October 4, 2024

State and Local Policy

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
NJ Governor Names 2 New BPU Commissioners
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy nominated a member of his staff and an NRG Energy exec to replace two sitting commissioners on the state Board of Public Utilities.
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Overheard at the 2023 NECA Renewable Energy Conference
Maria Robinson, director of DOE’s Grid Deployment Office, gave an update on the work her team has been doing to allocate a great deal of funding from the IIJA.
NY Department of Environmental Conservation
NYSERDA Signs MOUs to Explore Renewable Projects in Closed Landfills
NYSERDA announced it signed MOUs with Tompkins and Orange counties to study the feasibility of developing renewable energy projects in underutilized landfills.
Orsted, Eversource Propose Revolution Wind 2
The two companies are proposing an 884-MW wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island.
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NY OSW Developers Propose Collaboration with GE
General Electric may play a potentially significant role in the supply chain that New York hopes to host for its new offshore wind industry.
State of Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Announces Resignation
ICC Chair Carrie Zalewski announced her resignation days before the opening of the trial of a Commonwealth Edison corruption case implicating her father-in-law.
Ohio General Assembly
Householder Convicted in FirstEnergy Bribery Case
The former Ohio House Speaker was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy over donations FirstEnergy paid a dark money group controlled by him to win favors.
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EPA’s Becker Breaks Down $32B of Federal Funding for Decarbonization
EPA's KC Becker presented stakeholders with new opportunities to access funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Solar Landscape
NJ Hikes Non-residential Solar Incentives After Registration Lags
State regulators cut incentives for residential solar and increased them for some non-residential projects after a report said the latter missed targets.
Clearway Community Solar
Bipartisan Community Solar Package Introduced in Michigan Senate
Community solar projects would be legal and regulated by the Michigan PSC under a bipartisan package of two bills introduced in the state Senate.

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