RENEWABLE ENERGY:
• Massachusetts officials have selected Eversource’s Northern Pass to transport hydropower to the state from Quebec via a 192-mile transmission line that will run through New Hampshire. (Boston Herald)
• New Hampshire electric ratepayers could see more than $60 million in savings a year in energy costs during the first decade of the project. (New Hampshire Union Leader)
NUCLEAR: A bill that would provide subsidies to nuclear power plants in New Jersey has gotten a makeover and now includes clean energy initiatives. (Associated Press)
ENERGY STORAGE:
• A Vermont utility plans to use a commercial Tesla battery system to back up a 4.9 MW solar array. (Vermont Public Radio)
• A community rooftop solar project in Massachusetts is expected to be more viable with the addition of a battery energy storage system. (Energy Storage News)
SOLAR:
• A solar company in Vermont plans to make changes to its business so customers don’t bear the brunt of the tariffs imposed on imported solar panels. (WCAX)
• The tariffs will make it harder for New Jersey to boosts its solar industry, which has struggled in the past. (NJTV News)
• A solar company is suing the city of Bennington, Vermont over the city’s adoption process of an energy plan. (Bennington Banner)
WIND:
• Two charts show the growth of wind power in Maine. (Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel)
• A state legislator in Pennsylvania wants a proposed wind farm to be put to a vote. (The Morning Call)
GRID: A utility company will build a microgrid in Milford, Connecticut, which will continue to provide electricity to key facilities in a power outage. (Solar Power World)
ELECTRIC CARS: A proposal being reviewed by state regulators would give Maryland the second largest electric vehicle charging network in the U.S. (Greentech Media)
CLIMATE POLICY:
• A bill requiring New Jersey to join the U.S. Climate Alliance is making its way through the legislature, and most likely will be signed by Gov. Phil Murphy. (NJ.com)
• Pennsylvania legislators are proposing a bill that would require the state to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2025. (Pittsburgh City Paper)
OFFSHORE DRILLING:
• Maine Gov. Paul LePage has yet to weigh in on the Trump administration’s decision to allow offshore drilling along the Atlantic Ocean. (Bangor Daily News)
• Panelists, including scientists, fishermen, and environmentalists discuss how the Trump administration’s decision could impact New Hampshire. (Seacoast Online)
FRACKING: Environmentalists cheer a decision to ban fracking in the Delaware River Basin but say it doesn’t go far enough. (The News Journal)
BIOGAS: By summer, Providence, Rhode Island is expected to begin turning sewage waste into biogas for electricity – a first for the state. (Providence Journal)
COMMENTARY: The Buffalo News editorial board says the Trump administration’s decision to impose a tariff on imported solar panels is endangering western New York.