RENEWABLES:
• Washington, D.C.’s City Council casts a preliminary vote approving legislation to require 100 percent of district’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2032, with a final vote scheduled for December. (The Hill)
• New York’s chairman of energy and finance explains how the state’s Green Bank has spurred $1.5 billion in clean energy projects. (Yale Insights)
POLICY: Maryland legislators are expected to vote on a renewable energy bill next session that would boost solar jobs and triple offshore wind energy in the state. (Delmarva Public Radio)
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SOLAR:
• Two programs in Connecticut are making solar more affordable for low-income residents. (Yale Climate Connections)
• New Jersey surpassed 100,000 installed solar projects this month. (Solar Industry)
• A New York City solar company establishes an internship to help women gain hands-on experience in the solar industry. (Solar Industry)
• A town outside Rochester, New York, is considering a proposal for a 7 MW solar farm that covers approximately 40 acres of farmland, which some residents say will be an “eyesore.” (Daily Messenger)
WIND:
• New York utility regulators approve the construction and operation of a 126 MW wind farm in the western part of the state. (North American Windpower)
• Regulators give the developers of an 800 MW wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard another two months to reach an agreement with fishermen. (Providence Journal)
STORAGE: A pilot project in New Hampshire will be one of the most ambitious tests of a utility’s ability to use behind-the-meter battery storage systems. (Utility Dive)
EFFICIENCY: Businesses and environmental groups appeal a federal ruling that upheld Connecticut’s decision to balance the state budget with ratepayer funds intended to boost energy efficiency. (Connecticut Post)
NATURAL GAS:
• During a hearing on Monday, Columbia Gas faced an onslaught of criticism for its role in a fatal series of explosions outside Boston in September. (Occupational Health and Safety, WCVB)
• Property owners in central Pennsylvania ask the state’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allows fracking in their township. (Tribune-Review)
TRANSMISSION: A Maine sportsmans’ group withdraws its support for a controversial hydropower transmission line that would run from Canada to Massachusetts. (Mainebiz)
HYDRO: Federal regulators approve a new license for a hydroelectric dam on the Union River in Maine. (The Ellsworth American)