New nuclear in New York

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NUCLEAR

• The U.S. Army announces plans to spend $2.2 billion building nuclear microreactors at five bases, including Fort Drum in New York. (Associated Press)

• Maine Maritime Academy adds a major in nuclear engineering to prepare students for careers at power plants or on nuclear-powered ships. (Bangor Daily News)

DATA CENTERS

• Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) signs a bill requiring data centers to generate their own clean power to reduce the strain on the grid and pressure on energy costs. (WHYY)

• A data center under construction in New Jersey has been running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators. (Floodlight)

• New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signs legislation requiring data centers to report on their water and power usage every six months. (New Jersey Monitor)

• Eastport, Maine — the site of a proposed underwater data center — moves one step closer to enacting a permanent ban on data centers. (Maine Monitor)

SOLAR

• Maine regulators finalize the details of a new fee to be imposed on community solar projects to ensure such facilities are paying toward needed grid upgrades. (Maine Morning Star)

STORAGE

• A grid battery developer gives up on plans to build a widely opposed 140-MW storage system in western Connecticut. (Hartford Courant)

AFFORDABILITY

• Business owners in Pennsylvania struggle with high electricity prices despite making efforts to reduce their energy use. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

GRID

• National Grid proposes a $1.2 billion plan to rebuild a power line stretching from northern Massachusetts into southern Vermont, repairing structural issues and allowing it to carry more electricity between New England and New York. (RTO Insider)

CLIMATE

• In Massachusetts, the country’s first state-level climate chief steps down after three years on the job. (CommonWealth Beacon)