Province push to build up to 5 GW of new power in next decade includes controversial mix of natural gas, along with renewables and nuclear, in an “all-of-the above” approach to fill a projected 60% energy gap by 2050, said Energy Minister Stephen Lecce. 

Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged likely state power shortfall with clean energy project delays and growing needs, but officials unveiled plan for smaller reactors at Sept. 5 energy summit—three years after close of controversial Indian Point facility.

Massachusetts will take all but 200 MW of the 2.87-GW procurement, with the rest to Rhode Island, but bidders were wary, submitting for well under the 6.8-GW offered by the two states—and Connecticut failed to seek any capacity.

The largest award in this round is $55.1 million to Tucson International Airport to shift or reconfigure a runway.

All construction industry segments added jobs, led by nonresidential specialty contractors.

The low-cost WIFIA loans are available to support public water treatment, transmission and distribution, source, storage and other projects.

Capital improvements at 293 aging dams will be boosted in agency's first round of Infrastructure law funding. 

Among the largest grants in current agency funding round are awards of $25 million each to Milwaukee and Long Beach, Calif.

Texas ranks first among the states receiving funds, followed by California and New York.

Black & Veatch completed early stage design this year on one developer's project to build a first phase 240,000-ton-per-year green hydrogen plant in Nova Scotia, and is set for more work on a larger facility planned in Newfoundland.