Interference | Reform Needed | Recharge
Happy Friday folks.
Busy day – no time for a deep recap.
Here are a few stories to which we’d like to call your attention.
Avangrid accuses NextEra of interference with Maine transmission project, S&P Global
Governors Demand More From Region’s Power Grid Operator, State House News via WWLP
This breakthrough battery recharges itself for limitless energy, Fast Company
Have a great weekend, and as always, stay safe.
Efficiency/Storage
To batteries and beyond: In a high-renewables world, pumped hydro storage could be ‘the heavy artillery,’ Utility Dive
Here’s a story about the state’s energy efficiency push that doesn’t use “negawatt”! (Such self-restraint), Granite Geek
Sustaining Utility Natural Gas Efficiency Programs in a Time of Low Gas Prices, ACEEE Report
The Dakota Got a C: How 50 New York Buildings Scored on Their Energy-Efficiency Report Cards, Curbed.com
Statewide energy efficiency program’s goal is to do more with less, Concord Monitor
Climate Change/Renewables/RGGI
Coronavirus Pandemic Speeds Shift to Cleaner Energy, Wall St. Journal
Eversource Sets Ambitious Goal Of Carbon Neutrality By 2030, Business West
Environmentalists and Dam Operators, at War for Years, Start Making Peace, New York Times
Mass. Lost Ground On Emissions Reductions In 2018, New Report Says, State House News via WBUR
National Grid Launches its Renewables Arm to Focus on Solar, Wind, and Storage, Environment and Energy Leader
Cape Commission: All towns need a Climate Action Plan, Cape Cod Times
Portland ‘Green New Deal’ referendum: Housing fix or Trojan horse,? Maine.biz
Carbon Mitigation Taskforce presents plans for a more eco-friendly UMass, The Daily Collegian
Climate Crisis Will Deepen Disparities and Inequities, EcoRI
NJ to push for public backing on climate action with new regulations, NJ Spotlight
The Impact of New Jersey’s New Environmental Justice Law, Waste 360
No gas-powered cars, no heating oil for homes. Climate report calls for major action, NJ Spotlight
New York expands state clean energy standard, moves to boost renewables use in the Big Apple, Utility Dive
New York Gives Big Boost to Renewable Energy, NRDC Blog
Wind
BOEM needs staffing help with offshore wind permitting regardless of election results, experts say, Utility Dive
Coordinated OSW Tx a ‘Perishable’ Chance for US, RTO Insider
OSW Growth to Test New York’s Transmission Grid, RTO Insider
Mayflower Wind intends to recruit workers from Shell, Renews.biz
Massachusetts to Gauge Offshore Wind Supply Chain, OffshoreWind.biz
Solar
Solar project at former Hopatcong municipal landfill to be unveiled, NJ Herald
Views and birds among the concerns over Saddleback’s new lodge and solar farm plans, Sun Journal
Presque Isle Council amends marijuana rule, OKs solar energy farm, The County
Developer halts Unity Island solar farm after community concern, Buffalo Business First
Natural Gas/Oil/Pipeline/Drilling
Leaders mark ‘new beginning’ with Eversource, Eagle Tribune
The Controversial Natural Gas Compressor In Weymouth, Explained, WBUR
Researchers find elevated radiation near U.S. fracking sites, Reuters
CT regulators stall pipeline to controversial power plant site, New Haven Register
North Bergen calls for the closure of Ridgefield power plant, Hudson Reporter
State looks to help people still burning coal for heat to change their ways, VT Digger
Faulty fuel tanks — and a new state law — are blocking heating oil deliveries to hundreds, VT Digger
National Grid presents options for Aquidneck Island’s energy future, Uprise RI
With Bankruptcies Mounting, Faltering Oil and Gas Firms Are Leaving a Multi-billion Dollar Cleanup Bill to the Public, Desmog Blog
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
Governors Demand More From Region’s Power Grid Operator, State House News via WWLP
Regional governors call for power grid reform, Bennington Banner
FERC’s Glick blasts fellow commissioners for intruding on New York’s resource mix decisions, Utility Dive
Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills, ProPublica
How Trump grid orders ran aground, E&E News
‘The project is idiotic’: East Boston residents encourage city authorities to derail substation proposal, Boston Globe
NYPA, Environmental Justice Groups to Work Together on Peaker Plant Replacements, Greentech Media
Pennsylvania to be a testing ground for how utilities manage distributed energy, Utility Dive
Avangrid accuses NextEra of interference with Maine transmission project, S&P Global
CMP parent says top competitor is illegally obstructing $1B corridor project, Bangor Daily News
Utility shutoff notices begin going out to Granite Staters, WMUR
Moratorium on utility disconnections set to expire Thursday, VT Digger
Murphy asks NJ utilities to extend coronavirus shutoff moratorium, app.com
Electricity Maine lawsuit approaches settlement, but state probe continues, Press Herald
Lack of support stalls Maine lawmaker’s push for consumer-owned power, Press Herald
UAlbany, utility firms team up to predict outage-causing storms, Times Union
Opinion
Our View: A final break from Columbia Gas, Eagle Tribune
After Isaias, a call to “take back our grid,” The Day
Legislature needs to act on transportation electrification, CommonWealth Magazine
Ben Edgerly Walsh: Governor fails to lead on climate action, VT Digger
Events
NEWIEE’s Boston Chapter: Massachusetts Energy and Environment Legislative Leaders Update, October 28, 2020
EBC Second Annual New Hampshire Offshore Wind Webinar: Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine, October 28, 2020
NECBC’s 28th Annual Executive Energy Conference, 2-Day Webinar, November 12-13, 2020
2020 Virtual New England Energy Summit, NEPGA and the DuPont Group, November 16, 23 and 30, 2020
CEO Viewpoints on the Future of Energy, “The Future of Energy is Decarbonization, Webinar, CT Power & Energy Society, November 18, 2020
NEWIEE’s Virtual Annual Meeting and Fall Fete 2020: DEI Sparkposium, November 19, 2020
Northeast Energy News 