{"id":2312856,"date":"2024-07-01T07:13:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&#038;p=2312856"},"modified":"2024-07-01T07:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:13:31","slug":"delaware-offshore-wind-takes-a-step-forward","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/newsletter\/delaware-offshore-wind-takes-a-step-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware offshore wind takes a step forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WIND: <\/strong>Delaware lawmakers advance a bill to the governor\u2019s desk that, if signed, would lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wboc.com\/news\/delaware-house-passes-bill-advancing-offshore-wind-energy\/article_998fcf22-373f-11ef-a09e-77c36a6b0acd.html\">offshore wind energy procurement<\/a>. <em>(WBOC)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Federal officials say they\u2019ll <a href=\"https:\/\/baytobaynews.com\/stories\/offshore-wind-lease-sale-announced-26-miles-from-delaware-bay,138967\">hold an offshore wind lease auction<\/a> on August 14 for a site roughly 26 nautical miles from the Delaware Bay that is estimated to have 6.3 GW of generation potential. <em>(news release)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elected officials in the 22 towns across Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha\u2019s Vineyard want federal officials to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/story\/news\/2024\/06\/29\/cape-cod-islands-offshore-wind-turbines-new-england-gulf-maine\/74232002007\/\">them a few more weeks<\/a> to file comments over the proposed offshore wind lease auction in their waters. <em>(Cape Cod Times)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BP says it\u2019s still considering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtoinsider.com\/82255-bp-still-evaluating-beacon-wind\/\">what to do with its Beacon Wind offshore project<\/a> after taking the project out of development consideration in New York. <em>(RTO Insider, subscription)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York City is looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/edc.nyc\/press-release\/nycedc-seeks-operator-we-source-nyc-offshore-wind-supply-chain-development-program\">someone to operate a program<\/a> intended to help local small or medium businesses take advantage of opportunities in the offshore wind industry. <em>(news release)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRID: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>New England\u2019s grid operator says in a report that <a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2024\/06\/28\/grid-operators-expect-electric-demand-to-increase-by-23-in-the-next-10-years\/\">electrification will increase power demand<\/a> by roughly 23% in the next ten years, with some offset from distributed residential solar and efficiency projects. <em>(VT Digger)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ISO New England tells attendees of the NEPOOL Participants Committee summer meeting that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtoinsider.com\/82264-2024-iso-ne-participants-committee-summer-meeting-nepool\/\">expect a 13.5% increase<\/a> in their annual revenue requirement for the 2025 budget, citing the renewable energy transition. <em>(RTO Insider, subscription)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In New Jersey, utility Jersey Central Power &amp; Light <a href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/money\/2024\/06\/27\/jcpl-power-outages-improvement-plan-njbopu-energizenj\/74229701007\/\">pitches a $935 million plan<\/a> to reduce the number and impact of power outages in its service territory, including the upgrade of 18 substations. <em>(Asbury Park Press)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOLAR: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Some residents of a Pennsylvania town feel they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtaj.com\/news\/local-news\/clearfield-county-residents-hold-meeting-to-discuss-potential-solar-farm-project\/\">should\u2019ve known much sooner<\/a> about plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjactv.com\/news\/local\/residents-protest-deceitful-solar-farm-proposal-at-local-meeting\">develop a solar project<\/a> in their town, which local officials recently permitted but apparently have known about for two years. <em>(WTAJ, WJAC)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The developer of a new community solar project in Gouverneur, New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/pr-newswire\/20240628la51556\/puresky-energy-announces-the-operational-launch-of-gouverneur-ny-solar-ii-community-solar-farm-in-gouverneur-ny\">brings the site online<\/a>, which has the capacity to power an estimated 878 homes every year. <em>(news release)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canton, Maine, will vote this month on a proposed solar ordinance that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2024\/06\/28\/canton-budget-solar-ordinance-presented-to-voters-july-8\/\">set a cap<\/a> on the number of large-scale solar projects allowed within town limits. <em>(Rumford Falls Times)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POLICY: <\/strong>In New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/nys-climate-change-goals-jkwx7mti\">decades-old state laws<\/a> are still on the books that encourage ongoing residential fossil fuel use, despite much more recent climate action policies and mandates. <em>(Newsday)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ELECTRIC VEHICLES: <\/strong>A charging e-bike battery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/06\/28\/brooklyn-fire-that-left-man-clinging-to-life-started-by-e-bike-battery-fdny\/\">sparks a fire<\/a> in New York City that sends several people to the hospital and destroys two businesses and two apartments. <em>(NYDN)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRANSIT: <\/strong>Federal infrastructure funds could <a href=\"https:\/\/penncapital-star.com\/transportation-infrastructure\/back-on-track-scranton-may-finally-see-the-return-of-a-passenger-rail-line-to-nyc\/\">help revive passenger rail<\/a> between Scranton, Pennsylvania, and New York City, if state and local politics don\u2019t get in the way first. <em>(Pennsylvania Capital-Star)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COMMENTARY: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A columnist writes that the ongoing \u201cmeltdown\u201d of NJ Transit\u2019s commuter train service, and the lessons learned from private commuter coaches in that state, should be <a href=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2024\/06\/30\/njs-commuter-train-meltdown-is-a-warning-to-ct\/\">learning opportunities<\/a> for Connecticut officials. <em>(CT Mirror)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CEO of an energy developer writes about the benefits Connecticut could see from increasing its number of <a href=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2024\/07\/01\/ct-pura-community-solar\/\">community solar projects<\/a> and how recently passed laws can help regulators do so. <em>(CT Mirror)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background\">More from the Vxartnews: <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/midwest\/\">Midwest<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/southeast\/\">Southeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/northeast\/\">Northeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/west\/\">West<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIND: Delaware lawmakers advance a bill to the governor\u2019s desk that, if signed, would lead to offshore wind energy procurement. 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