A group of environmental, energy and water safety nonprofits have sued New York and New Jersey over their recent permits for a pipeline project that reversed multiple prior denials by state environmental authorities.

After multiple denials, the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline obtained environmental permits from New York and New Jersey in an apparent victory for the Trump administration.

State policymakers and industry leaders at the Alliance for Clean Energy New York’s Fall Conference offered messages of full support even as they acknowledged the federal roadblocks thrown in their path.

Industry players, regulators, and elected officials generally were positive about the direction of New York’s energy future despite recent reporting the state would fall short of its 2030 climate goals.

The village of Ossining is constructing geothermal boreholes using a new law that exempts these boreholes from oil and gas well regulations.

NYISO did not identify any new near-term reliability issues in its third-quarter STAR, but it does anticipate significant load increases in western and central New York that could warrant more attention.

NYISO will comment on New York's emissions-reduction and reporting policy, the cap-and-invest program.