State and Local Policy

ACEEE
ACEEE Report Highlights Success of ‘Next Generation’ Efficiency Policies
ACEEE released a report highlighting how states are moving forward with energy efficiency resource standards and laying out some best practices.
Avangrid
Massachusetts DPU Approves Price Increase for NECEC Line
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved a settlement agreement for the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line, authorizing a significant cost increase to account for regulatory delays to the project.
NECA
New England Lobbyists Preview 2025 State Legislative Sessions

Government affairs experts previewing New England’s 2025 legislative sessions outlined some key policy overlaps and notable differences among states during a webinar held by the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association.

Dominion Energy
Santee Cooper Seeks Buyer for Unfinished Nuclear Project
Spurred by the recent wave of interest in new nuclear generation, Santee Cooper is seeking a buyer to take over an expansion project halted in 2017 amid extensive cost overruns and delays.
C-SPAN
Trump to Declare ‘National Energy Emergency’ to Ramp up Oil, Gas Production
Minutes after he was sworn in as 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signaled his intention to rapidly increase production of oil and gas.
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PUC Steers VT Legislature Away from Clean Heat Standard
Vermont’s Public Utility Commission is recommending alternatives to the Clean Heat Standard it was tasked with developing.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Burgum Criticizes ‘FERC Queues’ for Too Many Renewables
The 2,600 GW of wind, solar and storage sitting in interconnection queues across the U.S. represent a major imbalance in energy resources that could lead to brownouts or blackouts, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said during his Senate confirmation hearing. 
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NJ Advances Clean Energy Projects Amid Trump Skepticism
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and the Board of Public Utilities are pushing ahead with ambitious clean energy plans even as they face the reality of President-elect Donald Trump, a fierce skeptic of clean energy, taking office.
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CARB Drops Multiple EPA Waiver Requests Ahead of Trump Inauguration
California regulators have withdrawn their request for federal approval of a statewide ban on diesel truck sales after 2035, saying they’ve run out of time before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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Virginia Legislators Introduce Bills to Deal with Data Center Growth
Virginia legislators introduced a series of bills they hope to pass in a short session this year aimed at addressing demand growth from data centers through cost allocation of utility rates, increased transparency in planning and tying tax incentives to efficiency requirements.

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