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NJ EV Incentives Target Cheaper Vehicles, Middle-income Buyers
New Jersey outlined new rules to encourage drivers to buy lower-priced EVs, with a maximum incentive available only for vehicles priced $45,000 and below.
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Hawaii PUC Approves EDRP Plan for Oahu
Hawaii's PUC OK'd HECO's plan to create an emergency demand response program to help cover the expected energy shortfall caused by the shutdown of Oahu's AES plant.
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PUC Debates Answers to ERCOT’s Reliability Issues
The Texas Public Utility Commission’s rookie electric utility regulators last week stood in front of the proverbial fire hose, wielded by ERCOT staff, market participants and the grid’s Independent Market Monitor, as they try to get a grip on how best to respond to February’s disastrous winter storm. In what the PUC billed as the …
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School Solar Law Intended to Provide Tax Relief, Education
Minnesota lawmakers agreed to spend $24 million to fund solar arrays at schools, a bid to reduce energy costs and provide STEM learning opportunities.
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Land Policy Taking Bigger Role in California Climate Efforts
California's efforts to boost the role that natural and working lands play in the state’s climate strategy are gaining momentum as officials draft strategic plans.
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Overheard at MACRUC 2021: Pandemic Hardships
For the first time in more than a year, regulators from PJM and NYISO joined in person for the MACRUC annual Education Conference.
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Energy Tech, Climate Key Themes at Western Governors’ Meeting
Biden administration officials met with Western governors to discuss the region's pressing topics, including energy technology, drought and wildfires.
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9 Western Governors Sign EV Infrastructure MOU
Governors from nine Western states agreed to create an integrated network of zero-emission vehicle infrastructure to support travel and commerce in the region.
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Companies Must Disclose Financial Climate Risks, Attorneys General Say
A coalition of attorneys general are demanding that the SEC require companies to disclose their GHG emissions annually, as well as any mitigation plans.
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Proposed NatGas Plants ‘Appear’ Contrary to NY Law, Regulator Says
In notices for draft permits of two proposed natural gas generating station upgrades, NY regulators said there are potential substantial associated emissions.

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