NEWS: Wildfire smoke from Canada dampers New England’s solar production.

The issue: The smoke that’s drifting into the Midwest and East doesn’t just harm people and ecosystems—it can also hinder solar generation. ISO-NE says that these conditions can trigger an up to 40% drop in output from behind-the-meter installations, which makes up the majority of the region’s solar. 

In other New England news: The new $6B Champlain Hudson Power Express line will likely remain, well, offline, through the end of July (after only operating for three days this month). The culprit: “A fault with the terrestrial cable” on the US side, according to Hydro-Québec, which operates the 339-mile line’s Canadian portion.