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California Adopts Strategy to Meet Federal Ozone Standard by 2037

The California Air Resources Board on Sept. 22 approved the 2022 State Implementation Plan, or SIP, strategy for reaching the federal health based standard for ozone emissions within the next 15 years. The net cost of the strategy is projected to be $96.2 billion, which involves $33.8 billion in board actions and $62.3 billion in…...

New Jersey Governor Expands Offshore Wind Goal to 11 Gigawatts by 2040

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Sept. 21 signed an executive order, increasing the state’s offshore wind target to 11,000 megawatts (MW) by 2040, nearly double the existing goal of 7.5 gigawatts by 2035. The order  instructs the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to examine the viability of raising the target further. In addition…...

U.S. States Expand Opportunities for Energy Storage in Pursuit of Ambitious Goals

California Regulator Proposes New Approach to Phase Out Use of Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility

The California Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 23 released a staff proposal to create a framework to replace Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility. Regulators seek a solution in place to substitute the gas facility by using non-gas-fired electricity generation, storage energy efficiency, and building electrification. Approval of the proposal could…...

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Biden Administration Announces $7 Billion Funding Opportunity to Kick-Start U.S. Clean Hydrogen Economy

The U.S. Energy Department on Sept. 22 launched a $7 billion program to build regional hydrogen hubs, or H2Hubs throughout the U.S. The H2Hubs, coupled with a grander $8 billion hydrogen hub package sponsored through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA will be a key driver in aiding groups across the U.S. make…...