GRID: Clean energy advocates challenge how regional grid operator PJM Interconnection values various resources in its capacity market, saying the current system is biased toward coal, gas and nuclear. (E&E News)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Vermont’s House approves a bill requiring state agencies to address environmental burdens that disproportionately affect people of color, low-income residents, and people with disabilities; it now heads back to the Senate. (VTDigger)

UTILITIES:
• PSEG says New Jersey’s clean energy goals and its own targets are boosting investments and earnings potential as the utility seeks approval for an $848 million distribution grid buildout. (Utility Dive)
• More than 100 residents of New York’s Hudson Valley attend a hearing to complain of unexpected and overpriced bills from Central Hudson. (Times Union)

SOLAR:
• Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation announces three solar carport projects at park and ride locations outside Boston. (Standard-Times)
• The U.S. military adds a 6 MW storage system to its 18.6 MW solar array at Fort Detrick in Maryland. (Microgrid Knowledge)

EFFICIENCY:
• Maine announces a $4 million plan to help the state’s hospitality businesses install heat pumps and more efficient lighting and appliances to reduce energy costs. (news release)
• Rhode Island’s governor honors 26 agencies, municipalities and public schools for clean energy and efficiency projects achieved over the past year. (news release)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
• Connecticut lawmakers pass a bill to let electric vehicle drivers use carpool lanes, alongside a larger bill designed to boost EV adoption. (CTPost)
• New Hampshire regulators reject utility Unitil’s $2.8 million plan to build public electric vehicle charging stations and provide rebates for residential chargers, saying it would only benefit wealthy customers. (NHPR)

TRANSMISSION: Residents of Astoria, Queens, voice support for recently approved transmission lines meant to bring hydropower to New York City. (QNS)

OFFSHORE WIND: New England conservation groups call on federal regulators to analyze offshore wind farms’ potential effects on Gulf of Maine ecosystems and fisheries. (Maine Public)

OIL & GAS: Three Pennsylvania trade groups representing conventional oil and gas drillers sue to be excluded from a forthcoming state rule that would regulate methane and other emissions from wells. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

COMMENTARY:
• Maine’s many public transit services need to unite to improve ridership and route coordination if they hope to effectively spend federal infrastructure funds, an editorial board argues. (Central Maine)
• Connecticut lawmakers should boost green hydrogen and renewable natural gas alongside solar and wind to speed up decarbonization, a manager at a think tank writes. (New Canaan Advertiser)
• Two scientists push Chesapeake Bay-area residents to electrify their lawn care equipment to curb gasoline emissions. (Bay Journal)
• A Rochester, New York, journalist explores state and regional efforts to electrify leaf blowers. (Rochester Beacon)

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