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Happy Friday folks.
Busy day, so we’ll just call your attention to these three articles of note.
Theoharides signals admin support for revised climate bill, WWLP
Gas utilities seek to scale back engineering rules, Salem News
Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home, The Guardian
Enjoy the weekend and stay safe!
MA Climate Bill
Legislature approves climate bill, sends back to Governor Baker, Boston Globe
Theoharides signals admin support for revised climate bill, WWLP
Climate bill clears Massachusetts Senate again after last week’s delay, MassLive
Senate passes climate change bill 39-1, CommonWealth Magazine
Cost concerns echoing as climate bill advances, WWLP
Climate Change
Berkshire County shows challenges of meeting goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Telegram & Gazette
How protecting the ocean can save species and fight climate change, Washington Post
A forgotten Cold War experiment has revealed its icy secret. It’s bad news for the planet., Washington Post
Analysis: Sheen comes off green in crowded climate investment space, Reuters
Climate Change Website Deleted by Trump Is Rebooted Under Biden, Bloomberg Green
Renewables/RGGI/TCI
Top Democratic tax writers differ on clean energy breaks, Roll Call
Green Mountain Power to buy power from Great River Hydro, VT Digger
Soaring Biofuel Costs Are Latest Sign of Americans Driving Again, Bloomberg Green
Wind
Report to policymakers: ‘Remove barriers’ and ‘go big’ on offshore wind off MA coast, Cape Cod Times
Here’s what experts say about the possibility of ‘frozen turbines’ in Massachusetts, South Coast Today
Bids For Next Offshore Wind Project In Mass. Will Have Greater Focus on Equity, WBUR
New York green light for South Fork export cable, ReNews
Franklin County to repay state for wind farm tax abatement, Sun Journal (Maine)
Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home, The Guardian
Footprint presents alternate vision for redevelopment of vacant land, Salem News
Solar
Recent approval of CT’s largest solar project revives old tensions, CT Insider
So Big It’s Boring: The Rise of Utility-Scale Solar, Greentech Media
Solar projects outperform wind for 3rd straight year despite pandemic: Fitch, S&P Global
FERC boosts small solar, reversing PURPA ruling that had upended 40 years of precedent, Utility Dive
Efficiency/Storage
Survey seeks Columbia Gas disaster victim input, Eagle Tribune
New York Power Authority sees progress on Buildsmart2025, Yahoo News
State attorneys general challenge Trump-era rollback of energy efficiency standards, The Hill
EVs
EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for U.S. Electric Vehicle Transition, Yale Environment 360
Electric Cars Will Cost More Using Ethically Sourced Batteries, Bloomberg Green
Volkswagen to Build Six Electric-Vehicle Battery Factories in Europe, Wall St. Journal
Exclusive: U.S. looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles – documents, Reuters
Natural Gas/Pipelines/Oil/Drilling
Gas utilities seek to scale back engineering rules, Salem News
Biden EPA toughens smog curbs at power plants to protect ‘downwind’ states, Reuters
House Republicans pitch nuclear, natural gas as ‘cleaner’ energy future, The Hill
Gasoline Demand Has Peaked, Global Forecaster Says, Wall St. Journal
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices
New England power market stakeholders mull market designs to aid energy transition, S&P Global
How much more energy will the US need to electrify everything?, Quartz
Rhode Island Issues RFI in Anticipation of Municipal Microgrid Program, Microgrid Knowledge
Environmental group asks energy regulators to block use of utility customers’ money for lobbying, The Hill
Narragansett Electric being sold to Pennsylvania company, Providence Journal
Bipartisan House lawmakers to reintroduce grid security bill after Texas outages, SolarWinds attack, Utility Dive
FERC prevents states from blocking demand response in DER aggregations under Order 2222, Utility Dive
Opinion
Boston’s next mayor must be bold on climate, CommonWealth Magazine
Roadmap bill is a first step, but we need legislative transparency for a Green New Deal, Wicked Local
Opinion/Budris: Burning waste has no place in Rhode Island, Providence Journal
Despite his claims, science is not on Vic Gatto’s side, CommonWealth Magazine
My Turn: This river’s nuclear nightmare, Greenfield Recorder
Don’t believe hydrogen and nuclear hype – they can’t get us to net zero carbon by 2050, The Guardian
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