How will Trump’s interior secretary enforce offshore wind orders?

OFFSHORE WIND: President Trump’s order curtailing offshore wind is likely to affect at least seven projects under development, but questions remain about how forcefully likely Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will execute the policy. (Canary Media)

ALSO:

• Scientists say the noises produced by offshore wind construction and operation do not disturb whales, despite Trump’s repeated claims that they do. (WCAI)
• Republican state senators in Delaware send a letter to Trump asking him to revoke the existing lease and permits for a offshore pending wind project, arguing the view of the turbines from land could hurt tourism. (Milford Live)
• Federal regulators again postpone a public meeting to answer questions about the Vineyard Wind development off Nantucket. (Cape Cod Times)

NUCLEAR: New York will develop a master plan for using advanced nuclear technology in the state and participate in a multistate initiative investigating cost sharing for nuclear development. (Utility Dive)

AFFORDABILITY:

• Trump’s plan to impose a tariff on products from Canada could cause increased power costs for residents of northern Maine, where electricity is often purchased from over the border. (Maine Morning Star)
• Connecticut’s Democrat and Republican state legislators agree that electricity prices are too high in their state but have very different ideas about how to solve the problem. (Middletown Press)

CLIMATE: Trump’s plans to withdraw federal support for clean energy initiatives could undermine Maryland’s aggressive climate action plans, including goals for electric vehicle adoption. (Inside Climate News, Maryland Matters)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A $13 million Massachusetts program to support the installation of fast charging stations is not on pace to meet its goal of getting 300 chargers installed by 2030. (NBC10)

SOLAR: The future of a planned solar project on a closed Connecticut landfill is uncertain after a utility says it will charge $26 million to connect the project to the grid, a sum many times higher than the average fee. (The Chronicle)

FOSSIL FUELS: A cold snap across New England means more oil-burning power plants are coming online to meet increased demand, increasing emissions. (Worcester Business Journal)

WORKFORCE: Clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania are growing faster than the state’s overall economy, but challenges remain to continuing the trend. (Allegheny Front)

GRID: Extreme cold weather drives record-high power demand on the grid in the PJM territory, and elevated demand is expected to continue for at least a few days. (Reuters)