Blue states to get their clean energy money

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LITIGATION

• A federal judge orders the U.S. Department of Energy to reinstate more than $82 million in grants for clean energy projects in Connecticut, New York, and other states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. (Utility Dive)

WIND

• As soon as next month, Maine regulators could announce the developers chosen to build wind projects and transmission infrastructure in the northern part of the state. (Maine Monitor)

• One of Boston’s largest landlords is suing Vineyard Offshore, claiming the wind company owes $1.2 million in unpaid rent and security deposits on its office space. (Boston Globe)

DATA CENTERS

• Montgomery County, Maryland, imposes a six-month moratorium on data center development. (WTOP)

NATURAL GAS

• New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D) demands Liberty Utilities provide more transparency about its decision not to hook up new customers in some parts of the state. (Concord Monitor)

• The country’s largest municipally owned gas company, Philadelphia Gas Works, is collecting feedback on possible plans to reduce its carbon emissions, ranging from electrifying the entire system to a hybrid approach that combines gas and lower-carbon fuel. (WHYY)

SOLAR

• A growing number of school districts in New York are converting nearby unused property into solar fields to lower energy costs and make their operations more climate-friendly. (Spectrum News 1)

• Solar advocates push Pennsylvania state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing the use of plug-in balcony solar panels. (Allegheny Front)

NUCLEAR

• New York state releases an energy development roadmap that includes nearly $24 billion in possible subsidies for building nuclear power plants. (News 10)

• An energy development company signs a lease for the former site of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, where it is considering building a battery storage system or installing small nuclear reactors. (Vermont Public)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Pennsylvania transportation officials announce $25 million in funding for the installation of 50 to 150 EV charging stations in the western part of the state. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)