WIND:
• Eversource Energy and a Danish company are proposing a 200-megawatt wind farm off the coast of New London, Connecticut – the first offshore wind project to serve the state if built. (New Haven Register)
• A federal agency will begin gathering comments this month for an environmental report on the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind offshore wind proposal. (South Coast Today)
• Vineyard Wind will begin its third round of undersea marine surveys this month as part of its proposed wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. (Marine Technology News)
• Owners of the Block Island wind farm say a proposed expansion will include components built in Massachusetts and use of a pumped hydro storage facility in the western part of the state. (ecoRI News)
CLIMATE: A federal judge rejects Exxon’s effort to shut down investigations, led by Massachusetts and New York, into whether it misled investors on climate change. (InsideClimate News)
REGULATION: Two Rhode Island agencies say a proposed bill banning offshore drilling and restricting oil and natural gas on the mainland would limit their oversight authority and instead increase federal jurisdiction. (ecoRI News)
PIPELINES: Sunoco is offering to temporarily relocate residents while it conducts an investigation into the sinkholes that have opened as a result of the Mariner East 2 pipeline project. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
SOLAR:
• A solar company is pushing forward a proposal in Exeter, Rhode Island that calls for the town to completely shift to solar energy. (NK Standard-Times)
• A well in Wilder, Vermont will become the home of a new municipal 120-kilowatt solar array, increasing the town’s solar capacity to 888.5 kilowatts. (Valley News)
POLLUTION: Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is criticizing the Trump administration for its decision to roll back federal greenhouse gas protections and fuel economy standards for vehicles. (Connecticut Post)
CARBON EMISSIONS: A group of Princeton students have written a 94-page white paper on a fee-based strategy on reducing carbon emissions and air pollution. (The Daily Princetonian)
COMMENTARY:
• Renewable energy credits has been turned into a wedge issue in Vermont to create an excuse for not meeting the state’s renewable energy goals, says a guest columnist. (VT Digger)
• A new study says New Yorkers could save $7 billion on their energy bills with tougher efficiency standards. (Natural Resources Defense Council)
• The path to creating unsubsidized wind energy projects in New Jersey is to encourage the state’s utilities to build and operate offshore grids, says a guest columnist. (NJ Spotlight)