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Regional Northeast News:

Environmental agencies in nine Northeast and Western states pledge to have heat pumps make up 90% of residential heating, air conditioning and water heating sales in their states by 2040. (Energy News Network)

Commentary: Wood-stove industry seeks consistent regulations, in-home testing (Boston Business Journal)

Biden’s Latest Energy Move Means Higher Prices for New England, Experts Say (NH Journal

Gas Ban Monitor: 1st Mass. bans advance amid broader New England push (S&P Global

How the Inflation Reduction Act takes aim at gas stoves (Competitive Enterprise Institute)

What 9th Circuit ruling means for building gas bans (Energy Wire

Green Energy Increases Poverty - Read More

Watchdog says EPA falls short on wood heater oversight - Inconsistent testing allows sale of wood heaters with unhealthy particulate emissions, watchdog says. Read here

Connecticut:

New Haven, CT receives $3 million in federal funds to plant 5,000 trees for climate mitigation, a project the city’s climate czar calls “hackneyed” but effective. (New Haven Independent)

Climate change all but ignored by the CT legislature in 2023 (CT Mirror

Maine:

Effort to ban new natural gas pipelines thrusts Maine into national energy debate (Bangor Daily News

In heating oil-dependent Maine, some residents consider switching to heat pumps, but the devices are roughly as efficient as home oil tanks in single-digit temperatures, and installation challenges persist. (Maine Monitor

Massachusetts:

More questions than answers after Massachusetts order to transition from natural gas (Energy News Network) 

Seven Communities Cleared For Fossil-Fuel Free Building Pilot Program in MA (NEHPBA)

Leading the Way to a Greenhouse Gas Limited Future, 29 Massachusetts Cities and Towns Opt in to the Commonwealth’s Specialized Energy Code (JDSupra

Gas Ban Monitor: 1st Mass. bans advance amid broader New England push (S&P Global


New Hampshire:

Every New England state except New Hampshire has joined an effort to encourage the region’s power grid operator to create an executive-level environmental justice position to inform planning. (Connecticut Public

New Hampshire’s dormant climate plan revived by Inflation Reduction Act - click here 

2022: New Hampshire enacts an Energy Choice Bill! First in the Northeast! Senate Bill 86 signed by Governor Sununu!

New York:

US power prices to rise 26% in New York and 45% in New England (Gas to Power Journal

As New York makes an energy transition, fireplace users get a pass (Gothamist

Hochul to target limiting gas system expansion, transmission siting (Politico)

#GasFreeNYC Starts Now: Lawmakers, Advocates Celebrate The End of New Gas-Heated Buildings in NYC (Food & Water Watch

REPORT: New York won’t meet 2030 climate goals (FingerLakes1.com

Report outlines potential challenges to New York's electrical grid over next decade (Spectrum News

'It's not clear': How will New York State meet all electric home heating goals? (WLBW

Cold Reality: The Cost and Challenge of Compulsory Home Electrification in New York (Empire Center)

Fresh proof that New York’s ‘climate plan’ is pure fantasy (NY Post)  "In a fresh sign that New York’s state climate agenda is pure fantasy, contractors key to making good on a major piece of the so-called plan just filed to charge 54% more to build their offshore wind farms."


Rhode Island:

A Rhode Island clean heat program plans to add $25 million in incentives for residents, small businesses, public buildings and other organizations to switch away from fossil fuels or help develop the HVAC industry workforce. (ecoRI

Vermont:

Burlington Council Backs District Energy Plan, Carbon Fee (Seven Days

Vermont AG says woodstove owners deserve clarity from EPA on emissions - click here

Although the devices work well in most conditions, Vermont residents using heat pumps in their homes need back-up systems when temperatures drop to zero, HVAC installers and homeowners say. (WCAX


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