GRID: Investment firm Morgan Stanley warns prices could surge even higher in PJM Interconnection’s next capacity auction, but another researcher says the analysis may be underestimating how much new capacity will come available. (Utility Dive)

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  • Consumer advocates in New York struggle for resources as Gov. Kathy Hochul has twice vetoed bills that would reimburse their work on behalf of ratepayers. (New York Focus)
  • The Philadelphia Gas Commission approves new rules restricting public participation in the city’s gas utility budgeting, which climate activists say will shut them out of the process. (WHYY)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A Vermont utility is asking the public for input on where to locate EV chargers funded by a $4.8 million federal grant. (VT Digger)

COAL: Maryland officials grant a draft permit to a CSX coal export terminal, requiring the company to monitor and limit pollutants in water discharge. (Capital Gazette)

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POLITICS: The developer of a Maryland power line gave $10,000 to sponsor an event for state officials at the Democratic National Convention, but says the sponsorship was meant to “build visibility” and not advance any particular project. (Fox 45)

COMMENTARY: A Maine environmental advocate says Iberdrola’s proposed takeover of Central Maine Power’s parent company could affect the state’s climate goals. (Portland Press Herald)

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Ken is the director of the Energy News Network at Fresh Energy, and has led the project from its inception as Midwest Energy News in 2009. Prior to joining Fresh Energy, he was the managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio. He started his journalism career in 2002 as a copy editor for the Duluth News Tribune before spending five years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, where he held a variety of editing, production, and leadership roles, and played a key role in the newspaper's transition to digital-first publishing. A Nebraska native, Ken has a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master's degree from the University of Oregon.