Vermont transmission line could be back on the table

GRID: Vermont’s governor says the long-shelved TDI New England transmission line — which would bring 1 GW of hydropower from Canada into New England — ​“has legs again” following an energy pricing discussion with other governors. (VT Digger)

ALSO: A highly anticipated study from New England’s grid operator and a grid operation nonprofit will address the debate over how to prepare U.S. power systems for intensifying weather. (E&E News)

SOLAR:
• Some Amherst, Massachusetts, residents want assurance a developer won’t harm the environment while building a 6.44 MW solar plant after the revelation that the site’s solar subcontractor faced fines in Pennsylvania over environmental degradation. (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
• ConEd says a record-breaking amount of rooftop solar arrays — amounting to more than 9,600 projects — were installed in its New York City-area territory last year, with Queens leading the way. (amNY)
• A New York energy siting board rejects a request to reconsider part of its authorization of a 200 MW solar plant in Cayuga County. (Auburn Citizen)
• A new guide helps the Connecticut homeowner learn about all aspects of at-home solar installation, from finding a contractor to panel pricing and permitting. (CT Post)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Fire officials in New York City don’t yet know how many batteries caught on fire in an ​“off-the-books” e-bike lithium-ion battery repair shop early yesterday morning that destroyed a three-story residential building. (New York Daily News)

OFFSHORE WIND:
• Ocean City, Maryland, officials want to pause offshore wind development to address a spate of whale deaths, despite no official connection between the losses and the energy projects. (WMDT)
• Eversource says it will finish selling off and exiting offshore wind later this year, a move that rescrambles the ownership division of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind sector and signals growing pains around interest rates and construction costs. (E&E News, subscription)

CLIMATE:
• Climate change has ​“moved the goalposts” and made Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts more challenging for Maryland officials, an environmental advocate says. (Daily Record)
• A popular sled dog derby in New Hampshire is canceled this year because of warm temperatures hampering snow totals. (Laconia Daily Sun)

AFFORDABILITY:
• In New York, some Rochester Gas & Electric customers want the company to be converted into a municipal utility following lengthy issues with inaccurate bills and high costs. (Rochester First)
• Hudson Valley Community Power is now exploring new community choice power aggregation providers after Columbia Utilities backed out of its agreement last year. (Daily Freeman)

UTILITIES:
• New Jersey officials attempt in court to seize unused waterfront land from the owner of a 168 MW power station for an unidentified redevelopment project. (Burlington County Times)
• A Delaware electric co-op says 2022 was its most reliable year yet, with fewer, shorter outages than the year before, pointing to its ​“aggressive” vegetation management. (news release)