October 4, 2024

State and Local Policy

CJWG
NY CJWG Poised to Select a 35% DAC Coverage Threshold
The New York Climate Justice Working Group appears ready to designate 35% of New York’s 2020 census tracts as disadvantaged communities.
Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department
NY PSC Accepts $2.75M NYSEG Settlement over Gas Leak Fire
New York regulators approved a $2.75 million settlement with New York State Electric and Gas over a gas leak that led to a fire last February.
NJBPU / Ørsted
New Jersey BPU Grants Second Easement for OSW Project
N.J. regulators overruled local governments to grant the state’s first offshore wind project an easement to connect its turbines to a substation onshore.
Dana Nessel
Mich. AG Nessel Calls for More Transparency on Utility Lobbying
Michigan utilities would have to provide more transparency on their spending to influence rate cases under regulations proposed by the attorney general.
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Mahony Named Mass. DOER Commissioner
The former deputy of new Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has been picked to lead the state’s Department of Energy Resources.
Berkeley Lab
Study: Program Boosted Calif. Home Solar Above US Average
A California incentive program may have helped boost the rate of solar installation in new homes in the state to 40% in 2019, a Berkeley Lab study found.
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NARUC Panel Calls for Clean Energy, GHG Emissions Tracking Standards
Clean energy buyers all face a common challenge: figuring out how to keep track of both the clean energy they use and the carbon emissions they cut.
Port of Seattle
Bill Seeks to Promote Clean Aviation Fuel in Washington
A legislative effort to make Washington more attractive to the alternative jet fuel industry has reached the state Senate’s Ways and Means Committee.
Aptera
California Energy Commission Grants $31M to Manufacture Futuristic ZEVs
The California Energy Commission granted two companies $31 million to produce three-wheeled solar-powered electric cars and hydrogen powered big rigs.
NuScale Power
Nuclear Bill Advances in Washington House
A Washington House committee passed a bill to add advanced nuclear to the alternative power sources that the state can use to replace fossil fuels.

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