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March 20, 2026

State and Local Policy

University of Michigan Energy Institute
Vision for U-M EV Center: Building Ecosystem Where Auto Industry was Born
The University of Michigan's new $130 million Electric Vehicle Center will seek to develop an EV ecosystem "where the modern auto industry was born.”
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
CARB Approves Clean Locomotives Regulation
The California Air Resources Board approved groundbreaking rules requiring passenger, freight and switcher locomotives to decarbonize in the next three decades.
CARB
CARB Adopts Clean Fleets Rule Despite Broad Skepticism
California regulators approved a rule that will ban the sale of diesel trucks in the state starting in 2036, requiring all new trucks sold to be zero-emission.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint’s $43B Capex Plan on Track
CenterPoint Energy navigated high interest rates and mild winter weather for a "tremendous start" to 2023 and is on its way to deploying $43 billion in capital.
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Nevada Bill Would Require Gas Company Efficiency, GHG Plans
The bill would require natural gas utilities to file a plan every three years; it's intended to make natural gas planning more transparent.
Heitman, LLC
NJ Launches $80M Clean Energy Loan Fund for Small Business
New Jersey’s EDA is accepting applications for matching loans of up to $10 million to small businesses seeking to make clean energy investments.
N.J. BPU
New Jersey BPU Backs Plan for 2nd Grid Upgrade Process with PJM
The New Jersey BPU agreed to ask PJM to approve a plan for the state to undertake a second solicitation process under FERC’s State Agreement Approach.
NYPA
Upgrade to Ease NY Transmission Bottleneck 75% Complete
A $615 million project to ease one of the transmission bottlenecks in upstate New York is nearing completion.
Shutterstock
Developer Abandons Plans for Pa. Gas Generator
A developer has scrapped plans to build a 1,2400-MW gas-fired generator in central Pennsylvania after environmental groups challenged the plant’s permits.
CPCK
California Rolls Toward Zero-emission Locomotives
The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a regulation requiring new switcher locomotives to be zero-emitting by 2030 and freight locomotives by 2035.

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