A glimpse into ExxonMobil’s climate calculations

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LITIGATION

• Documents filed in a Massachusetts lawsuit against ExxonMobil reveal the company’s internal deliberations about dealing with climate change: ​“This is the playbook all in one place.” (Inside Climate News)

NUCLEAR

• Google signs agreements to buy 3.6 GW of power from Maryland’s Constellation Energy, the country’s largest nuclear plant operator. (Reuters)

SOLAR

• Eversource’s refusal to sign contracts with solar projects chosen last year by the state of Connecticut raises questions about the likely success of more recently announced procurements. (Canary Media)

STORAGE

• Maryland selects two battery projects totaling 440 MW of capacity in its first bulk storage procurement. (Utility Dive)

• A Vermont manufacturer adds 6 MW of solar capacity and a 16-MW battery the company says is the largest such storage system in the state. (NBC5)

DATA CENTERS

• A Pennsylvania developer is laying plans to build a 1-GW data center and natural gas power plant on a former landfill in a rural township outside of Pittsburgh. (Public Source)

• Residents of a low-income Pennsylvania township turn down a developer’s offer to give each household $10,000 to support a planned data center. (Syracuse.com/ Lehigh Valley Live)

LEGISLATION

• New Jersey state lawmakers consider creating a new agency dedicated to energy policy, procurement, and implementation in order to give the state more control over expanding its generation capacity. (New Jersey Monitor)

ELECTRIFICATION

• New Hampshire announces a $1 million grant program to encourage the installation of EV charging stations in areas frequented by tourists. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

AFFORDABILITY

• Massachusetts announces a new assistance program giving middle-income families a one-time payment of up to $680 to help pay for heating oil this winter. (WWLP)

• As heating oil prices in Maine linger near record highs, more residents are turning to wood banks for free firewood to heat their homes. (News Center Maine)

UTILITIES

• Maine regulators deny Central Maine Power’s request for a temporary rate increase of about $7 per month per customer, even as the utility warns it may have to lay off employees and put off needed construction without the money. (Maine Public)