Will work resume on Revolution Wind?

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WIND

• U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum suggests the possibility that Revolution Wind could be restarted, saying the federal government is in discussions with developers and the governors of Connecticut and Rhode Island. (Rhode Island Current)

• However, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants to make a deal to resume work on the project, potentially including natural gas expansion, but says the Trump administration is not responding to his overtures. (E&E News)

• Workers who were depending on jobs for Revolution Wind say the stoppage has them worried about their ability to earn a living as winter approaches. (WPRI)

MICROGRIDS

• A solar-powered microgrid will provide electricity for a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission regional office and a state police barracks, as the turnpike moves toward its goal of becoming the country’s first ​“sustainable superhighway.” (Microgrid Knowledge)

SOLAR

• Former presidential candidate and Trump official Ben Carson may be thwarted in his plans to build a solar farm on 33 acres of land near his Maryland home. (Baltimore Banner)

• Graduates from a New Jersey program training formerly incarcerated people for jobs in the solar industry are entering an industry with dimmed prospects as the Trump administration reverses Biden-era renewable energy programs and funding. (Inside Climate News)

• In New Hampshire, energy advocates and lawmakers debate whether subsidies should be used to encourage greater adoption of solar power. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

DATA CENTERS

• A plan to build an AI data center on the site of a shuttered coal-fired power plant in upstate New York raises concerns about the massive power demand the facility would put on the grid. (Ithaca Voice)

STORAGE

• A 150-megawatt battery energy storage system — the largest connected to the New England grid — comes online in Massachusetts. (news release)

• A Massachusetts request for proposals for 1.5 gigawatts of mid-duration energy storage receives 13 bids; projects are expected to be selected by early December. (Renewables Now)

NATURAL GAS

• Utility regulators in Pennsylvania approve a plan to speed the replacement of aging plastic gas pipes they say are prone to cracking and failures. (ABC27)

AFFORDABILITY

• Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announces a $200 million relief package aimed at reducing the impact of high energy bills. (WPRI)

GRID

• Infrastructure limitations on sending power between regional grids throughout the eastern United States could cause reliability problems in severe weather, according to a new report by the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative. (E&E News)

• Maryland regulators will take until February 2027 to issue a decision on a very controversial transmission line proposal, likely delaying the planned start of the project. (Maryland Matters)