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WIND: Federal officials give US Wind’s 2 GW offshore wind project off the Maryland and Delaware coastline its final approval, although local officials have previously threatened to sue if the project got this far. (Capital News Service, Maryland Matters)

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RENEWABLE ENERGY:

• Pennsylvania and New Jersey utility Allegheny Electric Cooperative is reportedly set to receive an undisclosed portion of a $7.3 billion federal investment into rural electrification and renewable energy works. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)
• New York’s governor attends a Syracuse summit focused on renewable energy’s future role in the economy, touting the state’s steps toward becoming “a national leader in protecting our climate.” (WSYR)

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SOLAR: Advocates say Pennsylvania’s largest-ever solar facility, the 220 MW Great Cove project, shows how renewable energy has a place in the fracking-heavy state. (E&E News, subscription)

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EQUITY:

• New research shows a Baltimore community has much higher levels of black carbon — an air pollutant associated with fossil-fuel burning — than should be expected in a residential area. (Baltimore Sun)
• Several trade groups form a new coalition aimed at steering Pennsylvania union workers through an equitable transition to a decarbonized economy. (Grist)

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BUILDINGS:

• Developers file their early plans to remediate and convert a former ExxonMobil tank farm north of Boston into a multi-use space that would include an energy storage facility in addition to residential and commercial components. (Boston.com)
• Building decarbonization advocates say New York’s progress toward its 2025 energy efficiency target for state facilities is hardly a step in the right direction given that much of the headway is from closing facilities, primarily prisons. (E&E News, subscription)

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GRID: A PJM Interconnection executive says the grid operator could propose an accelerated interconnection approval process for shovel-ready generation projects. (Utility Dive)

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BATTERIES: A Burlington, Vermont, concert series this summer took its usual diesel generators out of service and replaced them with 1.3 MWh of battery electric generators. (news release)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: In Massachusetts, Eversource customers begin seeing a relatively new electric vehicle program fee delineated on their bills that was previously tucked into the general delivery charges. (WCVB)

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COMMENTARY:

• The head of an economic development nonprofit says Massachusetts needs to adopt equity-focused targets and a scorecard to evaluate what the state is doing for environmental justice communities amid its renewable energy transition. (CommonWealth Beacon)
• As Maine looks to approve an offshore wind port in Searsport, three environmental activists discuss what was learned about community engagement and benefit setting during a similar development process in Salem, Massachusetts. (Bangor Daily News)

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CLEAN ENERGY: President Biden today will announce $7.3 billion for rural energy cooperatives to build or purchase clean electricity, enough to power as much as 20% of the nation’s rural homes. (The Hill)

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OIL & GAS:

• A peer-reviewed study documents how oil and gas companies have “embedded” themselves at colleges and universities through donations, sponsored scholarships, and seats on governing boards, with researchers concluding academic integrity is “at risk.” (Floodlight, The Guardian)
• Oil and gas producers plan to take advantage of a tax credit in the landmark federal climate package to inject carbon dioxide to squeeze more oil from the ground, but critics warn about a lack of federal oversight and uncertainty about the practice’s effectiveness. (E&E News)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• General Motors and Korea’s LG Energy Solution agree to recognize the United Auto Workers after a majority of a Tennessee electric vehicle plant’s 1,000 workers sign union cards, with a pay raise in the immediate future. (Associated Press)
• Chargers promising as much as 350 kW speeds rarely hit that level, derailed by low temperatures, car capacity and grid demand. (Bloomberg)

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GRID:

• State lawmakers across the PJM Interconnection territory are considering new regulations to try to bring capacity prices down in future auctions. (Utility Dive)
• Texas is on pace to surpass California by the end of the decade as the top solar state, but projections show it will still struggle to produce enough energy to meet growth in power demand. (Bloomberg)

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WIND: Global warming could shift wind patterns, creating more potential for offshore wind power generation, new research shows. (The Guardian)

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UTILITIES:

• California advocates criticize lawmakers for failing to pass bills aimed at containing rising utility rates while continuing to fund grid upgrades and wildfire-hazard mitigation efforts. (Canary Media)
• Ohio FirstEnergy customers can expect higher electric bills next year as the utility seeks higher charges but multiple cases tied to the utility’s corruption scandal remain unresolved. (Energy News Network)

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SOLAR:

• National lab research shows how rooftop solar systems’ generation capacities have expanded since 2000 even as their surface areas remain the same. (Inside Climate News)
• A Minnesota solar project with pollinator-friendly habitat is part of a growing effort to use solar not just to fight climate change but also prevent a collapse in biodiversity. (New York Times)

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CLEAN ENERGY: A national report identifies thousands of planned, under construction and recently completed clean energy projects that could be eligible for labor-related Inflation Reduction Act incentives, including more than 80 in Wisconsin. (WPR)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• A used car dealer in northwestern Ohio specializes in used electric vehicles, which executives call an underserved market in Ohio. (Toledo Blade)
• The University of Iowa will have six new electric buses on campus in 2026 thanks to a $16.4 million federal grant. (Daily Iowan)

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WIND: Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are developing wind turbines made from recyclable plant material that would avoid the need to send them to landfills. (New York Times)

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GRID: A University of Minnesota professor says grid reliability measures like underground power lines, energy storage systems and climate resilience hubs are needed amid aging grid infrastructure and more extreme weather. (MPR)

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CARBON CAPTURE: Western Michigan University receives a $5 million federal grant to advance research on commercial-scale carbon capture and storage. (WOOD-TV8)

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BIOGAS: Michigan clean water advocates call on state regulators to deny a permit for a biogas production plant that an owner says is needed to remain profitable. (Michigan Advance)

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EFFICIENCY: Kansas City, Missouri, receives a $9 million federal Inflation Reduction Act grant to improve energy efficiency in city buildings. (KCTV)

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SOLAR:

• AES Indiana seeks regulatory permission to buy an 85 MW solar project with energy storage to boost the company’s clean energy portfolio. (Inside Indiana Business)
• An Illinois group-buying program has helped hundreds of residents not only save costs on solar installations but also wade through aggressive sales tactics. (Chicago Tribune, subscription)
• A Michigan contractor is selected to build an advanced research vessel with onboard solar power for a state department to gather more precise fisheries data. (News-Review)

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BIOFUELS: Minnesota will award more than $3.3 million to gas stations to upgrade or replace gas infrastructure to support biofuels with higher levels of ethanol. (Center Square)

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COMMENTARY: A Minnesota columnist says it would be easier and cheaper for taxpayers to phase out ethanol plants and grow less corn than building billions of dollars in carbon pipelines to bury emissions underground. (Star Tribune)

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WIND: A NOAA Fisheries analysis says pile-driving work on the Vineyard Wind project is unlikely to pose a threat to whales or other marine life, but does expect some sea turtles will be vulnerable to vessel strikes. (State House News Service)

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ALSO:

• Fishing groups stage a floating protest of the Vineyard Wind project, with a protest leader criticizing “the industrialization of our oceans” he says is a threat to fisheries. (New Bedford Light)
• While New Hampshire’s outgoing Republican governor, Chris Sununu, has been supportive of offshore wind, the candidates to replace him are divided along party lines. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

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OIL & GAS:

• Northeast states are leading the way in pursuing compensation from oil companies for economic damages from climate change. (Stateline)
• The city of Baltimore sues natural gas producers in federal court, accusing the companies of conspiring to curb production in order to raise prices. (Reuters)
• Pennsylvania launches a new apprenticeship program to train workers to plug abandoned oil and gas wells. (Tribune-Democrat)

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GRID:

• Federal data shows electricity generation from fossil fuels spiked during heat waves in New England this summer, with natural gas providing 61% of capacity on June 22. (Energy Information Administration)
• Calpine says it will pursue more natural gas generation in Pennsylvania and Ohio in response to high prices in PJM Interconnection’s recent capacity auction. (Power Engineering)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• A New York official acknowledges challenges with the state’s rollout of electric school buses, but says districts should still start now to prepare for the transition. (WHEC)
• Rhode Island’s transportation department will build more than 200 electric vehicle charging stations with help from a $15 million federal grant. (What’s Up Newp)

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UTILITIES: A hearing examiner’s report supports a Maine utility’s effort to avoid state regulatory review of its parent company’s acquisition by Iberdrola. (Portland Press Herald)

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OVERSIGHT: Consumer and environmental groups push back on the New Hampshire PUC’s plan to introduce stricter requirements for groups or individuals to intervene in regulatory proceedings. (RTO Insider, subscription)

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SOLAR: A Pennsylvania school board unanimously rejects a plan for a solar array on district property that would have brought in $200,000 a year in revenue. (Lancaster Online)

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WASTE TO ENERGY: Neighbors push Connecticut regulators to hold a public hearing on plans to allow a waste-to-energy plant to burn medical waste. (WFSB)

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EQUITY: Philadelphia is holding a series of neighborhood-level workshops as it plans a city-specific environmental justice mapping tool. (WHYY)

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CLEAN ENERGY: The Department of Energy says clean energy jobs last year grew at twice the rate of other sectors, with unionization rates higher than in the broader energy industry. (Reuters)

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CLIMATE:

• A pending youth climate lawsuit in Maine represents the latest iteration of legal strategies aimed at holding states accountable for emissions-cutting targets, focusing on failure to advance specific policies rather than addressing emissions broadly. (Energy News Network)
• Gen Z voters in Ohio and other states say climate change ranks among their top priorities in this year’s presidential and down-ballot elections. (Ohio Capital Journal)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The Biden administration announces $521 million in grants for electric vehicle charging, and says the number of publicly available chargers has doubled since 2021. (Utility Dive)

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GRID:

• A flood of new solar and battery capacity have kept Texas’ independent state power grid afloat as it sets a new record for peak demand, experts say, though state lawmakers also credit a new conservation alert system. (Canary Media, KIII)
• Renewable energy groups issue a report calling for interconnection reforms ahead of a two-day FERC workshop next month. (Utility Dive)
• Georgia Power plans to install 500 MW of battery energy storage at four locations around the state to help meet a projected spike in power demand. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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OIL & GAS:

• A coalition of 23 state attorneys general petitions the Supreme Court to block EPA rules requiring oil and gas wells to control leaks of methane, a significant contributor to global warming. (The Hill)
• The U.S. Interior Department finalizes prohibitions on new mining, drilling and other development on 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska, reversing a Trump-era policy. (Alaska Beacon)
• As oil exports reach record levels, four U.S. senators and 18 Congress members call for a pause on the permitting of liquified natural gas export projects and want to revisit regulators’ decision to approve a terminal 30 miles off the Texas coast. (Houston Chronicle)

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UTILITIES: Illinois ratepayers have paid an extra $1.8 billion since 2015 by choosing alternative energy suppliers over traditional utilities like ComEd and Ameren, according to a consumer advocate’s analysis. (Daily Herald)

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SOLAR: Opponents of a proposed 800 MW Ohio solar project may turn to the state Supreme Court to block the project after regulators denied repeated challenges. (WCMH)

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COMMENTARY:

• A business writer says automakers’ whiplash on electric vehicles repeats a familiar pattern when legacy companies overreact to startups willing to endure heavy initial losses. (Washington Post)
• In New Jersey, the Garden State Institute’s president describes the financial and planning lessons that the state’s offshore wind projects can learn from the recent Nantucket turbine failure. (Daily Record)

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SOLAR: The Biden administration finalizes its Western solar plan aimed at expediting development on 31 million acres of federal land in 11 states. (Reuters)

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ALSO: A Utah county postpones a deal to install a solar array at a local airport to gather more information, but says it plans to move forward with the project later. (Moab Times-Independent)

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PUBLIC LANDS: Federal courts prepare to consider several lawsuits seeking to diminish a president’s power to ban future mining and oil and gas drilling on some federal lands via national monument designation. (Bloomberg Law)

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EFFICIENCY: The U.S. Energy Department awards Western states and cities $115.2 million to develop, implement and upgrade building performance standards and energy codes for commercial and multi-family structures. (news release, RTO Insider, subscription)

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CLIMATE: Colorado awards local governments $1.9 million to support climate action plans and efficiency and sustainable energy programs. (news release)

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STORAGE:

• A Washington state university launches a study on pumped hydropower energy storage’s feasibility, impacts and siting. (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
• California regulators approve a centralized strategy for procuring long-duration energy storage capacity in an effort to encourage competition. (RTO Insider, subscription)

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GRID:

• Wyoming and Montana utilities join the California grid operator’s Western Energy Imbalance Market after defecting from SPP’s competing service. (RTO Insider, subscription)
• Colorado regulators begin requiring utilities to demonstrate the net benefits of joining a particular regional transmission organization over competing ones. (RTO Insider, subscription)

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OIL & GAS:

• California advocates call on lawmakers to pass “polluter pays” bills aimed at holding the oil and gas industry financially accountable for environmental and health impacts. (Inside Climate News)
• Utah advocates file a lawsuit challenging the federal Bureau of Land Management’s decision to reaffirm Trump-era oil and gas leases in a remote part of the state. (Utah News Dispatch)
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens to call a special legislative session to pressure Democratic lawmakers to pass a bill that would require petroleum refineries to maintain reserves in an effort to stabilize fuel prices. (Los Angeles Times)

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POLLUTION: Alaska advocates call on federal regulators to ban cruise ship exhaust scrubbers, saying the air-pollution mitigation systems contaminate ocean water. (KTOO)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• California officials say 150,000 electric vehicle chargers have been installed across the state, including nearly 15,000 fast ones. (KBAK)
• Oakland, California’s school district is the first major district in the U.S. to fully adopt electric school buses, which can send power back to the grid during high demand. (Grist)

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CLEAN ENERGY: The National Science Foundation awards a Hawaii university $4.2 million for clean energy research and education. (Kauai Now)

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CLEAN ENERGY: Researchers estimate the clean energy transition will demand $1 trillion in federal spending by 2031, though only $66 billion — or 6% of that total — has been distributed so far via the Inflation Reduction Act. (Grist)

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BATTERIES: The federal government is reportedly considering shoring up domestic projects that process critical minerals for clean energy applications as they face steep competition from cheaper Chinese materials. (Politico)

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WIND:

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers say they’ve developed a wind turbine blade made from plant materials that can be recycled into new shapes or blades. (New York Times)
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics says wind energy is the country’s fastest growing field and projects 60% job growth over the next 10 years. (Axios)
• U.S. wind project investment jumped 63% in the first half of the year from pre-IRA rates, totaling $12 billion for new projects — including 1 GW-plus “megaprojects.” (Utility Dive)

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GRID:

• Investment firm Morgan Stanley warns prices could surge even higher in PJM Interconnection’s next capacity auction, but another researcher says the analysis may be underestimating how much new capacity will come available. (Utility Dive)
• Dominion Energy officials say they’re receiving so many requests from Virginia data centers to hook up to the power grid that new applicants may have to wait as long as seven years. (Bloomberg)

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POLITICS: In her first formal interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris promises she won’t ban fracking if elected. (Axios)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Production is delayed until 2027 at an Indiana electric vehicle battery plant jointly run by GM and Samsung as EV sales slow and the companies finalize contract details. (Associated Press)
• As demand for electric vehicles sags, Hyundai adjusts its planned EV factory in Georgia toward hybrids. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, subscription)
• General Motors will bring its electric commercial van startup BrightDrop under the Chevrolet brand in an effort to expand sales beyond delivery companies. (Detroit News, subscription)

SOLAR: Observers say a growing number of Western water managers are considering covering irrigation canals with solar panels to generate power and reduce evaporation. (Water Education)

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EFFICIENCY: University of Maryland scientists are leading research into energy-efficient air conditioners. (Inside Climate News)

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UTILITIES: Advocates push back on proposed California legislation aimed at reducing utility bills, saying it would gut low-income clean energy programs without significantly increasing affordability. (Canary Media)

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ACTIVISM: Environmental and community activists oppose a federal loan for a project exploring whether plastic could be a viable replacement for coal as fuel for steelmaking. (Inside Climate News)

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COMMENTARY: PJM’s latest capacity auction with sky-high prices should not be a cause for panic and shows that the grid operator’s market is catching up to the rest of the country in needing to manage supply changes, a former regulator writes. (Utility Dive)

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WIND: Federal ocean energy regulators give the country’s first floating offshore wind research lease to Maine for a project of up to 12 turbines near Portland; the state first sought the lease in 2021. (Associated Press)

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ALSO: Federal officials grant $89 million to Eversource to develop its Huntsbrook Offshore Wind Hub on the southeastern Connecticut coast, building a new interconnection point for future projects. (news release)

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GRID:

• Two New Hampshire property owners — including a state lawmaker — file a lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ISO New England and Eversource to stop a 49-mile transmission line rebuild they say will result in unfair and unreasonable rates. (InDepth NH)
• New York’s grid operator publishes its 2025 budget recommendation of roughly $42.1 million, which delays or deprioritizes several current or planned projects. (RTO Insider, subscription)
• New York utility regulators approve a new pilot project aimed at capping prices for some low-income households while testing a new planning framework with a focus on utility coordination. (Utility Dive)
• In Vermont, Green Mountain Power begins using remote-controlled drones for faster storm recovery and power restoration assessments. (Rutland Herald)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Pennsylvania’s transportation agency plans to use $7.1 million of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funds to install electric vehicle chargers across nine counties. (news release)
• Concord, New Hampshire, says it probably won’t receive its three electric school buses until 2026 due to global supply chain issues making it hard to procure electric transformers. (Concord Monitor)

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SOLAR:

• A developer subsidizes the install of a 20-panel solar array to help improve the climate resiliency of a Falmouth, Maine nonprofit farm operation that provides land access for refugee and asylum-seeking families to grow culturally significant crops. (Mainebiz)
• Some farmers and solar developers tell a Maine state agency during a public commenting hearing that “high value agricultural soil” compensation rules currently being drafted would hurt both industries. (Maine Public Radio)

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FOSSIL FUELS: Pennsylvania’s energy production will collapse, making it a “Third World” state, if Vice President Kamala Harris becomes president and enacts her fracking policies, former President Donald Trump claims. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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UTILITIES:

• New York regulators say they now plan to investigate why Con Edison’s rates are so much higher than National Grid’s following a state lawmaker’s report that shows the former’s customers pay twice as much as the latter. (Crain’s New York, ABC 7)
• Maryland regulators are being sued by a third-party power supplier over their decision that the company used deceptive sales tactics and broke state telephone solicitation laws. (Baltimore Sun)
• A representative of Connecticut’s utility regulator blasts Avangrid’s assertion that the commissions’ chair ought to remove herself from a rate case involving two of its gas utilities. (Hartford Courant)

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TRANSPORTATION: The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority seeks public comment on its plan to build a new Amtrak station for Portland that would reduce Downeaster trip times by an estimated 15 minutes. (Portland Press Herald)

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FLOODS: A storm sweeps New England, dropping historic rainfall totals on parts of Connecticut and New York and causing widespread floods; Connecticut officials expect a lengthy recovery. (NBC News, CT Mirror)

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COMMENTARY: PJM Interconnection pushes back on criticism that its planning processes aren’t helping accelerate the energy transition, saying its power grid reforms are working. (Baltimore Banner)

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HYDROGEN: A New Mexico electric cooperative looks to establish a green hydrogen production facility at a defunct mine and Superfund site in the northern part of the state. (High Country News)

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SOLAR: Developers break ground on a 140 MW solar-plus-storage installation on the Jicarilla Apache Nation in northern New Mexico. (Albuquerque Journal)

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ALSO:

• Developers begin construction on a 130 MW solar-plus-storage installation in southern New Mexico. (Solar Power World)
• Analysts say a plan to establish a $1.9 billion solar panel manufacturing facility near Albuquerque could be endangered by tariffs and geopolitical wrangling. (New Mexico In Depth)

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CLEAN ENERGY:

• Analysts predict a second Trump administration would imperil dozens of pending solar, wind and geothermal projects on federal land in the West. (E&E News)
• A nonprofit launches a $1.7 million campaign in Arizona aimed at expanding Latinos’ access to federal clean energy incentives. (Arizona Republic)

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OIL & GAS:

• California lawmakers consider delaying by more than four years implementing rules requiring oil companies to monitor oil and gas well leaks near homes and schools. (CalMatters)
• A Montana poll finds broad support among registered voters for new Biden administration oil and gas rules increasing royalty rates and reclamation bonds. (Daily Montanan)
• U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, calls on the federal Bureau of Land Management to hand over correspondence related to a proposed Trans-Alaska Pipeline land transfer. (E&E News, subscription)

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GRID: Data show natural gas remains California’s largest single energy source even though renewable, carbon-free sources provided 100% of the state’s electricity during 100 days so far this year. (CalMatters)

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UTILITIES: A Washington state clean energy grant program has awarded $200 utility bill credits to about 50,000 low-income families since launching in July. (Spokesman-Review)

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CLIMATE:

• A California startup secures $85 million in financing to scale up its low-carbon cement manufacturing process. (Canary Media)
• Colorado researchers work to develop ways to monitor, quantify and reduce methane emissions from beef and dairy cattle. (Colorado Sun)

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TRANSPORTATION: California regulators abandon a proposal to require jet fuel suppliers to pay for greenhouse gas emissions, saying it will look to incentivize sustainable fuel production instead. (E&E News, subscription)

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COAL: Federal researchers find a Canada coal mine is sending pollution some 350 miles downstream and across the border to the Columbia River in the Northwest. (Montana Free Press)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: San Francisco Bay Area cities consider establishing electric bicycle regulations following an increase in related accidents. (Mercury News)

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STORAGE: Illinois lawmakers consider establishing energy storage incentives as a new study suggests ramping up storage may be the most realistic path for maintaining grid reliability as the state phases out fossil fuels. (Energy News Network)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• More than $7.8 billion in private investment has come to Indiana since the Inflation Reduction Act passed, mostly for electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants. (Indiana Public Radio)
• Ford’s plan to scrap its next lineup of all-electric SUVs for more hybrids and focus on smaller, more affordable models could cost the company upwards of $1.5 billion. (CNN)
• Plans for a $2.4 billion battery manufacturing plant in western Michigan becomes a political football as candidates rally at the site both in support and against the project on the same day. (Bridge Michigan)

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CLEAN ENERGY:

• Nearly 120,000 Michigan households claimed $54 million in clean energy tax credits and $79 million for efficiency upgrades last year under the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the IRS. (Michigan Public)
• The Inflation Reduction Act helped Minnesota draw hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for clean energy projects, which Democrats hope can boost the Harris-Walz ticket this November. (Politico)
• Ameren Missouri plans to invest an additional $1 million in its customer weatherization assistance program, which provides improvements for no cost to qualifying customers. (Daily Energy Insider)

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UTILITIES: CenterPoint Energy issues a request for proposals from developers to build hundreds of megawatts of renewable energy and other generation sources as part of its long-term energy strategy in Indiana. (Utility Dive)

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GRID:

• Ameren is replacing wooden power line poles in Missouri with “superstorm poles” made of composite that are capable of withstanding 300 mph winds. (KFVS)
• Federal regulators reject a request from a North Dakota-based electric cooperative to create special rates for cryptocurrency operations and other large loads, saying the utility failed to show it was not discriminatory or preferential. (Utility Dive)

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WORKFORCE:

• Interest in a Kansas City-area electrician job-training program has exceeded capacity in recent years as demand for the skilled trade grows with the clean energy transition. (Flatland)
• A new Michigan office created to help businesses and workers affected by the clean energy transition has sent representatives to visit a dozen communities where a coal plant is set to close or the auto sector has a large presence. (Mining Journal)

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COAL: Consumers Energy will soon offer public tours of a coal plant along Lake Michigan that’s scheduled to be decommissioned within the next year. (MLive, subscription)

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COMMENTARY:

• The Treasury Department’s proposed standards for hydrogen production tax credits are overly restrictive and threaten to stifle the green hydrogen industry, according to a finance executive and environmental writer. (Energy News Network)
• A Michigan Republican candidate for Congress says the state’s plan to incentivize large electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plants has failed, as evidenced by automakers scaling back plans for new facilities. (Bridge Michigan)

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