Testing 1.2.3…Law facing tests | Take the climate test | Putting hydrogen to the test
Happy Friday folks.
We have a little bit of a themed recap for you this week:
- Massachusetts’ Ambitious Climate Law Facing First Tests, AP via WGBH
- Do you understand climate change: Rain bombs, carbon pricing and mass electrification, Test your knowledge about the ways the climate is changing — and what we can do about it, Washington Post
- U.S. natgas companies put hydrogen to the test, Reuters
Enjoy the articles below and have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Climate Change
Businesses face big hit from new climate disclosure rules, Washington Examiner
Watchdog: Public needs info on state’s climate goals, Hudson Valley 360
Renewables/TCI/RGGI
Green groups shift energy to reconciliation package, The Hill
Treasury, IRS extend safe harbor for renewable energy projects, KVOA
Exclusive: White House signals “clean” standard push in budget reconciliation, Axios
Net zero goals need revival of ‘forgotten giant’ hydropower, IEA says, Reuters
Wind
New Jersey approves 2.7 GW of offshore wind in largest combined award in US, Utility Dive
What happened after a wind farm was built near the lobster capital of Europe, Quartz
Trying to catch the wind: Research project aims to make offshore wind farms more efficient, powerful, Hub – Johns Hopkins University
Feds Advancing Review of Larger Vineyard Wind South, State House News Service
Offshore wind projects line up for federal review, Salem News
NJ set to award second massive offshore wind project, NJ Spotlight
Solar
Bill Gates-backed merger eyes solar breakthrough, E&E News
Solar-powered umbrella uses the sun to cool you down, In Habitat
‘Opportunity for the town’: Falmouth Town Meeting votes push Cape Cod Country Club solar farm project forward, Cape Cod Times
Efficiency/Storage
Mass. Efficiency Plan Budget Misses Mark on Electrification, RTO Insider
Are ‘Heat Pumps’ the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So., New York Times
EVs
NYC removes EV exemption cap, blocking Revel ride-hailing service, Utility Dive
$7.2M federal grant to add 8 electric buses to Pioneer Valley Transit Authority fleet, MassLive
US: 14 States Considers Targets To End New ICE Car Sales, Inside EVs
Connecticut Increases Rebates for Electric Car Purchases, NBC CT
North Shore leaders call for better commuter rail system, Gloucester Times
Nuclear
De Blasio scorched on Twitter for asking New Yorkers to cut power usage in heat wave, Fox News
Is nuclear power the missing piece of our climate change puzzle?, CNET
Gas/Oil/Fossil/Pipelines
Climate activists protest, sit-in, occupying energy giant’s Waltham office, MetroWest Daily News
Supreme Court Rules New Jersey Can’t Block Natural-Gas Pipeline, Wall St. Journal
Biden Backs Maine Town Saying No to WWII-Era Oil Pipeline, Bloomberg Green
Proposed NatGas Plants ‘Appear’ Contrary to NY Law, Regulator Says, RTO Insider
As Pittsfield power plant seeks permit renewal, environmental groups call for clean-energy transition, Berkshire Eagle
Propane Prices Are Cooking, Signaling Higher Winter Heating Bills for Many, Wall St. Journal
Market/Grid/Policy/Prices, etc.
Massachusetts state rep, favored by renewables industry, emerges among the frontrunners to fill FERC seat. Utility Dive
State urged to take control of Brayton Point pier, CommonWealth Magazine
Watch: NREL releases five-year study on continent-wide integration of renewable energy resources, PV Magazine
Coronavirus Utility Bill Moratorium Ending On July 1 In City Of Cambridge, Patch.com
FERC just established an Office of Public Participation. Why did it take 40 years?, Utility Dive
Biden administration, House Dems talk up need for interconnection reform, Utility Dive
Bill seeks remedies for air pollution hotspots, WWLP
The Internet Eats Up Less Energy Than You Might Think, New York Times
Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid, GreenBiz
Opinion
Why Massachusetts is in a bind on emissions goals, Boston Globe
How Massachusetts cities and towns are leading our transition to clean energy (guest viewpoint), MassLive
Opinion: Facing our climate’s ‘new normal’ with solutions for people and wildlife, Taunton Gazette
Northeast Energy News 