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Biden Announces $7B in IRA Funds for Low-income Solar

Apr 22, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

President Joe Biden announced $7 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, to be used by states and nonprofits across the country to install solar in low-income and disadvantaged communities.

NY Offshore Wind Plans Implode Again

Apr 21, 2024State and Local PolicyJohn Cropley

Three provisional contracts totaling 4 GW and constituting the entire result of New York's third offshore wind solicitation have been cancelled.

The Future of Natural Gas with Growing Demand and Climate Targets

Apr 21, 2024Federal PolicyJames Downing

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.

Mass. AGO, DOER Call for Climate Guardrails on Everett LNG Contracts

Apr 21, 2024State and Local PolicyJon Lamson

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.

BNEF Summit Focuses on Financing Energy Transition, Fast and Slow

Apr 18, 2024Federal PolicyK Kaufmann

Global investment in passenger electric vehicles was up 36% in 2023, investment in energy storage jumped 77%, and investment in carbon capture and storage nearly doubled.

NY PSC Launches Grid of the Future Proceeding

Apr 18, 2024State and Local PolicyJohn Cropley

New York has launched a process to maximize the use and effectiveness of flexible tools such as distributed energy resources and virtual power plants.

Wash. Cap-and-invest Supporters Launch Anti-repeal Effort

Apr 18, 2024Industrial DecarbonizationJohn Stang

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.

NJ Creates Green Bank to Support Clean Energy Goals

Apr 18, 2024State and Local PolicyHugh Morley

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved the establishment of a green bank to help the state reach its clean energy goals.

New Jersey BPU Picks 8 Grid-scale Solar Projects Totaling 310 MW

Apr 18, 2024State and Local PolicyHugh Morley

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.

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