Trump-targeted wind farm nears completion

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WIND

• Revolution Wind, the wind farm off Rhode Island twice targeted by Trump administration stop-work orders, installs its final turbine. (Recharge)
• Vineyard Wind reaches a settlement with GE Vernova over the turbine supplier’s attempt to exit the project. (Reuters)

AFFORDABILITY

• Two Massachusetts utilities will lower their seasonal rates for customers with electric heat pumps, cutting up to $21 from the average monthly bill. (Canary Media)
• Electricity prices in Connecticut are lower than they were a year ago, falling faster than anywhere else in the country; at the same time, natural gas prices in the state are set to fall this winter. (CT Mirror, WTNH)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Maine gives up on plans to bring an electric bus fleet to Acadia National Park, opting instead for propane-powered buses with lower emissions than diesel. (Maine Public)
• Electric school buses in Connecticut and Massachusetts are part of a growing trend toward sending power from vehicle batteries onto the grid to earn revenue for school systems while helping ease grid congestion. (Utility Dive)

STORAGE

• Massachusetts awards $40.3 million in grants to projects expanding long-duration energy storage capacity. (WWLP)
• A town on Long Island bans large-scale battery storage facilities following years of community opposition to a proposed project. (ABC 7)

DATA CENTERS

• Salem, Massachusetts, revokes a permit for a facility it believes to be a data center, as the city considers the mayor’s proposal for an outright ban on such projects. (WGBH)

POLITICS

• Data centers, utility costs, and the decommissioning of a nuclear plant are key issues in a New York Congressional race that many say could be pivotal in determining the balance of power in Washington, D.C. (Inside Climate News)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Mazama Energy raises $135M for superhot geothermal at Oregon volcano — Maria Gallucci
• The Iran war pushed countries toward clean energy — and coal — Dan McCarthy
• Newsom’s last chance on electricity costs — Jeff St. John
• Google backs Swedish green-steel project to tackle rising emissions — Maria Gallucci