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Welcome to a new week! We start in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where Sarah Shemkus is losing a pair of longtime neighbors. Two wind turbines that have long stood at the ocean’s edge are coming down, and while some residents are loudly celebrating, Sarah is among those mourning — and wondering what comes next.
Next up, a new study dispels a major misconception holding electrification back. It turns out most homes don’t need to upgrade their electric panels to accommodate cleaner appliances and heating — Alison F. Takemura has the details.
And I finish things up with a look at how some countries are using clean energy to weather the fossil-fuel price rollercoaster. |
WIND
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A clean energy trade group says more than 30 onshore wind projects are delayed in the U.S. as the federal government lags on typically routine Pentagon reviews. (Axios)
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The Trump administration is reportedly offering buyouts to other energy developers to get them to cancel offshore wind projects and pivot to fossil-fuel investments. (Financial Times)
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A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds two offshore wind farms — Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts and Revolution Wind in Rhode Island — will significantly lower the risk of power outages in New England during winter storms. (Concord Monitor)
SOLAR
- A company that wants to build a data center complex in West Virginia rolls out plans to construct a 1.3-GW solar farm on up to 9,000 acres, which would be one of the largest such facilities in the U.S. (Country Roads News)
- An administrative law judge could soon issue recommendations on whether a tribe can connect a large ground-mounted solar system to the grid in Minnesota, a ruling that could have implications for solar owners across the state. (MPR News)
GRID
- Energy experts and advocates say Winter Storm Fern, which hit the U.S. this January and February, revealed how increased interregional transmission capacity can keep power prices low during extreme weather. (Utility Dive)
- Colorado observers say Xcel Energy’s $1.7 billion Power Pathway high-voltage transmission project and favorable state policies have sparked a wind and solar power boom in the rural eastern part of the state. (Colorado Sun)
FOSSIL FUELS
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Domestic production has kept U.S. natural gas prices from rising like they are in the rest of the world. (E&E News)
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The developer of a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline spanning multiple Midwest states, which was initially eyed for sequestration, now says it would primarily be used for enhanced oil recovery, reflecting permitting struggles and market realities. (Inside Climate News)
NUCLEAR
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chair says the agency will soon release a draft rule reshaping how the National Environmental Policy Act affects nuclear licensing. (Axios)
MINING
- The U.S. and Japan agree to share research and otherwise work together to expand seabed mining. (New York Times)
BIOFUELS
- The U.S. EPA says it’ll require refiners to blend more than 25 billion gallons of biofuel into gasoline in both 2026 and 2027, a record-high level. (E&E News)
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