NUCLEAR: A consultant hired by New Jersey suggests subsidies approved for the state’s three nuclear plants could be significantly reduced as they come up for a three-year renewal. (NJ Spotlight)
ALSO: Activists urge New York to come up with a plan for safe disposal of nuclear waste at a Buffalo-area storage facility after federal officials say decisions about its future are unresolved. (Albany Times Union)
OFFSHORE WIND:
• The developer of the Vineyard Wind offshore project says it will reapply for a federal permit “very, very soon” after it withdrew its application during the final days of the Trump administration. (Reuters)
• A new report says New York could integrate 900 GW of offshore wind without major upgrades to its land-based bulk transmission system. (reNEWS)
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Maine issues its second competitive solicitation for renewable energy projects as part of its commitment to double the percentage of clean power produced in the state. (Mainebiz)
CLIMATE: State and local officials in Pennsylvania say they will support President Biden’s order for the U.S. to rejoin the Paris Agreement; and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says his state “is already in” on the climate fight “and will continue to lead.” (StateImpact Pennsylvania, Hartford Courant)
SOLAR: Community solar investors pay for solar panels that will supply up to 70% of the electricity requirements of two Maine food bank warehouses. (Sun Journal)
HEATING: Eversource begins a pilot program in Worcester, Massachusetts for a microdistrict heating project using ground source heat pumps. (Worcester Magazine)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A Maine town approves electric vehicle charging stations to take advantage of available grant money as opponents say other budget priorities exist during the pandemic. (Portland Press Herald)
COMMENTARY:
• A Massachusetts biomass proponent says using wood waste is an inefficient way to produce electricity, but its greater value is in home heating. (CommonWealth Magazine)
• The Sierra Club says proposals to raise the renewable portfolio standard in Delaware should not be modest but strive to set a target of at least 50%. (Delaware State News)