Allco Renewable Energy Group has challenged a three-state effort to bring more renewable energy to New England.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

New England governors last week backed away from their 2013 commitment to share the costs of new gas pipelines and electric transmission, announcing a revised regional energy strategy that gives individual states more flexibility.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The Connecticut Department of Energy issued its IRP last week, warning of natural gas pipeline constraints and stiffer competition for renewable resources.

Three New England states are combining their buying power to purchase clean energy resources and transmission to deliver it.