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UC San Diego Researchers Claim Battery Recycling Breakthrough

Oct 22, 2025State and Local PolicyDavid Krause

A research team in San Diego has developed a new method for recycling lithium-ion batteries in California as electric vehicle and energy storage sales boom across the world.

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Pipeline Expansion Highlights Key Questions About Gas in New England

Oct 21, 2025ISO-NEJon Lamson

A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.

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Interior Throws Curveball at Esmeralda Solar Projects, but Denies Cancellation

Oct 14, 2025Public PolicyElaine Goodman

The fate of a 6.2-GW cluster of solar energy projects in western Nevada is uncertain following the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to break the group into individual projects for review.

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N.J. BPU Evaluates Broadening Class 1 Solar REC Program

Oct 14, 2025State and Local PolicyHugh Morley

New Jersey is evaluating a request by two solar companies to change state rules to allow out-of-state solar electricity generators to receive renewable energy certificates.

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Report Calls for Maryland Clean Heat Program to Target Low-income Customers

Oct 14, 2025Building DecarbonizationJames Downing

Maryland residents can benefit from the rollout of heat pumps the most by targeting state funds for low-income customers, according to a report released by the Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter and the Center for Progressive Reform.

Outgoing Mass. DPU Chair Van Nostrand Discusses Gas Transition

Oct 13, 2025Public PolicyJon Lamson

Two and a half years after taking the helm at the Massachusetts DPU, Chair Jamie Van Nostrand is leaving after leading it through a series of major changes in its approach to natural gas regulation.

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CEC Approves 5 Offshore Wind Projects at California Ports

Oct 13, 2025Public PolicyDavid Krause

The California Energy Commission approved $42 million for five offshore wind projects at ports in the state, despite recent federal policy changes that have left the future of the renewable resource in limbo.

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Nebraska AG Sues Largest Utility to Block Coal Retirement

Oct 12, 2025Public PolicyJohn Cropley

Nebraska’s attorney general is suing the state’s largest electric utility in an attempt to block partial retirement of an aging coal- and gas-fired power plant.

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N.J. Seeks to Promote Energy-efficient Construction

Oct 8, 2025Building DecarbonizationHugh Morley

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is looking to stimulate energy-efficient construction with a new program that offers a simpler incentive application process and incentives of up to $2.50/square foot of construction.

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Report Projects $19.3B in Benefits from New England Efficiency Programs

Oct 8, 2025ISO-NEJon Lamson

Projected energy efficiency investments in New England over the next three years will generate an estimated $19.3 billion in lifetime benefits, returning $2.93 for every dollar spent, according to new analysis by the Acadia Center.

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