NY seeks 575 MW of renewables for NYC

RENEWABLE ENERGY: The New York Power Authority seeks proposals to deliver as much as 575 MW of renewable energy to New York City through an existing transmission line. (Utility Dive)

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ALSO: Environmental activists claim the New York Power Authority’s draft plan to create 3.5 GW of renewable power fails to do enough to help the state meet its clean energy goals. (City and State New York)

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OFFSHORE WIND:

• Recovery efforts are underway to remove debris from the ocean floor left by the blade that fell from a wind turbine off Nantucket in July. (Boston.com)
• Tradespeople and industry experts worry that a victory by Donald Trump in November could mean policies that are unfriendly to the growing offshore wind industry in the northeast. (WBUR)

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BIOMASS: The Burlington Electric Company in Vermont is negotiating to acquire full ownership of the state’s largest power producer, a wood-burning plant that has been controversial in recent years. (VT Digger)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Pennsylvania legislators consider measures that would legalize the use of e-scooters on public streets and create rules of the road for the vehicles. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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HEAT PUMPS: A Massachusetts town pilots a new way of financing heat pump installations that could be scaled up to speed adoption statewide. (MassLive, subscription)

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COMMUNITY CHOICE: Customers of Providence, Rhode Island’s community choice aggregation program will pay less this winter for a power supply that includes more renewable energy than the default utility product in the state. (Boston Globe)

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GRID:

• New England clean energy developers worry that delays at the federal level will slow the regional grid operator’s ability to approve solar, wind, and storage projects waiting for interconnection studies. (RTO Insider, subscription)
• Maryland public utilities regulators ask for a change to the grid operator’s system for ensuring reliable service, saying the current process yields  “unreasonable and excessive” costs for residents. (Baltimore Sun, subscription)

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TRANSMISSION: Baltimore City Council considers whether to pass a resolution opposing a proposed 70-mile transmission line that some councilors say would damage farmland and hurt property values. (Baltimore Sun, subscription)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Montgomery County, Maryland receives $150,000 for a food truck electrification pilot aimed at replacing diesel generators with electric power in 25 vehicles. (news release)
• Pennsylvania legislators consider measures that would legalize the use of e-scooters on public streets and create rules of the road for the vehicles. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

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COMMENTARY: Wind energy could lower electricity costs for Connecticut residents by lessening the impact of natural gas price spikes, says an energy analyst. (CT Mirror)

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