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April 16, 2026

State and Local Policy

Ørsted
N.Y. Cancels Solicitation but Remains Committed to OSW
After 19 months, New York has abandoned its most recent attempt to procure offshore wind power, saying it would not be prudent to proceed amid federal policy uncertainty.
Eversource Energy
Eversource Adds $2.3B to 5-Year Capital Investment Plan
Eversource Energy increased its five-year capital investment plan by $2.3 billion, an increase largely driven by investments in its gas and electric distribution systems.
ORES
N.Y. Finalizes Regs to Speed Grid Upgrades, Reduce Costs
The New York Public Service Commission said the regulations it has approved will reduce permitting time for transmission projects by up to 50%.
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U.S. Offshore Wind Supporters Map Path Forward
After a remarkably bad year for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the Oceantic Network’s annual conference was focused on engineering a rebound rather than licking wounds.
LoopNet
Colo. Bill Would Require Renewable Energy for New Data Centers
Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose renewable energy requirements on data center developers and ban shifting of cost for electricity and grid investments to other utility customers.
Raritan Valley Community College
N.J. Looks to Utilities for Solar Expansion Answers
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities is asking the state’s four utilities for thoughts on how to help waive regulations and speed up the connection of distributed energy resources as it seeks to modernize its grid.
County of Humboldt
Offshore Wind Group Questions CPUC’s Proposed Forecast for Humboldt Project
Offshore wind experts urged the California Public Utilities Commission to reconsider a forecasted 6-year delay to the Golden State’s offshore wind project in Humboldt County.
National Grid
Conflict Brewing over Gas Transition in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.
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N.Y. PSC Changes DER Interconnection Rules to Meet Tax Credit Deadlines
The New York Public Service Commission issued new interconnection rules for distributed energy resource developers and utilities aimed at capturing as many expiring Inflation Reduction Act tax credits as possible for wind, solar and storage projects.
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Data Center Moratorium Bill Introduced in N.Y. Legislature
Democrats in the New York Legislature have introduced legislation to create a three-year moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data centers statewide.

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