Canadian surcharge hits New York’s power supply

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TARIFFS

• In response to President Trump’s tariffs, Ontario adds a 25% surcharge to power exported to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota, a move that could cost residents and businesses in these states up to $400,000 a day. (New York Times)

• Connecticut officials ask federal regulators not to allow the collection of Trump’s planned 10% tariff on electricity and gas from Canada, and urge the Treasury Department to give up the plan altogether. (NBC Connecticut)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Representatives from New York and Pennsylvania are among 21 Republican Congressmen pushing their party not to cut clean energy tax credits that they say support businesses, boost manufacturing, and contribute to Trump’s goal of energy dominance. (Politico)

LITIGATION

• The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear an argument by 19 Republican attorneys general for restricting the ability of states including Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to sue fossil fuel companies for climate damages. (New York Times)

• A fishing industry trade group asks the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether the Biden administration should have given more consideration to protecting commercial fishing in its decision to approve Vineyard Wind. (Politico Pro)

AFFORDABILITY

• Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announces a plan to lower residents’ energy costs by $5.8 billion over five years through a combination of discounted rates for low- and moderate-income customers, removing some fees from utility bills, and finding new ways to finance grid infrastructure. (Boston.com)

ELECTRIFICATION

• In Maine, one of the few northern states where electricity is cheaper than natural gas, homes using heat pumps experience up to 60% savings on their annual energy bills as compared to using fossil fuels, according to a new study. (Bangor Daily News)

• New York makes $30 million available for hospitals to undertake projects demonstrating cost-effective ways to retrofit buildings for electrification. (news release)

GEOTHERMAL

• An 834-unit apartment complex under development in Brooklyn will use a geothermal system including 300 boreholes for all of its heating and cooling. (New York Post)

COMMENTARY

• Developing a geothermal energy industry would allow Pennsylvania to cut greenhouse gas emissions while remaining a top energy producer, and would provide jobs for current oil and gas sector workers, say an environmental advocate and an energy policy consultant. (PennLive)