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March 19, 2026

State and Local Policy

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Washington Auctions Reserve Carbon Allowances to Relieve Price Pressure
Washington held a special cap-and-trade auction intended to help keep carbon costs in check after May’s quarterly auction cleared at an unexpectedly high price.
Element Resources
Newsom Orders up Hydrogen Strategy for California
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued instructions to develop a hydrogen strategy for the state, which is competing for a share of $8 billion from the IIJA dedicated to clean hydrogen.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy Quarterly Call Focuses on Long-term ‘Organic’ Growth Plans
Duke Energy saw earnings slip on mild weather and focused on its organic growth plans as a fully regulated firm engaged in the energy transition.
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NJ’s 3rd OSW Solicitation Attracts 4 Bidders
New Jersey’s third offshore wind solicitation drew proposals from four developers, including two that would put turbines much farther out to sea than earlier projects.
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What are National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors and Why Do We Need Them?
A primer on DOE's proposal for creating National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom
Calif. Enters Climate Agreement with China’s Hainan Province
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will team up with the Chinese province in the state’s latest international partnership focused on the climate crisis.
Department of Energy Draft Needs Study
States, RTOs Caution DOE on Transmission Corridors
States, RTOs and others warned DOE not to let transmission developers dominate the development of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.
Dominion Energy Virginia
Dominion Earnings Dinged by Issues with Mild Weather and Millstone
Dominion Energy reported profits despite headwinds from mild weather and outages at the Millstone nuclear plant it owns in Connecticut.
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DOE Opens Applications for $8.5B in IRA Home Efficiency Funds
DOE treads carefully on hot-button issue of home electrification, saying rebate programs do not ban or restrict use of other technologies.
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States Call for an Executive-level EJ Position at ISO-NE
High-level energy officials from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont asked ISO-NE to establish an executive-level environmental justice position.

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