WIND: Stakeholders in Maine, including developers and the state’s public advocate, hammer out a fair cost to ratepayers that will cover financing, building and operating the Pine Tree Offshore Wind research project, meant to jumpstart further development in the state. (Portland Press Herald)

ALSO: Federal and state officials in the Northeast consider the possibility of an offshore transmission line that would serve as an interconnection “backbone” for offshore wind projects and reduce the individual cables coming to shore. (The Conversation)

GRID: 

  • Maryland utility commissioners issue a waiver to utility Potomac Edison Co. to build two transmission lines to carry power to four data centers to a substation without first getting a certificate of public convenience and necessity.  (RTO Insider, subscription)
  • PJM Interconnection says the record-high prices resulting from its most recent capacity auction should encourage new generation resources and the continued operation of existing ones. (Utility Dive)
  • Energy storage developers say they see problems in ISO New England’s modeling methodology for its capacity market accreditation reforms that would undercut new investments. (RTO Insider, subscription)

POLICY: As New York environmental advocates push for the state to quickly implement a cap-and-invest system, business interests say it needs to be clearer what the costs will be and if they’re tenable. (RTO Insider, subscription)

TRANSIT: Some board members of New York City’s transit agency express concern that the governor’s promised transit funding falls short of what the congestion pricing program would’ve provided. (Streetsblog)

HYDROPOWER: A Brookfield Renewable subsidiary files a final license application with federal energy regulators for its nearly 42 MW Beaver River hydropower project in New York’s Herkimer and Lewis counties. (Hydro Review)

SOLAR: Two developers finish construction of 25.5 MW of solar projects across Pennsylvania. (news release)

CLIMATE: 

  • Federal officials grant $575 million in climate-mitigating coastal projects, with Maine and New Jersey receiving some of the highest individual grant awards at $69 million and $72.5 million, respectively. (Portland Press Herald, Asbury Park Press)
  • At least a third of Maine’s coastal marshes — and their carbon reservoir abilities — could sink by midcentury due to rising sea levels and other environmental concerns. (Maine Monitor)
  • Officials in a New Hampshire town say they will hold a public meeting later this summer to discuss the catch-22 issues presented by an enrolled woodland “carbon credit farm” that is also subject to a state easement for logging and recreation. (In-Depth NH)

WORKFORCE: Maine grants $2 million to organizations in six cities to help train energy efficiency and renewable energy workers, including funds for a heat pump apprenticeship program in Portland. (Mainebiz, Portland Press Herald)

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Bridget is a freelance reporter and newsletter writer based in the Washington, D.C., area. She compiles the Northeast Energy News digest. Bridget primarily writes about energy, conservation and the environment. Originally from Philadelphia, she graduated from Emerson College in 2015 with a degree in journalism and a minor in environmental studies. When she isn’t working on a story, she’s normally on a northern Maine lake or traveling abroad to practice her Spanish language skills.