Ill winds for offshore energy

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OFFSHORE WIND

• The Trump administration’s attacks on offshore wind have killed jobs, stopped economic development opportunities, and scuttled hopes for a ​“limitless” future for the industry in New England. (ProPublica)
• Offshore wind construction helped revive a predominantly Black longshoremen’s union in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but the group’s future is now under threat in the face of the industry’s uncertain future. (Ocean State Media)
• Activity at a regional offshore wind hub in New London, Connecticut, could grind to a halt next year as wind farms currently under construction are completed. (CT Mirror)
• Hundreds of East Coast fishermen who found work in offshore wind construction see the jobs drying up as the industry falters. (New Bedford Light)
• Massachusetts advances plans to work with Nova Scotia to develop Canadian offshore wind projects that could deliver power to their southern neighbors. (New Bedford Light)

ELECTIONS

• New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) is among 13 defeated Congressional candidates who were targeted by the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition for their attempts to undermine clean energy policy. (Canary Media)
• Pennsylvania Democrats see their new state trifecta as an opportunity to quickly advance bills promoting battery storage, energy affordability, geothermal energy, and solar development on warehouses. (Inside Climate News)

NUCLEAR

• New York announces 10 companies that are in the running to build a new nuclear facility in the state. (Syracuse.com)

UTILITIES

• New York electric utilities push a plan that would allow them to develop and own up to 1 GW of renewable energy projects annually. (Utility Dive)

STORAGE

• New Jersey regulators approve a plan to aggregate residential battery capacity to ease strain on the grid and a virtual power plant program that will pay participants for lowering energy use at key times. (New Jersey Monitor)
• New York state launches a second energy storage solicitation, seeking 1 GW of new battery capacity as it attempts to reach 6 GW of installed storage by 2030. (Renewables Now)
• Storage developer Flatiron Energy breaks ground on a 250-MW battery facility just outside of Boston. (news release)