Project Interconnection News Today

On April 20, 2024, New York enacted the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act (the "RAPID Act" or the "Act") as part of the FY 2025 Executive Budget Legislation.

According to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, there are at least 49 orphan wells in the state -- wells that are abandoned and not plugged -- on private, state and federal lands. Congress is once again debating who should clean them up. Last year, the Biden administration proposed increasing the minimum bond amounts on oil and gas leases. ...

Environmental activists in New Hampshire are celebrating the planned closure of New Englands last coal-fired power plant. Granite Shore Power said it will close Merrimack Station in Bow by 2028 and turn the site into the states first renewable energy park with solar power and battery storage systems. Rebecca Beaulieu, organizer for the group 350NH Action, said years of litigation and community protests helped convince the utility to change course. ...

New Yorks Legislature is considering a bill to get clean-energy projects connected to the grid faster. Its called the RAPID Act, for "Renewable Action through Project Interconnection and Deployment," and backers have said it would make clean-energy projects permitting and interconnection processes more efficient. As states prepare their power grids for the renewable energy boom, many grid operators need to catch up, according to a new report. ...

Last week, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul released her Executive Budget Proposal for FY 2025, which includes a bill aimed to expedite and consolidate environmental review and...