INCINERATION: A Connecticut incineration plant that burns trash to make electricity will shutter in about a week, following years of dwindling revenue. (Connecticut Public Radio)
GAS: Washington, D.C., is poised to become the second East Coast city to enact a ban on fossil fuel-fired heating systems in most new builds, a plan that real estate groups and the local gas utility say will result in higher costs. (E&E News)
AFFORDABILITY:
• Pennsylvania utility regulators tell Philadelphia Gas Works it has roughly a month to file a report on its abnormally high weather normalization charge that left customers with massive bills. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• New Hampshire’s governor wants to give residential ratepayers a $100 electric bill credit, but some legislators worry it’ll provide an unnecessary benefit to wealthy people instead of giving more to vulnerable populations. (New Hampshire Public Radio)
• Cambridge, Massachusetts, says its municipal 100% clean power option is now cheaper than the incumbent investor-owned utility’s basic service. (news release)
UTILITIES:
• New York’s grid operator disqualifies an energy provider from its competitive marketplace, upending a town’s community choice aggregation program. (Rochester City Newspaper)
• New regulations in New York allow utility ratepayers to seek reimbursement for spoiled food for prolonged outages affecting certain numbers of customers and lasting longer than 72 hours. (Syracuse.com)
WIND:
• Federal officials will perform an environmental review of six parcels of the New York Bight slated for thousands of megawatts worth of offshore wind projects. (Utility Dive)
• Rhode Island officials tout newly completed upgrades at the Port of Davisville designed to support the offshore wind infrastructure industry. (Renewable Energy World)
GRID: The uncertainty around Pennsylvania’s entrance into a regional carbon pricing program is making it hard for carbon-based power generators in the state to price their offers in PJM Interconnection’s market. (S&P Global)
CLIMATE:
• For the fourth year running, oyster shells are dumped into Maryland’s Severn River to help reverse environmental degradation partially driven by climate change. (Baltimore Sun)
• Drought spreads across New England, hurting Massachusetts growers and leading Connecticut’s governor to request voluntary water usage cuts. (WCVB, CT Post)
TRANSIT:
• New York City’s commuter ferry raises fares but institutes discounts for seniors and low-income riders following an audit showing the system significantly overspent. (The City)
• NJ Transit plans to redesign 27 bus routes in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, particularly in rural areas, after pandemic ridership losses. (NJ Spotlight)
• The Boston transit agency’s general manager says many safety upgrades requested by federal regulators have been completed. (WHDH)
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