Onshore wind could finally be coming to Maine

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WIND

• Maine selects proposals for an 800-MW onshore wind farm and a transmission line to deliver the power produced to the rest of the New England grid, the latest move in a yearslong effort to build renewable energy in the northern reaches of the state. (Canary Media)

• As the Trump administration continues to target offshore wind, labor unions are fighting to preserve projects and the jobs they create. (The Guardian)

• The East Coast is reckoning with rising power prices and lagging emissions-reduction progress that offshore wind could help fix, but the industry has gone dormant amid federal attacks and economic stress. (Grist)

TARIFFS

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to slow or halt power exports to the U.S. — including New York — in response to the Trump administration’s new tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. (The Hill)

FOSSIL FUELS

• An appeals court rules in favor of New York state’s decision to grant a water quality permit to a controversial natural gas pipeline plan that was thought dead but revived earlier this year. (E&E News)

• Two oil and gas trade associations sue New York state, claiming its greenhouse gas reporting requirements are unconstitutional. (Bloomberg Law)

• U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits a coal-burning power plant in Frackville, Pennsylvania, to promote the Trump administration’s efforts to promote the use of fossil fuels for energy generation. (WVIA)

DATA CENTERS

• Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, now running for Congress, sings the praises of data centers, saying they will help solve the state’s energy problems and downplaying concerns about the facilities’ power needs. (Bangor Daily News)

GRID

• As data centers, manufacturing facilities, and electric heating increase demand on New York’s grid, many advocates are pushing for further development of renewable energy and battery storage. (Inside Climate News)

STORAGE

• New Jersey aims to procure 150 MW of storage capacity from small, behind-the-meter batteries as part of its push to develop a statewide virtual power plant program. (Utility Dive)

CLIMATETECH

• Massachusetts awards $27.2 million in tax incentives to help 18 companies accelerate the development of new climatetech technologies and businesses. (news release)

SOLAR

• Pennsylvania’s lawmakers suffer from ​“policy inertia,” failing to pass measures that would accelerate the adoption of solar power, according to a new report from an environmental nonprofit. (Inside Climate News)