State & Regional

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DER Performance Uncertain Under NYC Building Emissions Law
New York City set carbon coefficients for energy resources to help calculate building emissions, but officials haven't set a coefficient for DERs.
CMS Energy
Consumers Energy to End Coal Use by 2025
Consumers Energy plans to shutter its five remaining coal plants by 2025 while tripling its renewable capacity and increasing use of natural gas.
Shutterstock
Colorado Gov. Signs Bipartisan Bill to Support Interstate Transmission
Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 72, an infrastructure and transmission bill that would require utilities with transmission facilities to join an RTO.
WECC
Glick Says West Should ‘Finish the Job’ on RTO
FERC Chairman Richard Glick says "the time is right for the states, the region’s utilities and other key stakeholders" to form one or more Western RTOs.
NYISO
Panel: Storage Needs Experience in NY Power Markets
FERC and NYISO joined an energy storage developer to discuss New York’s wholesale electricity markets' opportunities and challenges in energy storage.
Electrify America
Michigan House Panel Clears EV Bills
A Michigan House committee reported to the full state House two bills creating a state registration and regulation system for EV charging stations.
Drought.gov
NM Regulator Acknowledges Human-caused Climate Change
A New Mexico utility regulator has declared that climate change is caused by human activity, establishing the assertion as scientific fact beyond debate.
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Overheard at Hawaii Environmental Council Forum
Hawaii's Environmental Council forum brought together state experts to speak about the impact of climate change on the state and the world at large.
U.S. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Senate Ag Subcommittee Hears Talk of Transmission
Not all renewable energy is H2. How can America forget C2H5OH?
BlueWave Solar
New Jersey Solar Push Squeezes Farms
New Jersey lawmakers and regulators are wrestling with the question of how much of the state's farmland should be used for solar projects.

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