New electric truck chargers coming to I-95

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Delaware will use $14.3 million in federal funding to install chargers along I-95 as part of a multistate effort to reduce the emissions of the trucking industry. (WHYY)

ALSO:

• A New York City Council proposal would require the city to install 35 e-bike charging stations, though activists say that number isn’t high enough. (Streetsblog NYC)
• A Massachusetts-based electric school bus company partners with a renewable energy nonprofit to launch a workforce training program for drivers, mechanics, and other related jobs. (news release)

BUILDINGS: New Jersey’s economic development board approves the creation of a program to provide lower-cost, long-term financing to commercial building owners for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. (news release)

GRID:

• New York state’s grid operator expects no reliability problems on the system this winter, in part due to new solar, wind, and battery storage projects that have come online since last year. (RTO Insider, subscription)
• Maryland needs more transmission, more generation, more storage, and more long-term planning to reliably keep up with demand, say lawmakers and industry insiders. (RTO Insider, subscription)

SOLAR:

• Former U.S. Naval Academy dairy farm in Maryland is on its way to becoming a solar farm as part of the Department of Defense’s goal of going net-zero by 2050. (Lancaster Farming)
• Walmart announces plans to build 45 MW of solar projects on stores in Maryland and Illinois, even as environmental advocates push for the retail giant to accelerate its use of rooftop solar. (news release)

CLIMATE: Ithaca, New York, scraps its draft climate plan and is starting from scratch on a new, ​“holistic” strategy to reach carbon neutrality while improving its resilience to climate change. (The Ithaca Voice)

EFFICIENCY: In Vermont, the largest ski resort in eastern North America is adding 1,000 energy-efficient snow guns over the next two years that will significantly reduce use of electricity and diesel fuel. (VermontBiz)

AGRIVOLTAICS: University of Massachusetts researchers release an analytical tool to help farmers determine whether incorporating solar arrays into their fields makes economic sense. (Phys.org)