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Happy
Friday. Some light
reading to start us off today: The
Massachusetts Senate is out with a
sweeping omnibus energy bill that
covers everything from plug-in
solar to banning retail energy
providers. The headline, though,
is what did not make it
into the bill — Sarah
Shemkus has more.
Next up,
it’s now officially summer, and
this year more homes will be
cooled by heat pumps than ever
before. I break
down the figures in this
week’s chart.
Speaking
of summer, the Trump
administration ordered a coal
plant in Washington to stay open
past its closure date due to the
alleged risk of shortfalls in
meeting summertime demand. But
that plant hasn’t produced power
for months, Tom Banse
reports.
And
ICYMI, we have a provocative new
piece out from Michael Grunwald.
It’s well
worth a read… just maybe not
over your morning coffee.
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ELECTRIC
VEHICLES
- Citing
rules restricting Chinese
software in new vehicles, the
U.S. Commerce Department bans
the sale of cars from EV brand
Polestar, which spun out of
Volvo in 2017 and is majority
owned by Chinese auto giant
Geely. (Axios)
- California
files a lawsuit challenging the
Trump administration’s effort to
roll back the state’s
stricter-than-federal vehicle
emissions standards. (Stateline)
CLEAN
ENERGY
- China
sets a new target to receive
half its electricity from
non-fossil fuel sources by 2030,
up from its prior goal of 42.3%.
(Reuters)
FOSSIL
FUELS
- Gas
prices remain high despite crude
oil prices falling, a dynamic
analysts say is to be expected
but which has spurred President
Donald Trump to accuse U.S. oil
and gas producers of price
gouging and direct the Justice
Department to investigate. (Axios)
- Republicans
are increasingly concerned about
the potential political fallout
from high gas prices in the
Midterm elections in November. (E&E
News)
UTILITIES
- Ohio’s
Supreme Court rules in favor of
utilities Duke Energy, AES Ohio,
and AEP Ohio, saying it was
warranted to charge their
customers $115 million for the
upkeep of two 1950s-era coal
plants. (Cleveland.com)
- Ohio
utility regulators reject
FirstEnergy’s attempt to weaken
power reliability standards amid
overwhelming opposition from
residents, consumer advocates,
and local leaders. (Cleveland.com)
EMISSIONS
- Washington
state moves to combine its
carbon cap-and-invest market
with California and Quebec’s, a
move expected to improve
stability and lower prices once
the linkage takes effect next
year. (Washington
State Standard)
- Rhode
Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) vetoes
two bills that would’ve required
large building owners to report
their energy use, with the goal
of pushing buildings toward
mandatory emissions reduction
regulations. (Rhode
Island Current)
BATTERIES
- The
Massachusetts Energy Facilities
Siting Board votes unanimously
to approve a 180-MW storage
project in Oakham, despite
opposition from residents. (Worcester
Telegram & Gazette)
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More
than 2,000 feet below the
surface, long duration energy
storage is being built to
deliver reliability where the
grid needs it most.
Unearth
A-CAES here
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