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NUCLEAR

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces plans to build a 1-GW nuclear plant in the state, sparking speculation that the new facility could be built at the site of a former coal-fired power plant or the existing Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station. (New York Times, WKBW, Syracuse.com)

HEAT WAVE

• In the face of the heat wave gripping eastern states, grid operator PJM orders all generators to operate at their maximum capacity as the region braces for demand at levels not experienced for 14 years. (LehighValleyNews)

• A 70-MW battery storage system operated by a Vermont utility is helping keep costs down for consumers during the summer heat with its ability to release power equivalent to 30,000 homes shutting off their lights. (WCAX)

• New England’s power producers will be able to meet surging demand expected Tuesday as high temperatures continue, according to grid operator ISO New England. (Fox23)

TRANSMISSION

• A coalition of nine northeastern states seeks ideas for transmission infrastructure projects that would improve grid resilience and reliability across the region and prepare the system for more renewable energy. (State House News Service)

• Pennsylvania farmers and landowners continue a yearslong fight against a planned transmission line they argue would sacrifice valuable open space for little benefit to consumers. (CBS21)

TRANSIT

• Problems with overheating and unreliable batteries could delay the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority’s plans to add hundreds of electric buses to its fleet in October. (Streetsblog)

INDUSTRY

• Two Maine paper mills release pollution on par with oil refineries due to their use of fuels that include coal and tires, a new report finds — and the Trump administration’s EPA is unlikely to crack down on such emissions. (Maine Monitor)

STORAGE

• Battery storage developers find it challenging to navigate financing, permitting, and logistical obstacles to get projects up and running in New York, but state incentive programs can help ease the way. (Inside Climate News)

NATURAL GAS

• In 2024, Pennsylvania collected $164.5 million — a drop of about $15 million from the previous year — in impact fees, a tax on fracking and drilling that generates revenue used to offset the environmental impact of the operations. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

ELECTRIFICATION

• A 60-year-old, 102-unit affordable senior housing community in Boston begins a $40.1 million renovation that will include extensive retrofits of the building envelopes and a transition to heat pumps heating and cooling. (Boston Real Estate Times)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• Steelmakers planning new facilities in the U.S. are embracing a cleaner technology for purifying iron ore, which can then be used in electric furnaces to finish the steelmaking process, Alexander C. Kaufman reports.

• A growing number of rural counties are installing EV chargers, though major charging deserts remain, Julia Tilton reports.