State and Local Policy

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.
Green America
Green America Launches Campaign to Clean up Data Centers
Green America launched a campaign to hold big tech to its clean energy promises as the shift to building data centers has led to higher emissions from the sector in the 2020s.
Revolution Wind
ISO-NE Warns Halting Revolution Wind Boosts Reliability Risk
ISO-NE warned any significant delay of the Revolution Wind project will increase risk to the reliability of the New England grid and undermine the region’s economy.
New Jersey Governor's Office
N.J. Boosts Storage, Community Solar Program Capacity
Two laws signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy aim to dramatically expand the state’s community solar and storage incentive programs as the state searches for new generation sources to help meet a predicted energy shortfall.
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First-of-its-kind Hydrogen Trial Set for Linear Generator
One of New York’s largest fossil-burning power plants will host a pioneering test run by a non-combustion hydrogen generator.
Holtec International
Developer Looks to Build 4 SMRs in New Jersey
The company that plans to restart the Palisades nuclear facility in Michigan is pushing to build four 300-MW small modular reactors on the site of the decommissioned Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey.
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State Tx Entity, Regional Markets Feature in Ore. Energy Strategy
The Oregon Department of Energy’s new draft energy strategy points to the importance of new transmission development and expanding electricity markets for meeting the state's energy goals.
APS
Arizona Renewable Standard on the Chopping Block
Arizona regulators are moving toward a repeal of a renewable energy standard for utilities, saying the mandate has cost ratepayers billions of dollars since it was adopted in 2006.
PJM
N.J. Puts on Hold Remaining Pieces of $1.07B OSW Transmission Project
The work was designed to help connect the New Jersey offshore wind projects to the grid.

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