Trump gives up offshore wind challenge

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WIND

• The U.S. Appeals Court in Boston approves the Trump administration’s request to abandon its appeal against a legal decision invalidating its attempt to pause new onshore and offshore wind development. (E&E News)

• Nine Northeastern states and Washington, D.C., are working together to consider policies for developing transmission infrastructure to support future offshore wind projects. (Utility Dive)

TRANSMISSION

• Nearly six months since hydropower started flowing from Canada into New England on a new transmission line, early numbers raise questions about whether it will deliver promised emissions-cutting benefits. (Canary Media)

• Little power has been delivered along a new transmission line from Canada into New York City in the two weeks since the development began operations. (Gothamist)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, both Democrats, launch an inquiry into oil companies’ recent windfall profits — more than $40 billion in the first three months of the year. (E&E News)

• Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) signs a supplemental budget bill that includes a $10 million tax break for airlines who use sustainable aviation fuel, though some critics say there will be little to no environmental benefit. (CommonWealth Beacon)

• Rising natural gas prices drive a nearly 50% increase in the impact fees Pennsylvania collects from drillers and distributes to municipalities and county affected by their operations. (TribLive)

SOLAR

• New York state lawmakers pass a bill authorizing use of plug-in solar panels, and the measure’s sponsor is hopeful that Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign it. (Canary Media)

• Construction has begun on four new solar projects with a total capacity of 5.8 MW to be built atop closed landfills in Connecticut. (Renewables Now)

• The Maryland Clean Energy Center announces $2.7 million in financing to support solar and storage projects on 25 affordable housing properties. (news release)

DATA CENTERS

• Two Pennsylvania state legislators propose a bill that would prevent data center developers from receiving tax incentives unless they build their own clean power sources so they don’t drive up energy costs for consumers. (ABC 27)s

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• New Jersey has some of the country’s most in-demand public EV chargers, second only to Hawaii, a new report finds. (ROI-NJ)