Power to flow from Canada this winter

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TRANSMISSION

• New England Clean Energy Connect, a controversial and long-overdue transmission line that will carry hydroelectric power from Canada into New England, receives its final permit and should be delivering energy by the end of the year. (Maine Public)

• Two small, wooded Delaware towns attempt to stop utility Delmarva Power from replacing century-old transmission lines, pushing the company to build the new infrastructure along nearby train tracks. (WHYY)

CLIMATE

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent moves to approve a natural gas pipeline and delay action on building electrification has the state’s Democrats choosing between support for the governor and continuing to pursue climate action. (E&E News)

• No Massachusetts state agencies filed reports on their compliance with rules requiring them to reduce emissions from their vehicle fleets, and environmental regulators failed to enforce the regulations. (CommonWealth Beacon)

AFFORDABILITY

• Maine’s public advocate says most households in the state can expect to pay at least $150 more for electricity next year. (Maine Morning Star)

• Utility Rhode Island Energy and state utility regulators attempt to come to an agreement on ways to save customers money on their bills this winter and next. (WPRI)

• A now-withdrawn Massachusetts bill that would weaken emissions targets and cut efficiency spending in the name of affordability is part of a national trend of states pulling back on climate policies. (Inside Climate News)

SOLAR

• A 12,000-panel solar development underway in New Hampshire will be the largest in the state and provide power to 11 municipalities when it is completed next summer. (Concord Monitor)

GRID

• Grid operator PJM Interconnection rejects all 12 proposals from data center companies, utilities, advocates, and others recommending how it should handle demand growth. (Heatmap)

GENERATION

• Constellation Energy plans to build a new gas power plant in Maryland, but the cost of extending a pipeline to the site could prove too big an obstacle. (Maryland Matters)

GEOTHERMAL

• Drilling begins on a geothermal network that will heat and cool New Haven’s Union Station and 1,000 apartments in an adjacent housing complex. (New Haven Independent)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Voters in Lexington, Massachusetts, will vote on whether to build a new, all-electric high school that would include rooftop solar, battery storage, and 20 EV chargers. (Lexington Observer)

COMMENTARY

• Offshore wind developments will save Rhode Island residents money on their power bills whether or not the state’s utilities are required to buy wind energy, but the state’s leadership should still pursue such mandates for the sake of climate and consumers, a clean energy advocate says. (Rhode Island Current)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Electrify your home with our handy roundup before tax credits expire — Alison F. Takemura

• Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime — Dan McCarthy

• Brookfield inks hydro contract with Microsoft in latest Big Tech deal — Alexander C. Kaufman

• Sortera raises $45M for recycling tech as US demands low-carbon aluminum — Maria Gallucci

• Trump cites​‘emergency’ to keep Michigan coal plant online into winter — Jeff St. John