SOLAR: New Jersey regulators try to reassure solar developers that new financing rules under review will not bankrupt existing projects. (NJ Spotlight)
ALSO: Massachusetts officials unveil the latest iteration of a plan to more accurately value solar generation when it shaves peak demand. (PV Magazine)
OIL & GAS:
• At the first meeting of an advisory panel to discuss the fate of a damaged Philadelphia refinery, residents said they want the polluting site permanently closed while workers want to restore jobs. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• A dangerous chemical that is being removed at the site still poses a danger to the surrounding community, fire officials say. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• Massachusetts siting officials extend a deadline for parties to intervene in the review of an LNG terminal at the request of two communities near the proposed site. (Worcester Telegram)
EMISSIONS: New York City seeks to reduce emissions from apartment buildings as it transforms its reliance on fossil-fuel-burning boilers to more efficient units. (WHYY)
STORAGE: Three of the top 10 utilities nationally for energy storage deployment are located in Massachusetts. (PV Magazine)
POWER PLANTS:
• A $150 million plan in New England to guarantee winter fuel supplies for power generation goes into effect after federal regulators fail to meet a deadline for action. (Bloomberg)
• Protestors in Connecticut demonstrate outside state environmental offices against the recent approval of a gas-fired power plant that they say undermines the commitment to clean energy. (Hartford Courant)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Transit advocates in Greater Boston say a switch to electric buses will require infrastructure investment to accommodate garages outfitted to house and charge them. (CommonWealth Magazine)
BIOMASS: The sponsor of a biomass rescue bill in New Hampshire says momentum is building to override a veto of the plan by Gov. Chris Sununu. (Seacoastonline)
UTILITIES:
• Center Maine Power unveils a series of steps to deal with customer service complaints related to a botched billing system, including a $6 million fund for those who were overcharged. (WGME)
• Customers and workers at Emera Maine are concerned about service and job security as the utility is being sold by one Canadian company to another. (WABI)
COMMENTARY:
• An environmental activist says Philadelphia refinery workers displaced by the plant’s closure should be given access to new jobs in the clean energy economy. (Plan Philly)
• New Jersey’s former top utility regulator says the state can meet most of its clean energy goals with the use of local and distributed resources. (NJ.com)