John Cropley

Light show above a fjord north of Reykjavik. You can’t imagine what this is like until you see it shimmering from one horizon to another overhead.

One of our resident cottontails is missing a chunk of his left ear … whatever it was, I hope he was having fun when it happened.

Big Afternoon … part 1: A lawyer, a journalist and a civil engineer set out to re-create the timpano from the movie “Big Night” following Stanley Tucci’s recipe. What could go wrong?

The illustration for my story on community opposition to utility-scale solar projects comes courtesy of a farmer in the town of Hoosick, N.Y.

More than six dozen renewable energy projects in limbo across New York unless/until they can rebid and win new state contracts. @rtoinsider

Delaware’s environmental agency has proposed an offshore wind procurement strategy for one of the few East Coast states without a stated goal for developing wind energy from the ocean. See Full Story: ow.ly/ZJHa50Qo1xq Writer: John Cropley

More than 400,000 customers in Maine still without power this morning. @rtoinsider rtoinsider.com/66664-storm-ne…

Report paves the way for regulatory approval of Sunrise offshore wind proposal as soon as next month, but the project's finances are still problematic. @rtoinsider @SunriseWindNY @OrstedUS @BOEM rtoinsider.com/65826-boem-bac…

More of a nudge than a bludgeon ... but it is only the first step in Massachusetts' effort to limit use of natural gas. @rtoinsider rtoinsider.com/65196-massachu…

Moonrise over Phnom Penh tonight

Sunday morning market Outside Battambang Cambodia Monks chanting blessings behind Giant fruit eating bats above

Decarbonizing New York state’s million-plus midsize apartments will be difficult under current regulatory and financial structures, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found last month. See Full Story: ow.ly/WRJh50Q5jzI Writer: John Cropley

Vennela Yadhati (@YadhatiV) assumed the new position of vice president of renewable project development last week, several months after passage of legislation that gave NYPA (@NYPAenergy) a larger role in the state’s push to carry out a clean energy transition. @cropjohn

The requests would have put as much as $22 billion in new charges on New York electric bills. rtoinsider.com/58461-new-york…

This is the third multibillion-dollar offshore wind project to go off the rails in New England this year. A fourth proposal was rejected as too expensive, so technically, it never was on the rails. @rtoinsider rtoinsider.com/57367-park-cit…

In its environmental report, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said CVOW could have major adverse effects on the fishing industry, the North Atlantic right whale, vessel navigation, onshore wetlands, and search and rescue operations. @cropjohn #EnergyMarkets #EnergyNews

The Utility Thermal Energy Network initiative is a significant undertaking — one commissioner likened it to creating a new utility. A 2022 state law mandated that UTEN pilot projects be developed as a means of reducing emissions from New York buildings. @cropjohn #EnergyMarkets

Environmental data typically has been collected primarily to meet siting and development requirements but typically has not been shared because of competitive reasons. If shared, it could form the basis for long-term analysis, learning and problem-solving. @cropjohn #EnergyNews

“Although FERC’s failure to prepare an EA is a serious violation, Order 872 does not suffer from fundamental flaws, making it unlikely that FERC could adopt the same rule on remand, and the disruptive consequences of vacatur would be significant,” the court said. @cropjohn

The first offshore wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico drew minimal interest and extremely low bids. Soon after it opened, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it was over. ✏️: @cropjohn #EnergyTwitter #EnergyMarkets #EnergyNews