TRANSMISSION:
• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces two new transmission lines to move 2.6 GW of wind, solar and hydropower to the New York City area, as well as a goal of 10 GW of distributed solar by 2030. (Bloomberg, S&P Global)
• Hydro-Québec enters a tentative 25-year, $20 billion agreement to provide electricity to New York City via one of the new lines, with Premier Francois Legault calling the province the “battery of North America.” (CBC)
• Gov. Hochul says the plan will help shut down fossil fuel plants like the Astoria Generating Station in Queens, in an area dubbed “asthma alley.” (Patch)
CLEAN ENERGY:
• Massachusetts officials announce a new Commission on Clean Heat aimed at reducing emissions from buildings, believed to be the first commission of its kind in the U.S. (Boston Globe)
• Pennsylvania officials announce plans to bring Presque Isle State Park to net-zero energy consumption through clean energy development and efficiency. (YourErie.com)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Clean transportation advocates are “largely very supportive” of Massachusetts utilities’ plans to spend $470 million on new charging infrastructure. (Energy News Network)
CLIMATE: A New Hampshire judge rejects an argument that the urgency of climate change justified protesters blocking a coal train in 2019. (New Hampshire Public Radio)
WIND:
• A fishing industry leader discusses her organization’s lawsuit against the Vineyard Wind project. (CommonWealth Magazine)
• Maryland regulators will hold public hearings next week on the Skipjack offshore wind farm. (WMDT)
SOLAR:
• Vermont regulators reject a 500 kW solar project because it “would have an undue adverse effect on aesthetics.” (VT Digger)
• Construction is expected to begin this fall on a 16 MW solar array on a former paper mill site in New Jersey. (Solar Power World)
• Developers say a 5 MW community solar project outside Bangor, Maine, will be completed by November. (News Center Maine)
• Cape Cod officials grant initial approval for a 3.1 MW solar array proposed on a former golf driving range. (Cape Cod Times)
• City officials in Manchester, New Hampshire, break ground on a solar array at a former landfill site. (Manchester Ink Link)
NUCLEAR: Decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is running ahead of schedule, and may be completed as early as 2024. (WCAX)
COMMENTARY: A Pennsylvania public health advocate says cutting emissions is vital to address environmental racism. (Philadelphia Tribune)