WIND: Maryland and Massachusetts are on course to double their wind capacity, according to an industry report. (reNEWS)
SOLAR:
• A solar project under construction at a former landfill in southern Maine will supply 95 percent of a town’s electricity needs and save more than $321,000 over 25 years. (Bangor Daily News)
• A solar company will open an electrical apprentice school at its headquarters in New Hampshire. (Solar Novus Today)
RENEWABLES: A Pennsylvania township outside Philadelphia votes to purchase all of its energy from renewable sources, which is expected to save $644,400 over three years. (Ardmore Patch)
STORAGE:
• ISO New England’s recently filed proposal to integrate batteries into its energy markets predicts rapid growth in energy storage. (Greentech Media)
• New Jersey utility regulators approve a $300,000 contract for Rutgers University to conduct an analysis of the state’s energy storage needs and opportunities. (Press of Atlantic City)
OIL AND GAS:
• Three men are hospitalized with burns after an explosion at an oil refinery in Delaware. (Delaware News Journal)
• Columbia gas completes pipeline upgrades in three communities outside Boston, which suffered a series of home explosions last month, but it has yet to restore gas service to all residents. (Associated Press)
• Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh receive $1.76 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to test a new method for treating and reusing fracking wastewater. (Tribune-Review)
PIPELINES:
• Pennsylvania environmental regulators order Energy Transfer Partners to fix erosion issues along the route of a natural gas pipeline that exploded in the western part of the state last month. (StateImpact Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• The main contractor for Pennsylvania’s Atlantic Sunrise and Mariner East 2 gas pipelines, Welded Construction LP, files for bankruptcy. (LancasterOnline)
• A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit by a green group seeking to block construction on a 120-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. (Courthouse News Service)
UTILITIES: Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York are among the five most expensive states for utilities, according to a new report. (Thrillist)
TRANSPORTATION: An electrical engineer at the City College of New York receives $320,000 in state funding for his research on harnessing braking energy to make rail transit more energy efficient. (The City College of New York)
EFFICIENCY: A New Jersey gas utility will spend $81.3 million over the next three years to help customers lower their energy consumption through expanded efficiency programs. (news release)
COMMENTARY:
• Officials for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey say the agency is committed to innovation and combating climate change. (Bergen Record)
• Revenue generated by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has led to numerous economic benefits, including more than $2.9 billion in economic growth, say the authors of a new book on climate solutions. (Energy News Network)