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COAL: Atlantic City Electric will shutter its last two operational coal-fired power plants in New Jersey by May 31, saying the move would save ratepayers up to $30 million. (Bloomberg Green)
SOLAR:
• Washington, D.C.’s attorney general and the city’s public advocate file a complaint against utility Pepco, claiming it committed a “pattern of systemic violations” and may have overcharged more than 6,000 customers for community solar participation. (DCist/WAMU)
• In New York City, a Bronx co-op building struggling to pay for structural maintenance finds its golden ticket in the form of a rooftop solar array. (Habitat)
PIPELINES: In Delaware, the Sussex County Council authorizes Eastern Shore Natural Gas to expand a facility’s gas pipeline capacity near homes and an elementary school, despite community pushback. (Delaware Public Media)
FOSSIL FUELS:
• Yesterday’s announced settlement between a Pennsylvania liquified natural gas project and environmental groups may spell trouble for plans to build New Jersey’s first LNG export terminal. (NJ Spotlight)
• Officials continue to clean up a heavy fuel oil spill detected earlier this month in New York’s Oswego Harbor, but won’t give an estimate of how much fuel was spilled. (NNY360)
EQUITY:
• A recent report from Washington, D.C.’s public advocate finds that nearly a third of city residents live in an environmental justice community, and that two of the city’s most disenfranchised wards also have the highest energy burdens. (DC Line)
• A new program in New York City supports Black-, Indigeneous-, people of color- or women-led small businesses and entrepreneurs focused on economic or climate inequity. (NBC New York)
EFFICIENCY:
• Advocates say an efficiency standard passed by Maryland lawmakers earlier this week addresses an equity gap common in other states. (Utility Dive)
• Two climate refugees decamp from California over wildfire concerns and end up in Rochester, New York, where they converted an old property into a net-zero home. (WXXI)
GRID: Developers pitch their offshore wind transmission projects to New Jersey utility regulation staff at a Tuesday hearing but say little about how the projects will affect consumer bills. (NJ Spotlight)
CLIMATE: A Maryland House committee will hold a hearing today on a major climate bill, which both legislative chambers need to pass before March 31 to have time to override a potential gubernatorial veto. (Maryland Matters)
GEOTHERMAL: A civic association in Woodstock, New York, asks the town board to consider applying for grant funding to study the feasibility of a community heat pump pilot program. (Daily Freeman)
COMMENTARY: Three Connecticut auto dealers claim the direct-to-consumer vehicle purchasing model being used to sell some electric vehicles can circumvent consumer protections applied at the dealer level. (Hartford Courant)
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