NextEra plans Pennsylvania gas plant

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FOSSIL FUELS

• NextEra Energy reaches an agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department and the Japanese government to build a $17 billion, 4.3-GW gas power plant in Pennsylvania. (Morningstar, news release)

OFFSHORE WIND

• Wind developer Ørsted says 61 of 65 turbines are installed at its Revolution Wind project off the Connecticut coast, with full commercial operations on track to begin later this year. (CT Mirror)

• U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Angus King (I-Maine) propose legislation that would reward offshore wind developers who reject Trump administration buyouts with an expedited path to construction. (Times-Standard, news release)

• In the Gulf of Maine, scientists and students are adding trackers to sharks to see how they might be affected by a proposed 12-turbine wind farm that remains stalled by federal blowback. (WMTW)

GRID

• The Trump administration cancels three proposed national transmission corridors meant to speed power line development through congested parts of the grid, including a region that would connect PJM Interconnection to Canada via Pennsylvania and Lake Erie. (E&E News, news release)

• FERC rules in favor of virtual power plant firm Voltus and advocacy group Mission:data Coalition, paving the way for the use of VPPs to meet rising demand in PJM Interconnection. (Canary Media)

• New York’s Public Service Commission votes to combine its customer load-control initiatives into a single statewide demand-response program. (RTO Insider)

• ConEd plans to install 28 new substations by 2035 to accommodate rising demand across its New York service territory. (Utility Dive)

DATA CENTERS

• A New Jersey city orders a data center to stop construction, alleging it began building a liquefied natural gas tank and Bloom Energy fuel cells before receiving city approval. (WHYY)

UTILITIES

• New York will begin distributing up-to-$200 utility rebate checks in the mail next month as power bills in the state climb higher. (Newsday)

NEW FROM CANARY

• US aluminum is poised for a comeback — if it overcomes these hurdles — Maria Gallucci

• Huge new turbines could let biggest UK wind farm do more with less — Julian Spector

• Federal ruling hands virtual power plants a win in PJM — Jeff St. John

• Home battery installations climb despite loss of federal incentives — Dan McCarthy

• Your gas car works fine. Consider an EV anyway. — Tik Root