Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island officials discussed their role in training people to work in the offshore wind industry.

West Coast offshore wind developers can draw on environmental lessons from projects in the Atlantic Ocean, an AWEA panel of experts said.

A discussion at the AWEA Offshore Windpower Virtual Summit reinforced the argument for a planned transmission network for offshore wind.

FERC invited states to introduce carbon pricing in wholesale markets but said it had no authority to initiate such programs itself.

The New York State Climate Action Council approved an advisory panel on waste emissions to be established by Department of Environmental Conservation staff.

FERC approved a CAISO Tariff change to increase demand response participation by businesses offering on-site electric vehicle charging.

Most panelists urged FERC to support state and RTO efforts to introduce carbon pricing during a daylong technical conference.

Voters in New Mexico and Nevada will make major decisions on their states’ energy futures come Election Day in November.

Panelists at the Energy Action Network Summit discussed how to increase bus ridership and incentivize EV purchases in the mostly rural Vermont.

Rhode Island will need to add about 440 GWh of renewable energy annually to meet the state’s goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030, Brattle said.