Amazon-Pennsylvania nuclear plant deal would burden ratepayers, utilities say

GRID: Two utilities argue that allowing the colocation of an Amazon data center at Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna nuclear plant as the current deal is written would allow the tech company to shift up to $140 million in transmission costs to ratepayers. (Utility Dive)

ALSO:

• Construction is wrapping up at the Great Kills battery energy storage site on Staten Island. (SI Live)
• Pennsylvania Republicans say that greening the grid will risk reliability, but environmentalists in the state say the concern is overblown and can be resolved by streamlining development for clean energy projects. (Spotlight PA)

TRANSIT: The board of New York City’s transit agency votes to confirm the governor’s widely contested request to indefinitely delay the start of the Manhattan traffic congestion tolls, stopping over $16 billion in system upgrades and maintenance. (NBC New York, Gothamist)

WIND:

• With tensions still high between the state and groups that don’t want to see an offshore wind port on Maine’s undeveloped Sears Island, state officials say it’s going to take awhile before they make a decision between that location and Mack Point, an industrially developed area. (Penobscot Bay Pilot)
• With federal officials looking to auction off three open ocean parcels for offshore wind development to the east of Cape Cod, local leaders want to ensure they’re consulted throughout the development process. (Cape Cod Times)

SOLAR:

• The New York branch of the solar industry’s top trade group publishes a policy report that suggests the state should set a 20 GW of distributed solar by 2035 goal, 10 GW higher but five years later than the actual current goal. (news release)
• A developer starts construction of a 2.5 MW solar project in Brewster, Massachusetts, in the same industrial area as three smaller arrays. (Cape Cod Chronicle)
• Dozens of Wendy’s fast food joints are now subscribed to community solar projects in Massachusetts, New York and elsewhere, sourcing between 30% to 100% of each location’s energy demand. (news release)
• Some residents of a Vermont town push back on a proposal for a 50 MW solar project they say isn’t in the locally designated renewable energy siting zone and could harm a nearby wildlife area. (WCAX)
• A Delaware library installs enough rooftop solar to cover half of its electricity needs. (news release)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: New York City’s public housing authority explains its new rules for lithium-ion battery use in their units and the consequences of breaking them, months after setting them. (City Limits)

UTILITIES: New Hampshire’s public advocate wants the state utility commission to investigate an electricity co-op over concerns with its power purchase practices and allegations its board is struggling with sexism and bullying. (In-Depth NH)