December 22, 2024

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJ To Accelerate RGGI Fund Expenditures
New Jersey has been slow to spend Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds since returning to the program but is taking steps to speed up the process.
Township of Woodbridge
NJ Allocates $70M in RGGI Funds for Heavy-duty EVs
New Jersey announced it allocated $70 million in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds to purchase school buses and other heavy-duty electric vehicles.
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Va. Air Panel Votes to Exit RGGI
Appointees of Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, likely setting up a legal showdown with environmentalists.
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Pa. Municipalities Chart Own Energy Paths as State Remains Divided
Municipalities across Pennsylvania have been charting their own course on climate and energy policy under divided federal and state governments.
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Conn. Lawmakers Urge ISO-NE to Take Action on Climate
Connecticut lawmakers urged ISO-NE to act in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling barring EPA from requiring generation shifting to reduce carbon emissions.
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PJM MIC Briefs: July 13, 2022
PJM's MIC OK'd rules on accounting for PTC/REC revenue and dealing with long-term market suspensions and discussed a loophole allowing CTs to ignore dispatch.
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Court Blocks Pennsylvania from Joining RGGI
A Pennsylvania judge blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to enter RGGI, saying the administration’s plan was a tax that lacked required legislative approval.
Dominion Energy
Dominion Files to Suspend RGGI Participation
Dominion Energy announced during its first-quarter earnings call that it had filed with the Virginia SCC to suspend its rider through RGGI.
Healey Focuses on Climate in Mass. Gubernatorial Race
Maura Healey is focusing on climate in the race to replace Charlie Baker as Massachusetts governor.
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NJ Awards $7.6M for Local Government EVs
New Jersey announced grants of $7.6 million for local government purchases of electric vehicles in an effort to cut transportation emissions.

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