TRANSPORTATION: Vermont Gov. Phil Scott in his state-of-the-state address appears to back away from a regional cap-and-trade plan to curb vehicle emissions. (WBUR)
ALSO:
• Mack Trucks displays it first electric garbage truck headed for New York City at its Pennsylvania manufacturing plant. (Morning Call)
• A New York town will install three electric vehicle charging stations and decline a utility grant for seven more after officials cannot agree on locations. (Post-Star)
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UTILITIES: A staff report for Maine regulators says no systemic problems were found with a Central Maine Power billing system rollout and instead blame cold weather and a rate increase for high bills. (WGME)
OIL & GAS:
• Pennsylvania expects impact fee collections based on natural gas prices to drop by about $53 million after setting a record in 2018. (Pittsburgh Business Times)
• Final bids are due today for a bankrupt oil refinery in Philadelphia that closed after an explosion and fire last year. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
EFFICIENCY:
• Consolidated Edison will redesign a commercial building energy efficiency pilot program after most sign-ups drop out during its initial phases. (Utility Dive)
• Pennsylvania says energy consumption dropped 3% in state buildings in the first year of an efficiency requirement that aims for a 26% reduction by 2025. (MyChesCo)
PIPELINES: Pennsylvania lawmakers win a two-week extension of the public comment period for a rerouted section of the Mariner East pipeline in an eastern area of the state. (WFMZ)
CLIMATE: Two military installations in Washington, D.C., are threatened by increased flooding caused by rising sea levels. (E&E News, subscription required)
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SOLAR: A public hearing will be held next week for a 90.5 MW solar facility in central New York that could occupy up to 529 acres. (Albany Times Union)
COMMENTARY:
• An editorial board endorses a $5,000 electric vehicle rebate proposal in car-dependent New Jersey as a means to combat air pollution. (NorthJersey.com)
• A University of Vermont student whose family earns an average state income says new state incentives for electric vehicles finally make them affordable. (VT Digger)
• New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate says the state regulator’s staff review of an Eversource rate increase request indicates the utility wants ratepayers to assume all risks from its operations. (InDepth NH)
• An editorial board calls New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s renewable energy proposals “lackluster” after he vetoed more promising legislation last year. (Concord Monitor)