October 4, 2024

State and Local Policy

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NARUC Panelists: Rate Design Key for the Clean Energy Transition
Getting the right rates to customers is vital to ensuring that the industry's ongoing transition to clean energy is reliable and affordable, experts told NARUC.
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Environmentalists Applaud Whitmer Budget on Climate Change Issues
Gov. Whitmer’s 2023-24 budget proposal calling for about $500 million to fund efforts to reach Michigan’s net-zero goals won praise from environmentalists.
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Clements: States Should not Wait on FERC for Transmission Planning
Stakeholders at NASEO's Winter Policy Summit debated whether energy offices should act as hubs for bringing stakeholders together and fostering collaboration.
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Rhode Island PUC Grapples with Future of Gas
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission held a conference on issues surrounding natural gas distribution infrastructure as the state moves toward net zero.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Community Choice Aggregation Benefits in Mass. Quantified
A new study finds that community choice energy aggregation programs have resulted in cost savings for. many Massachusetts residents.
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Vermont Joins Northeast Clean Hydrogen Hub
Vermont signed onto the multistate Northeast Clean Hydrogen Hub, one of the many joint state proposals competing for federal funding from the H2Hub program.
PJM
Policymakers Working to Meet Spiking Demand of Data Centers in Virginia
Demand growth in Northern Virginia's power-hungry Data Center Alley is accelerating, and policymakers are trying to ensure new demand can be met reliably.
Navisun
NJ Gov., Lawmakers Move Toward Updated Clean Energy Goals
New Jersey officials are updating the clean energy strategy that steered the state to becoming one of the most aggressive carbon reducers in the nation.
Faith Krausman
Electric MHD Truck Incentives Promoted in NJ
The state is seeking to stoke interest in EV truck purchases as it prepares to launch a $46M second phase of its incentive program for fleet chargers.
New York state Governor's Office
NY Budget Plan Details Cap-and-invest Proposal
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul released a legislative framework for the cap-and-invest program she is proposing to help the state meet its GHG-reduction goals.

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