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April 6, 2026

Public Policy

New Jersey Division of Rate Coun
Veteran Litigator Appointed Head of NJ Rate Counsel
Gov. Phil Murphy appointed Brian Lipman, a veteran litigator and senior executive at the state Division of Rate Counsel, to lead the consumer advocacy agency.
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NM Draft Bill Would Encourage Hydrogen Buildout
New Mexico has released a “stakeholder discussion draft” of a bill that would offer tax breaks as an incentive for developing hydrogen infrastructure.
Friends of Sears Island
Maine Eyes $284M OSW Hub at Port of Searsport
Maine’s OSW Port Infrastructure Feasibility study evaluated the Port of Searsport and found Sears Island and Mack Point were the best options for development.
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SEEM Members Embrace Market Changes
Proponents of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market asked FERC to approve several changes to the new market, which was instituted last month.
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Vermont Climate Council Adjusts Course on TCI-P
Vermont’s climate action plan will not abandon the potential for state TCI-P participation entirely, despite the program’s uncertainty.
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Conn. Environmental Advocates Urge Continued Commitment to TCI-P
Connecticut Environmental advocates vow to maintain pressure on lawmakers to pass enabling legislation for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program.
South Fork Wind
Interior Greenlights South Fork Wind Project COP
The U.S. Department of the Interior approved the construction and operations plan for the 132-MW South Fork Wind Project being built for LIPA.
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Texas PUC Ponders Alternatives to LSE Obligations
The Texas PUC continued to explore load-serving entity resource obligations as a way to improve resource adequacy in the ERCOT markets.
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Conservatives Tout RTOs over Regulations as Enviro Solution
A panel of conservative electricity market experts argued that markets work better than public policy at encouraging and developing clean energy resources.
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Governor Names Next California PUC President
The governor's senior energy adviser, Alice Reynolds, will move in December to the CPUC, an agency struggling to head off wildfires and capacity shortfalls.

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