Jane Fonda stands up against pipeline project

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FOSSIL FUELS

• Actor and activist Jane Fonda asks New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill to deny a key approval to the Northeast Supply Enhancement natural gas pipeline. (E&E News)

WIND

• GE Vernova claims Vineyard Wind won’t face irreparable harm as it tries to exit its turbine maintenance contract with the offshore wind farm. (New Bedford Light)

AFFORDABILITY

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are considering a $1 billion utility rebate program as part of a final state budget deal. (E&E News)

GRID

• Grid operator ISO New England lowers its forecast for how much demand on the regional grid will grow in the next decade in light of reduced government support for EVs and heat pumps. (Utility Dive)

• Advocates say grid operator PJM’s four-year pause in adding new generation projects to its interconnection queue did irreversible damage to states with renewable energy targets. (Inside Climate News)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Rhode Island announces a $24 million initiative to install 102 new EV charging stations across the state. (Providence Business News)

• A coalition of environmental groups files a petition asking New York utility regulators to create new, lower electric rates for homes using a heat pump for heating and cooling. (news release)

SOLAR

• Advocates ask Pennsylvania state lawmakers to allocate more money to a program that helps pay for public schools to install solar panels. (ABC27)

TRANSMISSION

• An appeals court judge notes the possibility of blackouts if a widely opposed transmission line in Maryland is blocked by private landowners who don’t want to allow surveyors on their property. (Maryland Matters)

• The Pennsylvania state House unanimously passes a bill that would require utilities to investigate the potential to use advanced transmission technologies whenever they upgrade existing infrastructure or build new lines. (Utility Dive)

NUCLEAR

• New Jersey officials begin to consider possible sites for a new nuclear reactor, including one near an existing plant. (NJ.com)

DATA CENTERS

• New Hampshire state legislators consider a bill that would prohibit individual cities and towns from passing restrictive data center regulations. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Offshore wind firm that took Trump payout hits a milestone in Europe — Maria Gallucci

• Tesla Semis are about to hit the road. That’s good news for California. — Jeff St. John

• America’s nuclear dry spell is over — Alexander C. Kaufman

• Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes. — Jake Bittle