to double the state’s solar capacity in five years even as it cuts some subsidies.

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