Clean energy PAC takes on a Democrat

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ELECTIONS

• Political action committee Invest in Tomorrow launches a campaign to defeat Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, the first Democrat the group has targeted in its efforts to hold opponents of clean energy accountable. (Canary Media)

OFFSHORE WIND

• The New England grid experienced record-breaking offshore wind output on Aug. 30, when 930 MW flowed from the three wind farms connected to the system. (RTO Insider)

NUCLEAR

• The ambitious nuclear goals of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) are a reversal of where state energy policy was just five years ago. (Canary Media)

NATURAL GAS

• The Trump administration advances rules that would limit states’ authority over waterways, a measure that could make it more difficult for New York to make decisions about the proposed Constitution pipeline. (Inside Climate News)

DATA CENTERS

• New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) says she will propose a multiyear moratorium on data center development in the state, noting that such facilities would likely mean higher electricity bills for residents. (New Hampshire Public Radio)

• A city in upstate New York considers a one-year moratorium on ​“high energy computing” facilities such as data centers and block chain facilities. (WAMC)

SOLAR

• A 2.25-MW solar array comes online atop a capped landfill in southern New Hampshire. (PV Magazine)

• Voters in Jay, Maine, will decide whether to impose a 180-day moratorium on commercial solar development, as a renewable energy company pursues plans to build the state’s largest solar farm in the town. (Maine Monitor)

STORAGE

• A storage developer cancels plans to build a 125-MW battery in Massachusetts after learning it would cost $65 million to connect the project to the grid. (WBUR)

TRANSMISSION

• Targeted transmission projects within and between grids in the eastern half of the country could create more than $15 billion in savings and improve system reliability, a new study concludes. (Utility Dive)

BUILDINGS

• A newly opened Massachusetts high school is the first high school in the country to achieve both net-zero and LEED Platinum 4.1 status. (WCVB)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• Maryland utilities propose cuts to the state’s core energy-efficiency program following state lawmakers’ decision to shrink the program in an attempt to offset rising electricity bills. (Maryland Matters)