April 25, 2024

State and Local Policy

California Energy Commission
Calif. Regulators Assess Benefits, Social Costs of Energy Transition
Assessing the social costs and “nonenergy benefits” of energy production is a key focus in implementing California’s Senate Bill 100.
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Wash. Sets Income Levels for Help with Buying or Leasing EVs
The state of Washington announced it will offer financial aid for residents of modest income wanting to buy or lease electric vehicles.
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Forum: Innovation Key to Advance NJ Offshore Wind
Innovation and in-state project development will be key to New Jersey’s offshore wind future as the state advances its initiative to create an offshore power center that can connect to homes and businesses onshore, according to speakers at the Wind Institute Research Symposium.
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Mass. AGO, DOER Call for Climate Guardrails on Everett LNG Contracts
The Massachusetts AGO and DOER expressed concern about the climate effects of proposed utility supply contracts to keep the Everett LNG import facility operating until 2030. 
Albany Port District Commission
NY Offshore Wind Plans Implode Again
Three provisional contracts totaling 4 GW and constituting the entire result of New York's third offshore wind solicitation have been cancelled. 
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The Future of Natural Gas with Growing Demand and Climate Targets
A DOE report on resource adequacy says firms investing in natural gas capacity could be retrofitted with carbon capture and storage, or the ability to burn clean hydrogen.
Bureau of Land Management
New Jersey BPU Picks 8 Grid-scale Solar Projects Totaling 310 MW
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved eight solar projects in its second solicitation for grid-scale projects, nine months after declining to support any bids in the first solicitation due to cost. 
Washington Department of Ecology
Wash. Cap-and-invest Supporters Launch Anti-repeal Effort
Bolstered by a nearly $5 million war chest, supporters of Washington’s cap-and-invest system have begun efforts to defeat a campaign that seeks to scrap the carbon allowance program through a referendum this fall. 
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NJ Creates Green Bank to Support Clean Energy Goals
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved the establishment of a green bank to help the state reach its clean energy goals.
Bureau of Land Management
Wash. Council OKs Reduced Version of Horse Heaven Hills Project
Washington’s EFSEC recommended approval for a slimmed-down version of a controversial wind project proposed for a site just south of the Tri-Cities in southeastern Washington.

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