ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Federal transit officials grant $99.49 million to NJ Transit to help it upgrade a bus garage to charge and service dozens of electric buses and add solar canopies. (New Jersey Advance Media, NorthJersey.com)
ALSO:
- A $23.5 million federal grant will help a free seasonal shuttle around Maine’s Acadia National Park swap out most of its propane buses for electric models. (Mainebiz)
- Rhode Island’s transit agency opens up a “first-of-its-kind” electric bus station that can charge four buses at a time. (PBN)
WIND: Ørsted has finished its purchase of the 50% stake in Sunrise Wind — a planned 924 MW offshore wind farm near New York — it didn’t already own from Eversource for $152 million. (news release)
SOLAR:
GRID:
- Almost every Northeast state has signed a joint memorandum of understanding that outlines a framework for enhancing mutually beneficial interregional transmission between their grids. (RTO Insider, subscription)
- The developers of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line are about halfway done constructing an up-to-$300 million converter station in Lewiston, Maine, a facility that local officials expect will provide strong tax revenue. (Sun Journal)
- Attendees of a public meeting in Monkton, Maryland, on a proposed transmission line project largely objected to the plan, citing farmland impacts and personal income concerns, although a specific route has yet to be released. (WBAL)
BATTERIES: Pennsylvania lawmakers advance a bill to establish disposal requirements for small-to-medium-sized batteries following lithium-ion battery fires that have repeatedly damaged a recycling facility. (WTAE)
BUILDINGS:
- PSE&G’s latest energy efficiency report suggests more than 380,000 customers have used the utility’s programs to cut $484 million from their bills. (news release)
- Pennsylvania chooses Allentown and Easton to join a state program to help reduce energy costs with energy efficiency improvements. (Lehigh Valley Live)
CLEAN ENERGY: Canton, New York, begins surveying its residents to see who has taken clean energy actions, like subscribing to a community solar project or installing heat pumps. (NCPR)
CLIMATE: A South Portland neighborhood is Maine’s hottest heat island, with temperatures 11.1 degrees Fahrenheit higher than greener nearby communities.
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