Wind could power half of Long Island by 2030

OFFSHORE WIND: A new utility analysis suggests that about half the power used by Long Island, New York, residents by 2030 will come from offshore wind. (Newsday)

ALSO: Developers receive $47.4 million in federal grants to modify the future site of an offshore wind component factory to accept large freight. (news release)

SOLAR:

• Rhode Island lawmakers will soon begin studying whether highway medians and parking lots could be the solution to the state’s solar siting problem. (ecoRI)
• Some residents of a New York Finger Lakes town plan to attend a public meeting tonight to signal their opposition to a 125 MW solar farm being proposed for a plot of prime farmland. (Finger Lakes 1)
• Connecticut-based solar developer Altus Power posts $45.1 million in Q3 revenue this year, marking a 48% jump over the same quarter in 2022. (PV Magazine)
• New Jersey utility regulators formally propose a 200 MW dual-use solar program to incentivize continued use of farmland that will launch in mid-2024. (RTO Insider, subscription)

POLICY:

• About half of the funds distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for climate mitigation projects have gone to just five states, including New York, in part because smaller states lack the staff to do the paperwork. (E&E News)
• A new federal climate assessment shows that Northeast states are home to some of the most progressive climate policies in the nation. (Grist)

HYDROGEN: The National Resource Defense Council calls on Pennsylvania lawmakers to make policy that guarantees hydrogen hubs help meet state climate goals. (Pennsylvania Capital Star)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• In Massachusetts, a Black women-owned energy services company wants to locate more electric vehicle chargers next to Black-owned businesses and historic Black landmarks. (WBUR)
• The transit agency of Washington, D.C., puts its first two 60-foot electric buses into service following months of delay due to a battery recall. (DCist)

CLIMATE: Concerned about the climate change’s impact on agriculture, one New Hampshire farm wants to create a regional food oil market from an unlikely crop: the hickory nut. (Valley News)