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April 16, 2025

State and Local Policy

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Corrected. Electric, Hydrogen Trucks Promoted for Port NY-NJ
New Jersey is investing up to $13 million in a pilot project to put six hydrogen fueled trucks to work in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
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Stakeholders Respond to Mass. Proposal to Limit Cost Recovery for Gas Expansion
Business groups and environmental advocates expressed divergent views on a proposal by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities that would require new gas customers to cover the entire cost of connecting to the system.
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CEC Approves Reliability Program Revisions After Pushback from CPUC
The CEC on approved revised guidelines for a reliability program after the state’s utility regulator said the effort could undermine certain benefits of a separate reliability program run by Pacific Gas and Electric.
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NY Energy Summit: Slow and Cautious Progress Offshore
Updates on energy development efforts off the New York coastline did not gloss over President Donald Trump’s war on wind turbines but did not focus on it, either.
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NY Energy Summit: Making the RAPID Act Live up to its Name
Recent developments made speakers at the annual New York Energy Summit optimistic that the state's permitting process will be getting faster.
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NY Energy Summit: Patience Trumps Angst
State officials speaking at the New York Energy Summit acknowledged the uncertainty facing everyone in the room but said it has not changed the state's clean-energy vision. 
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Trump Seeks to Keep Coal Plants Open, Attacks State Climate Policies
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that seek to keep existing coal-fired power plants running, ease regulations and permitting for coal mining, and remove “unlawful and burdensome” state laws that impede the industry. 
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NJ Lawmakers Sound Energy Supply Alarm
New Jersey lawmakers pushed back on the state’s all-electricity, clean-energy strategy at a heated committee hearing, urging an all-the-above approach as PJM faced criticism for failing to foresee a dramatic hike in demand.
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CEC Report Shows High Ocean Energy Potential in Northern Calif., Less Down South
The report, a requirement of California Senate Bill 605, evaluated two forms of ocean energy: wave and tidal energy.
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NY Floats Initial Grid of the Future Plan
New York issued the first iteration of a plan to move the state toward greater use of flexible resources to meet future power needs while preserving reliability and affordability.

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