Could new nuclear power come to Connecticut?

NUCLEAR: Connecticut legislators mull studying the possibility of adding new nuclear capacity at the Millstone Station plant. (New Haven Register)

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BUILDINGS: Providence’s city council passes a new ordinance requiring municipal buildings reach carbon neutrality by 2040. (Providence Journal)

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SOLAR:

• New England’s grid operator says a mid-April solar eclipse will temporarily reduce its available utility-scale solar power by 365 MW and drop its behind-the-meter solar capacity by 3.2 GW. (S&P Global)
• A Nantucket water company ends its lease agreement with a solar company for a 3.8 MW solar array that has spent more than a decade in development because of permitting and other challenges. (Nantucket Current)

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CLEAN POWER: New York City finds it feasible to develop solar and battery storage at Rikers Island, an infamous prison slated for closure, as well as install offshore wind power transmission equipment. (The City)

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POLICY: A hearing on New York’s new emissions reduction scoping plan sees supporters and detractors argue for and against accelerated climate action. (Auburn Citizen)

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TRANSIT: Some Maryland lawmakers want to block the possibility of funding a high-speed train between New York City and Washington, D.C., although the legislation is stalled in committee. (Capital News Service)

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FOSSIL FUELS:

• Some Portsmouth, Rhode Island, residents speak against making a temporary liquefied natural gas facility into a permanent town fixture, citing concerns with its proximity to residences. (Providence Journal)
• Maine lawmakers advance compromise legislation to study the use of natural gas in the state while watering down a proposal to limit its expansion. (Portland Press Herald)

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GRID: Connecticut legislators hear testimony on a proposal to study the impact of large data centers on the state’s power grid, but supporters of such facilities say studies will just delay development. (CT Mirror)

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GEOTHERMAL:

• Deerfield, Massachusetts, will use a $50,000 grant to determine whether it’s feasible to install a geothermal heating and cooling system for its municipal buildings. (Greenfield Recorder)
• Eversource’s geothermal pilot project in Framingham, Massachusetts, if successful, could prove to be a new business model for gas utilities in the clean energy transition. (WBUR)

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UTILITIES: Iberdrola, a Spanish energy major with a majority stake in Avangrid, wants to buy out the remaining shares in the Connecticut-based utility. (Hartford Business Journal)

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