November 24, 2024

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

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NJ Legislators Back Alternatives to Electric Heat
New Jersey legislators backed a bill Monday that would prevent state agencies from requiring buildings to use electric heating.
ISO-NE Internal Market Monitor
Monitor, Merchants Challenge ISO-NE Plan to Eliminate MOPR
Merchant generators joined ISO-NE’s Internal Market Monitor in warning that the RTO’s proposal to eliminate MOPR will suppress prices.
Advanced Solar Products
NJ Launches Grid Modernization Study
Growing solar and offshore wind generation requires modernization of New Jersey’s distribution interconnection process, the BPU said, kicking off a study.
NRDC Report Predicts a Decline in NJ’s EV Truck Costs
Medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks purchased in 2040 will cost $25,000 less over their lifetime than comparable diesels, says a new NRDC report.
BOEM
BOEM Preps New Wind Leases off NYC
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this month issued a draft environmental assessment that evaluates potential impacts of offshore wind leases and related work before construction within nearly 800,000-acres of the New York Bight.
N.M. Interagency Climate Change
After Delay, NM Moves Toward Calif. Clean Car Standards
New Mexico is heading toward adoption of California clean car standards, but environmental groups say officials are moving too slowly.
CARB
California GHGs Decline 1.7% in 2019
Increased use of renewable diesel and greater availability of hydropower helped California cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 1.7% in 2019.
SEPA
Collaboration, Cultural Shift Key to Utility Transformation
Decarbonizing the U.S. grid will also mean overcoming communities’ aesthetic objections to large projects, Seattle City Light CEO Debra Smith told SEPA.
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NC Panel OKs RGGI Rulemaking
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission approved a rulemaking that could result in the state joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
NYISO
NRDC Urges EE Participation in NYISO ICAP Markets
NRDC delivered a presentation on energy efficiency participation in NYISO's ICAP markets, urging it be mentioned in a July 19 FERC Order 2222 compliance filing.

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