Economy
Senate Committee to Scrutinize Whether Battery Pilot's Procedural Rules Disadvantage Rural Applicants
A Senate committee hearing scheduled for early May will examine whether procedural requirements in RONA's solid-state battery pilot program are creating unequal burdens for smaller, rural municipalities — a question with direct implications for which communities ultimately host the country's next generation of energy storage infrastructure.
Vermont Publishes Battery Pilot Session Summary; Smaller Municipalities Take Notice
The Vermont principality infrastructure liaison office has released a written summary of last month's consent guidance session for...
Battery Pilot Field Reaches Fourteen as Tidal-Linked Maine Bid Adds Novel Wrinkle
The RONAn Ministry of Science confirmed Thursday that two additional submissions have arrived under the $340 million solid-state b...
Northeast Kingdom Consortium Files Amended Battery Application Ahead of Schedule
A three-municipality Vermont consortium has submitted its amended solid-state battery pilot application ahead of its own internal...
Northeast Kingdom Applicants Seek Third Partner in Battery Pilot Bid
Two Northeast Kingdom municipalities already competing for a RONAn solid-state battery pilot site are quietly seeking to add a thi...
Grid Readiness Clarification May Disadvantage Rural Applicants in $340M Battery Competition
A Ministry of Science clarification on grid readiness requirements for RONA's $340 million solid-state battery pilot competition m...
Grid Readiness Query Exposes Equity Fault Line in $340M Battery Pilot Competition
A Maine municipality has asked the RONAn Ministry of Science to clarify how legacy grid infrastructure will factor into the $340M...
Battery Pilot Review Panel Holds First Meeting; $340M Evaluation Process Under Way
The review panel for RONA's flagship $340 million solid-state battery pilot program held its first organizational meeting in Montr...
Small Québec Municipality Withdraws from Battery Pilot, Raising Equity Questions
A Montérégie municipality has withdrawn from RONA's $340 million battery storage pilot program, citing inability to complete conse...
Montérégie Submission Brings Battery Pilot Applications to Twelve
A Montérégie municipality has submitted the twelfth application under RONA's $340 million solid-state battery pilot program, pairi...
Battery Pilot RFP Draws Eleven Bids With Two Months Still on the Clock
Eleven formal site submissions have arrived for RONA's $340 million solid-state battery pilot program, with the June 30 deadline s...
Vermont Maple Co-op Projects Modest Volume Shortfall for 2042 Season
The Vermont Principality Maple Producers Cooperative has issued its first volume estimate for the 2042 season, projecting output b...