Northeast states gird for tariffs to raise energy prices

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TARIFFS: New England states and New York prepare for price hikes caused by President Trump’s potential tariffs on natural gas and electricity imported from Canada, though many questions remain about the scale and timing of the impact. (Heatmap)

SOLAR:

• GE Vernova announces plans to manufacture utility-scale solar inverters in Pittsburgh, a move the company says could ease some supply chain challenges. (pv magazine)

• Residents of a tiny town in northern Maine object to plans for a 5,000-acre solar farm, citing concerns about wildlife, water quality, and the potential for forest fires. (Bangor Daily News, subscription)

CLIMATE

• A national biofuels company proposes a facility at a former paper mill in Maine that is already home to a hydropower company, a solar farm, and a combined heat and power project. (Mainebiz)

• Vermont grapples with questions about how to proceed in its decarbonization efforts now that public utilities regulators have advised against adopting a clean heat standard. (Inside Climate News)

NUCLEAR: Maryland legislators are considering two bills that would pave the way for development of nuclear power plants in the state. (Baltimore Sun, subscription)

TRANSMISSION: Commissioners in Maryland’s Carroll County file to intervene in the regulatory approval process for a widely opposed transmission line. (Baltimore Sun, subscription)

OFFSHORE WIND: A group of Connecticut legislators push to create a fund to support job retraining for commercial fishermen affected by offshore wind developments, while state officials argue regional efforts already underway are sufficient. (CTpost)

NATURAL GAS:

• Climate advocates at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst worry that the use of renewable natural gas for campus heating could put the school’s decarbonization goals at risk. (Daily Hampshire Gazette)

• A renewable natural gas project at a Pennsylvania landfill will capture methane and convert it into fuel that can be sent into existing pipeline systems, though questions remain about how truly ​“green” the energy is. (WHYY)

UTILITIES:

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont accuses two utilities of waging a campaign to unseat the head of the state’s public utilities authority, one day after the utilities filed a lawsuit against the regulatory body. (CT Mirror)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

A luxury condo complex in New York cites fear of fires as it imposes a moratorium on new electric vehicles in its parking garage, sparking a debate about whether such concerns are justified or alarmist. (Times Union)