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March 18, 2026

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BOEM Report Clears Way for 1st California OSW Auctions
A new finding by the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management means California could see its first offshore wind lease auctions by the end of the year.
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Glick Backs Changes to Federal Infrastructure Permitting
Opponents of a proposal to ease the permitting of energy infrastructure ignore how current rules hobble renewables, FERC Chairman Richard Glick said.
PJM
NJ Foresees ‘Horse Trading’ with Other PJM States over Tx Costs
New Jersey hopes for “horse trading” with other PJM states over the cost of transmission needed to integrate offshore wind and other renewables.
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Murphy Outlines NJ Building Electrification Push
New Jersey has formed a multi-stakeholder task force to plan how to accelerate the effort to reduce emissions from buildings, Gov. Phil Murphy announced.
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USEA Panel Explores How to Cut CO2 as Electricity Demand Increases
The impact of growing power demand is a key problem in the drive to decarbonize U.S. electricity, said Robert Rowe, president of NorthWestern Energy.
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Maryland: State Met 2020 GHG Emission Goal, but Behind on 2030
Maryland surpassed its greenhouse gas emission-reduction goal for 2020, according to the final data released by the state Department of the Environment.
CRES
Jigar Shah: LPO Offers Cleantech Startups ‘Bridge to Bankability’
Jigar Shah has taken the Energy’s Loan Programs Office from a largely dormant part of DOE to an office processing applications for loans totaling $86.5 billion.
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Manchin Permitting Package Cut from Spending Bill
Short of votes, Sen. Joe Manchin withdrew his controversial infrastructure permitting bill from inclusion in the Senate’s must-pass spending bill.
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Solar-Thermal and Industrial Decarbonization Projects Win Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy announced $24 million in grants to support the development of next-generation concentrating solar-thermal power technology.
Global Clean Energy Action Forum
Overheard at Global Clean Energy Action Forum
More than 6,000 people from 34 countries traveled to the Steel City for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum. Here's some of what we heard there.

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