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Empire Wind’s construction plan gets federal approval

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OFFSHORE WIND: Federal interior officials approve the construction and operations plan for the two-part Empire Wind project slated to provide roughly 2 GW of electricity off the New York coast. (WorkBoat)

ALSO:

  • Vineyard Wind now has five turbines providing power to the New England grid, although nine total have been installed so far. (Associated Press)
  • The head of New Jersey’s public utilities board says at an offshore wind conference that she’s ​“more optimistic than ever” about the industry’s future in her state, despite recent negative developments. (news release)

PIPELINES: A clean-up crew is back in Pennsylvania’s Marsh Creek State Park to contain a new leak related to the Mariner East pipeline developed by Energy Transfer, which has already paid over $4 million in environmental penalties. (WHYY)

PLANNING: As the Army Corps of Engineers solidifies plans for a $52.6 billion coastal flood protection project that would redesign significant swathes of New York City’s waterfront, a new federal report suggests the corps isn’t doing enough to factor climate change into such developments. (The City)

INCINERATION: Constant pulsation sounds from a Bristol, Connecticut, waste-to-energy facility and the unique acoustics of its valley location are causing complaints from dozens of local residents — and leading some to move away. (Hartford Courant, subscription)

UTILITIES:

  • PPL Corp.’s chief executive officer says on the utility’s latest earnings call that the company is ​“laser focused” on a reliable, affordable and sustainable clean energy transition, with plans for $14.3 billion in new capital spending through 2027. (RTO Insider, subscription)
  • Consolidated Edison intends to invest almost $20 billion in the next four years in transmission infrastructure upgrades to boost climate resiliency in New York and New Jersey. (RTO Insider, subscription)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

  • A 900-unit Queens housing co-op complex now hosts 423 electric vehicle chargers on its property, making it New York City’s largest EV charging station. (Habitat)
  • Two electric trash trucks will soon arrive in New Haven, Connecticut, helping replace the city’s diesel-fueled fleet. (New Haven Register)

TRANSIT:

  • Massachusetts transit advocates say they support the governor’s new task force to solve the state’s transit funding problem but worry it lacks diverse perspectives. (WBUR)
  • A central Pennsylvania transit agency partners with a gas and power supplier to use biogas from local landfills to fuel around 80 buses. (Lehigh Valley Business)

POLICY: New York’s environmental conservation commissioner is leaving the agency after over eight years holding the position and guiding the state through its climate goal setting. (Times Union)

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