TRANSMISSION: In a federal securities filing, Eversource says it will end its pursuit of the Northern Pass transmission line, noting it spent $318 million on the failed venture. (NHPR)
ALSO: Chesterville adds its name to the list of Maine towns now opposing the Northeast Clean Energy Connect transmission line to import Canadian hydropower. (Sun Journal)
WIND: Clean energy advocates urge Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to act quickly to remove uncertainty caused by a budget amendment that addresses pricing of energy from future offshore wind projects. (Taunton Daily Gazette)
OIL & GAS: Elevated levels of a deadly gas were detected by air monitoring meters during a June refinery fire, but Philadelphia health officials dismissed it as a false positive. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
RENEWABLE ENERGY: Construction will soon start on a digester at a Vermont farm to create renewable natural gas from animal and food waste. (YaleEnvironment360)
SOLAR:
• A Tesla letter to shareholders did not provide any update on its long-awaited plan to manufacture solar roof panels at its Buffalo factory. (Buffalo News)
• Installers in Massachusetts say an incentive to integrate storage with solar systems is being undermined by a requirement to pay hundreds of dollars for meters. (Greentech Media)
• The solar industry on Long Island fears that New York’s embrace of offshore wind is coming at its expense. (Newsday)
• The Philadelphia area transit authority has signed a 20-year power contract with a solar farm to produce nearly 20% of its electricity. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
PIPELINES: Officials in a New Jersey county issued a road permit and dropped lawsuits against a proposed natural gas pipeline. (Burlington County Times)
POWER PLANTS:
• New Jersey based holding company Public Service Enterprise Group will close all but three of its natural gas plants by 2046 as it moves toward carbon-free generation. (NJ Spotlight)
• Demolition has begun on part of the abandoned English Station power plant in New Haven. (New Haven Register)
COMMENTARY:
• The Boston Globe is alarmed by the apparent slow-walking of key permits needed to ensure construction of the Vineyard wind offshore wind project.
• An environmentalist says a new natural gas plant that received siting approval in Connecticut will thwart the state’s move toward carbon-free electric generation. (Hartford Courant)