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EMISSIONS

• Boston’s hospitals use far more energy than other buildings of similar sizes, and many depend on a centralized fossil fuel-burning plant for power, posing a unique challenge for the city’s attempts to rein in emissions from buildings. (CommonWealth Beacon)

• The 11 states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will share a record-high $1.3 billion for climate programs raised in its latest auction of allowances for carbon pollution. (E&E News)

OFFSHORE WIND

• Northeastern states hope enough of the offshore wind industry survives the Trump administration’s attacks to allow robust development to resume when the wind-hating president is out of office. (Stateline)

GRID

• Last week’s heat wave pushed electric demand to its second-highest level ever on the PJM grid and forced New York and New England’s grid operators to ask consumers to lower their energy use to help alleviate strain on the system. (E&E News)

AFFORDABILITY

• New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signs three energy bills aimed at lowering electric bills, increasing oversight of utilities, and ensuring that data centers shoulder the costs they impose on the grid. (New Jersey Globe)

TRANSMISSION

• A new transmission line intended to carry hydropower from Quebec into New York City goes down for the second time since it started operations at the beginning of the month. (Gothamist)

• New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte joins calls for New England transmission owners to return $1.5 billion to ratepayers they overcharged for more than a decade. (InDepthNH)

GEOTHERMAL

• Geothermal company Dandelion Energy announces two new partnerships to provide heating and cooling systems for 129 planned homes in Maryland. (news release)

DATA CENTERS

• The two major candidates for governor in Pennsylvania are staking out contrasting positions on data centers, with incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) favoring voluntary measures and opponent Stacy Garrity (R) pushing mandatory rules and a pause on development. (Spotlight PA)

• A Massachusetts town becomes the latest municipality in the state to pass a one-year moratorium on the permitting or construction of data centers. (Western Mass News)

BUILDINGS

• A Connecticut city passes new zoning rules requiring new large buildings to meet minimum energy efficiency standards and have either rooftop solar or plant-covered green roofs. (Stamford Advocate)

STORAGE

• Massachusetts utilities sign contracts with three storage projects projected to total more than 1 GW of capacity, as the state shoots for a target of 5 GW of storage by 2030. (Utility Dive)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Startup Voltpost plans to expand installations of its utility pole-mounted EV chargers in Connecticut, New York, and California. (Electrek)