New Jersey Rejects Williams' Northeast Supply Enhancement Gas Line, Joining New York

New Jersey Rejects Williams’ Northeast Supply Enhancement Gas Line, Joining New York

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection denied Williams Partners LP a water quality certification for its nearly $1 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement natural gas project, over concerns that it would “adversely impact surface water quality”, according to a June 6 press release. The move follows the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s decision just last month to deny “without…

Duke Florida to Use $223 Million From Federal Tax Savings to Pay Storm Costs

Duke Florida to Use $223 Million From Federal Tax Savings to Pay Storm Costs

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The Florida Public Service Commission on June 11 approved an agreement allowing Duke Energy Florida LLC to use savings from the 2017 federal tax reforms to cover the costs of restoring power after hurricane Michael, avoiding a surcharge to the utility’s customers. Duke Energy will use $223.5 million for the costs incurred from the October…

Maine's Green New Deal Passes With a Focus on Workforce Training and Small Scale Solar

Maine’s Green New Deal Passes With a Focus on Workforce Training and Small Scale Solar

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The Maine legislature has passed a bill on June 11 which was set to mandate an 80 percent renewable portfolio standard by 2040, but the goal was removed to focus instead on workforce initiatives and solar installations in schools. The final version of the bill, which was introduced by Democratic Representative Chloe Maxmin, centers instead on workforce…

New Jersey Unveils Draft Plan for 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050

New Jersey Unveils Draft Plan for 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has released the draft version of the 2019 Energy Master Plan, which provides a blueprint made up of seven strategies for achieving the state’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2050, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emission by at least 80 percent compared to 2006 levels,…

Puerto Rico Unveils $14 Billion Grid Plan, Boosting Solar, Battery Storage

Puerto Rico Unveils $14 Billion Grid Plan, Boosting Solar, Battery Storage

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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) filed the latest edition of its 2019-2038 integrated resource plan which calls for 1,800 megawatts of solar, 920 megawatts of storage and resilient MiniGrids at a cost of about $14 billion, according to a June 7 testimony and plan. With the assistance of Siemens and extensive stakeholder input, PREPA settled…

America's Decade-Long Renewable Push Is Ramping Up

EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – America’s Decade-Long Renewable Push Is Ramping Up

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Lawmakers from about a dozen U.S. states advanced measures this year to grow supplies of renewable energy through bold anti-fossil-fuel mandates, showing that support for carbon free power sources bears no signs of abating even after years of steady policy action by legislatures.

Oregon State Lawmakers Pass Five-Year Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing

Oregon State Lawmakers Pass Five-Year Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing

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The Oregon legislature on June 7 approved a measure that seeks to prohibit the use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production. The ban is set to expire on Jan. 2, 2025. (HB 2623) The bill exempts the use of fracturing for natural gas storage wells, geothermal activities, and existing coal bed…

New England Grid Operator Incorporates Wind, Intermittent Hydro into Day-Ahead Energy Market

New England Grid Operator Incorporates Wind, Intermittent Hydro into Day-Ahead Energy Market

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The ISO New England Inc. requires wind and intermittent hydropower generators with a capacity supply obligation to offer their power into the grid operator’s day-ahead energy market, starting June 1. The requirement stems from an initiative launched in 2016 to enable these resources to take part in real-time markets and begin taking electronic dispatch instructions.…

Connecticut Joins Offshore Wind Race With 2-Gigawatt Commitment

Connecticut Joins Offshore Wind Race With 2-Gigawatt Commitment

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Democratic Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation on June 7, authorizing the state to purchase up to 2 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, equivalent to 30 percent of the state load. The bill requires the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to select proposals through one or more solicitations and direct the state’s electric distribution companies to…

Consumers Energy Faces Probe for Violating Safety Practices in Michigan

Consumers Energy Faces Probe for Violating Safety Practices in Michigan

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The Michigan Public Service Commission found that Consumers Energy Co. did not act in a timely manner to mark natural gas and electrical lines after receiving notices of excavation plans in over 20,000 instances, according to a June 7 press release. The findings were based on the commission staff’s tracking of the company’s responses to…

Appeals Court Overturns Case Blocking Keystone XL Oil Pipeline, Following Renewed Cross-Border Permit

Appeals Court Overturns Case Blocking Keystone XL Oil Pipeline, Following Renewed Cross-Border Permit

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court on June 6 ruled in favor of TC Energy’s proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, vacating a lower court decision that halted construction of the project after determining that the environmental review of the project was incomplete. The appeals court found that the injunction no longer…