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NATURAL GAS

• Energy company Enbridge proposes a major expansion to a pipeline that carries natural gas from New Jersey into Massachusetts, likely igniting more debate about the Northeast’s reliance on fossil fuels. (CommonWealth Beacon)

• A study commissioned by Constellation Energy finds that the company’s liquefied natural gas terminal in Massachusetts remains essential to gas and electric system reliability. (RTO Insider)

DATA CENTERS

• Grid operator PJM gets federal permission to curtail power to data centers and other large loads in its 13-state region as hot weather and planned power plant outages are expected to strain the grid. (Utility Dive)

• Pennsylvania regulators file a first-of-its-kind tariff framework that recommends utilities charge large-load customers like data centers for any grid upgrades that would not have been needed without the added demand. (Utility Dive)

• Though the Pennsylvania state House has passed several bills aimed at regulating data centers, the Senate majority leader is skeptical about how — or if — these measures should be advanced. (Spotlight PA)

• The city of Westbrook, Maine, becomes the latest municipality in the state to enact a moratorium on data center development. (News Center Maine)

UTILITIES

• The chief executives of Massachusetts’ major utilities National Grid and Eversource made between $8 million and $15 million in compensation in 2025, as consumers dealt with soaring energy bills. (Boston Globe)

STORAGE

• Grid operator ISO New England forecasts that small-scale, behind-the-meter energy storage systems will slightly reduce summer demand peaks by 2035. (Utility Dive)

• New Hampshire state lawmakers pass a bill that would create a framework for compensating residents for solar power stored in batteries and sent into the grid. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

CLEAN HEAT

• The Vermont state Senate passes a bill that would officially repeal a dormant 2023 law mandating a transition away from fossil fuels for home heating use. (WCAX)

NUCLEAR

• Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick (R) says the restarting of the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island, slated for June 2027, is ​“emblematic of the rebirth of nuclear power.” (WHTM)

CLIMATETECH

• The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center announces $18 million in awards for programs that aim to build infrastructure to support the development of climatetech startups in the state. (news release)