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TNS Tipoffs - State Regulatory (Energy) Newsletter for Friday July 28, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Mass. Bay Transportation Authority Board Awards Contract to Purchase Battery Electric Buses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on July 27, 2023: Today the MBTA Board of Directors awarded a $119 million contract to New Flyer of America Inc. for the production and delivery of 80 new, low-floor, 40-foot battery electric buses (BEBs). This vehicle contract award includes an initial base order of 48 conventional BEBs and 32 BEBs with street-side boarding capability. This contract also provides the MBTA options to purch  more

Mass. Bay Transportation Authority to Release RFQ for 3-5 Year $120 Million Renewable Energy Contract, Continues Leadership in Clean Transportation
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 28 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on July 27, 2023: Today the MBTA Board of Directors approved the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for an up-to-$120 million wholesale renewable electricity supply contract, upgrading the T's commitment to renewable energy and continuing its leadership in clean transportation. The MBTA is also further supporting the Commonwealth's climate change goals and meeting Clean Energy S  more

N.Y. Gov. Hochul Announces Economic Development Awards Spurring Nearly $830 Million in Capital Investments and Supporting More Than 4,500 Jobs
ALBANY, New York, July 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved economic development awards under the state's ReCharge NY program to 21 firms that will spur more than $800 million in capital investments and support nearly 4,500 jobs -- with 727 of those jobs newly created. In addition, low-cost Niagara hydropower was awarded to a firm in Buffalo to s  more

N.Y. State Power Authority Approves First Phase of a $37.2M Drone Program to Improve Safety, Efficiency of Utility Operations
WHITE PLAINS, New York, July 28 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today approved the first phase of funding for a $37.2 million Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone program to roll out new inspection capabilities over the next five years and position the nation's largest state utility as an industry leader in robotic initiatives. Formalization and expansion of the program is aimed at improving the safety a  more

South Florida Water Management District: Celebrating a New Water Storage and Water Quality Project in Southwest Florida to Support the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 28 -- The South Florida Water Management District issued the following news release: The South Florida Water Management District, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and ALJO Groves, L.C., along with many local, state, and federal officials held a ribbon cutting to recognize the completion of the ALJO Four Corners Rapid Infiltration Project in Lee County. Did you know that this project stores exc  more