New York sees record clean energy job growth

CLEAN ENERGY: New York added 7,700 clean energy jobs from 2022 to 2023 — a record increase — with especially significant jumps in the electric vehicle and clean transportation sectors. (WGRZ)

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GRID: Renewable energy developers urge PJM to drop a plan to fast-track approval for select generating projects, saying the process would unfairly advantage fossil fuel and nuclear plants. (Utility Dive)

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OFFSHORE WIND:

• After receiving final federal approval, planners of an 100-turbine offshore wind project off Maryland and Delaware announce their intention to start onshore construction in 2026, but the project still needs approval from Delaware agencies to bring transmission lines ashore in the state. (The Daily Record, Delaware Business Times)
• Universities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York are among those sharing in $18 million in federal grants for research into improving marine energy and offshore wind technology. (news release)

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SOLAR: New Jersey regulators prepare to solicit 250 MW of community solar capacity in 2025, amid concerns that President-elect Trump could change crucial tax credits, complicating the economics of the projects. (RTO Insider, subscription)

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CLIMATE: Vermont’s state environmental agency has identified $160 million in promised federal funding that could be clawed back by the incoming administration, including money supporting the transition off fossil fuels and helping low-income households go solar. (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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BATTERIES: With more than a dozen battery storage projects planned on Staten Island, including one that would be New York City’s largest, locals worry about fire safety and proximity to homes and businesses. (SIlive.com)

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TRANSMISSION: Stakeholders across New England widely support a plan to seek proposals to increase transmission capacity in New Hampshire and Maine, the first project to emerge from the region’s new long-term transmission planning process. (RTO Insider, subscription)

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EFFICIENCY: A Massachusetts company aims to use modular construction to build affordable, net-zero homes that can also help address housing shortages. (Christian Science Monitor)

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TRANSIT: Establishing an electrified commuter rail line from Boston to the western Massachusetts city of North Adams could attract hundreds of daily riders but would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, a state report concludes. (Greenfield Recorder)

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INDUSTRY: A Massachusetts company completes negotiations for a $87 million federal award that will enable it to build a manufacturing plant that produces cement without using conventional fossil fuel-fired kilns. (news release)

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