Take Two | Competing Priorities | East Boston Protest
Happy Friday folks.
Here’s what we’re reading:
Take Two: Lawmakers Again Send Climate Bill to Baker, State House News Service via WBUR
Environmental Priorities — Solar Energy and Land Conservation — Compete in the Legislature, CT Examiner
East Boston Residents Protest Controversial Electrical Substation Project, WBUR
There are also several stories this week on EVs and others on how to improve the grid to allow for more renewable development. Be sure to check them out.
As always enjoy the weekend, Stay safe and warm!
MA Climate Bill
Take Two: Lawmakers Again Send Climate Bill to Baker, State House News Service via WBUR
Let’s try this (climate change bill) again, CommonWealth Magazine
Baker admin makes its case ahead of climate bill vote, State House News Service via WWLP
Theoharides explains $6b cost figure, CommonWealth Magazine
As Lawmakers Plan Vote On Climate Bill, A Showdown With Baker Seems Likely, WBUR
Climate Change
World’s Ice Is Melting Faster Than Ever, Climate Scientists Say, Wall St. Journal
NJ meets first goal in reducing carbon emissions, but still has ‘incredible hill to climb,’ NJ Spotlight
25 states promised to stay in the Paris Agreement. Did they follow through?, Grist
‘Energy’ Is Its Name. But What Can the D.O.E. Actually Do on Climate?, New York Times
Biden Executive Orders Set Broad Federal Role in Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation, Greentech Media
New U.S. Strategy Would Quickly Free Billions in Climate Funds, New York Times
Renewables/RGGI/TCI
Jiminy Peak a model for renewable energy tax incentives, Rep. Neal says, Berkshire Eagle
Expensive Renewable-Energy Report Completed But There Are No Plans to Advance Its Recommendations, EcoRI
Boeing Eyes Jetliners Fueled by Waste in Race to Zero Emissions, Bloomberg Green
Wind
Janet Mills Proposes 10-Year Moratorium On Wind Development In Maine-Managed Waters, Maine Public
Vineyard Wind looks to regain spot in project pipeline, Fall River Herald News
Will Airborne Wind Power Finally Fly in 2021,? Greentech Media
Solar
Environmental Priorities — Solar Energy and Land Conservation — Compete in the Legislature, CT Examiner
The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas, Greentech Media
Efficiency/Storage
How to stop your house’s expensive drafts — and save the planet, Washington Post
National Grid petitions NY PSC to approve small battery project’s dispatch, wholesale market roles, Utility Dive
Tesla Had 83% Increase In Energy Storage Deployments In 2020, CleanTechnica
4 Energy Storage Questions Answered, Microgrid Knowledge
New York approves utility revenue sharing for battery storage systems, Utility Dive
EVS
Where Exactly Does Joe Biden Plan To Put 550,000 EV Charging Stations,? Jalopnik.com
Shift to Electric Vehicles Spurs Bid to Make More Batteries in U.S., Wall St. Journal
Biden plan to electrify federal fleet will boost EV market, but many questions remain, experts say, Utility Dive
New Jersey OKs PSE&G’s $166M EV infrastructure program, omits heavy duty vehicles, Utility Dive
G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035, New York Times
Nuclear
NY attorney general sues over nuclear plant shutdown plan, AP
Pilgrim Nuclear Reactor Parts Sent to Texas for Disposal, WCAI
Oyster Creek: Out with the old nuclear plant, in with a new one? The choices ahead, app.com
Natural Gas/Pipelines/Oil/Drilling
National Grid seeks hike in gas bills, Salem News
In Newton, leaks in gas lines are a never-ending challenge, Boston Globe
US Northeast spot gas prices, power prices spike amid lower-than-normal temperatures, S&P Global
As Biden vows monumental action on climate change, a fight with the fossil fuel industry has only begun, Washington Post
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
New York approves $854M transmission line, outlines path to reach storage, renewables goals, Utility Dive
Transmission seen as pivotal to Biden administration’s climate, environmental justice goals, S&P Global
Transmission trouble: Pipeline woes presage challenges for clean energy buildout, S&P Global
Report Calls for a Ground-Up Overhaul of Federal Transmission Grid Policy, Greentech Media
‘No compelling reason not to’: Former FERC chairs, commissioners call for federal transmission overhaul, Utility Dive
East Boston Residents Protest Controversial Electrical Substation Project, WBUR
Con Edison Tests ConnectDER as a Utility Touchpoint for Distributed Energy, Greentech Media
Opinion
Op-ed: We are the next generation. It’s time to embrace solar., Boston Business Journal
Rhode Island Needs a Plan to Fully Decarbonize, Uprise RI
February 19 is deadline for new climate change law, CommonWealth Magazine
No rules? No problem on Beacon Hill, CommonWealth Magazine
Pass the climate change bill again, CommonWealth Magazine
America’s investor-owned utilities: We can achieve a 100% clean energy future, Utility Dive
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