NOTE TO READERS: Northeast Energy News is taking a break July 3-5 for Independence Day. We will resume on Monday, July 8.
CLEAN ENERGY: New York has set ambitious goals for producing large amounts of clean energy, but its history in meeting its recent targets is spotty. (City & State)
POWER PLANTS: A New Hampshire town and Eversource Energy have agreed to a $10 million settlement to resolve a dispute that a power plant’s tax assessment was too high. (Concord Monitor)
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OIL & GAS:
• Ongoing efforts to clean up a Philadelphia oil refinery that began even before a recent explosion have been thrown into disarray. (E&E News)
• Taxpayer subsidies in the recent past that kept the refinery operating are now being questioned. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PIPELINES: Talen Energy is asking for faster action from federal regulators saying delays are jeopardizing its $189 million sale of a Pennsylvania pipeline. (Courier Times)
NUCLEAR:
• A nuclear power business that decommissions closed power plants and has received tax breaks through its family and political connections in New Jersey is now under scrutiny. (ProPublica)
• The sale of the Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey to a company that specializes in decommissioning closed nuclear plants is complete. (Asbury Park Press)
OFFSHORE WIND: The Danish developer of New Jersey’s first offshore wind project has designated the site of a turbine foundation fabrication facility in the state. (NJ Spotlight)
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STORAGE: A university in New York will deploy a solar energy and battery storage demonstration project designed to reduce costs in warehouses. (news release)
COMMENTARY:
• A newspaper praises a city council resolution in a Pennsylvania town to become powered by 100% renewable energy by 2050. (Reading Eagle)
• An environmentalist disputes an assertion by a New Jersey official that natural gas is helping the state reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. (news release)