State and Local Policy

Nexamp
Study Details Business Case for BTM and FTM Storage in Mass.
A new study looking at the business case for comparable behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter battery storage systems in Massachusetts found that FTM storage “significantly outperformed” the BTM systems, despite significant programs and incentives supporting BTM storage in the state.
PJM
Feds Pull $716M Loan Commitment from N.J. Offshore Wind Project
The Department of Energy has withdrawn a $716 million loan commitment that would have helped New Jersey upgrade the state transmission system to connect offshore wind to the grid.
Constellation Energy
Aging, Expensive N.Y. Nuclear Plants a Bargain, Report Finds
A new report estimates keeping New York’s aging commercial nuclear reactors running through 2050 would result in $50 billion in energy savings.
Revolution Wind
Revolution Wind Sues to Lift Federal Stop-work Order
Revolution Wind’s developers are seeking an emergency injunction against the federal stop-work order slapped on the offshore wind project.
ACP
ACP Reports Shrinking Pipeline of Projects as Feds Turn Hostile
ACP reported a drop in the pipeline of new projects as federal policies shifted this year, but installations have yet to be impacted by those changes.
McGranahan Architects
WEIM Emissions Attribution Rules Apply to EDAM, Wash. Agency Clarifies
Washington’s Ecology Department clarified that cap-and-invest rules that apply to CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market also will cover the ISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market when it begins operations in 2026.
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Results Elusive in N.Y. Build-Ready Renewables Program
New York’s Build-Ready program seeks to place renewable generation on sites such as landfills, abandoned industrial sites and dormant electric-generating facilities, but thus far it has struggled to find suitable locations.
PG&E
CPUC Fine-tunes Approach to Utility Climate Adaptation Program

The California Public Utilities Commission is looking for ways to improve a utility-oriented climate adaptation program designed to help protect the most vulnerable people and lands in the Golden State.

Advanced Solar Products
N.J. Plan Would Put RGGI Funds into Storage, Infrastructure
New Jersey's latest draft investment plan for its Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds would broaden the state's portfolio to include electrifying multifamily housing and accelerating investment in wind and solar infrastructure.
Clean Tomorrow
State-level Efforts to Limit Renewables Blunted in 2025
Proposals that would negatively impact renewable energy far outnumbered supportive legislation introduced in state legislatures in the first half of 2025, Clean Tomorrow reports.

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