Running Late Edition
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Efficiency/Storage
Energy efficiency advocates see $1.1T in savings potential with Biden directing DOE, Utility Dive
Green New Deal for Portland could add $6 million to school renovation costs, Press Herald
Climate Change
Biden and Electric Utilities Are Split on Emissions Goals, Scientific American (E&E News)
Walsh appointed to lead Climate Mayors group, Boston Globe
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades, Washington Post
Report: Northeast must triple electricity to meet CO2 goals, E&E News
Considerable power market design changes needed to decarbonize New England: study, S&P Global
8 ways climate change is already impacting you, Mashable
Maine Takes Its Next Step on the Climate Crisis, Natural Resources Council of Maine
How climate change is complicating a Thanksgiving staple, Washington Post
Why capital markets are continuing to finance utilities facing rising flood and other climate change impacts, Utility Dive
Renewables/RGGI/TCI
Charlie Baker re-evaluating TCI in Massachusetts amid coronavirus pandemic as advocates urge support, Boston Herald
Renewable targets may ‘undermine’ CO2 goals — report, E&E News
Study points to greater gas price impacts from Transpo Pact, WWLP
Job growth in clean energy sector derailed, Republican-American (CT)
Committee approves resolution opposing RGGI, Indiana Gazette
FERC’s carbon pricing statement draws criticism, cautious support, S&P Global Platts
Price Cap Will Ease Compact’s Gas Cost Concerns, TCI Supporter Says, State House News Service (subscriber content)
Wind
Developers Look Beyond Floating Wind to Hybrid Power-Generation Platforms, Greentech Media
State, regional grid operator hook up to brainstorm bringing wind power ashore, NJ Spotlight
Ørsted strikes deal with labor union on U.S. offshore wind development, Reuters
Connecticut Port Authority unable to provide documentation supporting project labor agreement for State Pier, Yankee Institute
Mayflower Wind Staff Says Project Will Not Impact Beach Views, Falmouth Enterprise
USA: Fugro Completes Mayflower Wind Site Survey, Offshore Engineer
Solar
Solar Industry Prioritizes Tax Credit Extension, Trade Policy for Biden Administration, Greentech Media
New Jersey food bank receives donation of 33-kW rooftop solar array, Solar Power World
Tax Breaks OK’d For Solar Farm In Hanover, Post-Journal
Solar farm developers say they’d preserve land for later farm use, Journal Inquirer
Portsmouth Residents Want New Solar Ordinance Revised, EcoRI
Cape Elizabeth moves forward with solar project on capped landfill, Press Herald
Solar farm to create renewable energy option, WAGM
Ameresco, Greenbacker construct solar carports at Boston apartments, Solar Power World
EVs
Electric School Bus Fleets Test the US Vehicle-to-Grid Proposition, Greentech Media
Utilities, Tesla, Uber create U.S. lobbying group for electric vehicle industry, Reuters
Cutting the Total Cost of Electrification for EV Bus and Truck Fleets, Greentech Media
Quebec to ban sale of new gasoline-powered cars from 2035, Reuters
General Motors’ electric vehicle plan just got bigger, bolder, and more expensive, The Verge
EV industry optimistic for expanded tax credits, other policy wins under ‘car guy’ Biden, Utility Dive
Nuclear
Moran Reinforces Citizen Oversight in Plymouth Plant Decommissioning, capecod.com
NYC-area nuclear plant sale for decommissioning is approved, AP News
Experts: Nuclear waste storage a concern in New Mexico, Southwest, Santa Fe New Mexican
U.S. nuclear power industry group sees reprocessing as potential waste fix, Reuters
Trump boost to nuclear power to live on in Biden administration, Washington Examiner
Natural Gas/Oil/Pipeline/Drilling
Eversource makes new pitch for Ashland pipeline replacement: easement agreements with all property owners, MetroWest Daily News
Aquidneck Island Climate Caucus to discuss natural gas distribution, Newport Daily News
Middletown firefighters prepare for potential LNG incidents, NewportRI.com
NYISO, others blast gas generators’ proposed fix to alleged price distortions in capacity market, Utility Dive
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
Hydropower project faces new challenge, Newburyport Daily News
FERC proposes transmission rating reform, upholds PURPA, ISO-NE orders, Utility Dive
The Top Priorities of FERC’s Most Likely New Chairman Under Biden, Greentech Media
Utilities one of most vulnerable industries as cybersecurity IT/OT threats merge, survey finds, Utility Dive
Glick vows to prioritize transmission, reassess capacity markets if named FERC Chair, Utility Dive
Central Maine Power ranks last in survey of businesses, AP News
Hundreds of ‘critical’ facilities around Connecticut were left in dark for days after Isaias, CT Post
Conn. Attorney General Scrutinizes Eversource Outage System, WSHU
Eversource pilots helicopter tree-trimming program, Union Leader
Opinion
Editorial — Wasted energy: Communities have little influence over wind, solar projects, NNY 360
Op-Ed: Environmentally responsible and economically savvy in 2020, NJ Spotlight
Weekly Planet: Vermonters voted for the environment, Rutland Herald
It’s time to use accurate line ratings, WATT Coalition Blog
Northeast Energy News 