GRID: New Hampshire utility regulators decide not to allow consumer advocates from that state and Maine to intervene in the review of a widely criticized $385 million transmission line upgrade project because it is an “asset condition” project. (InDepth NH)
SOLAR:
- A PJM Interconnection executive says under 2 GW of almost entirely solar power was added to its territory this year, down from almost 5 GW in 2023, a capacity addition he says “is nowhere near where we need to be.” (Utility Dive)
- University of Pittsburgh researchers interview four dozen rural people, including many farmers, about their views on rural solar development and find that smaller projects that work with the landscape would be more readily embraced. (Inside Climate News)
- Maryland utility officials host a public meeting that sees much turnout from residents opposed to a solar project on Sykesville farmland. (Baltimore Sun)
- Maine is one of the states whose solar growth rates are helping to boost the overall national increase in new solar installations. (PV Magazine)
- A new pilot program aims to help finance solar and battery system leases for 100 low-to-moderate-income families across southwestern Pennsylvania. (news release)
AGRIVOLTAICS: At an orchard at its Hudson Valley research campus, Cornell University plans to experiment with raised solar panels that can be adjusted to shade apple trees during hot weather. (Cornell Chronicle)
TRANSPORTATION: Oral arguments begin today on two lawsuits aiming to restart momentum on the Manhattan traffic congestion tolling program, with one of the involved attorneys saying it’ll be difficult to reduce transportation emissions in New York City without it. (The City)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Revel opens its first 24/7 public electric vehicle charging station in Manhattan, with 10 fast chargers offering charge rates up to 320 kW. (electrek)
WORKFORCE: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey discusses growing the climate workforce in her state, quipping that “whoever figures out this workforce component first, wins.” (Boston.com)
PIPELINES: In Connecticut, environmental activists call on the state’s governor to block a proposed upgrade to a 1,100-mile natural gas pipeline while the expansion plan is still in its early stages. (Fox 61)
FOSSIL FUELS: Stakeholders at a Northeast fuels conference offered differing views of the future role of natural gas, with some claiming it will be “here for the long-term” and others predicting “a future where we are less reliant” on it. (RTO Insider, subscription)
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