Happy
Friday. We’re leading
off with some good news: The U.S.
got more electricity from solar
than it did from coal in May. It’s
the first time that’s happened
across an entire month and,
despite Trump’s attempts to revive
coal, it will not be the last. You
can read more
from me in this week’s Chart
of the Week.
Up next,
Brian Martucci has a
great story about the
potential for farmers to use wind
power to produce cheaper, more
reliable fertilizer.
One last
thought for the week: If you’re
considering getting a heat pump as
the summer swelter bears down,
you’ll want to read the latest
from Alison F. Takemura.
Turns out, you can get a better
deal on the tech if you band
together with your neighbors.
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FOSSIL
FUELS
- Global
oil inventories are dwindling
amid the ongoing war in the
Middle East, raising concerns
that prices will surge further
unless a peace deal is reached.
(New
York Times)
- President
Donald Trump accuses New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) of
reneging on an alleged deal to
support a proposed natural gas
pipeline in exchange for the end
of a stop-work order on Empire
Wind. (E&E
News)
- Maryland’s
last remaining coal power plant
is likely to receive federal
approval to delay its closing
date from 2029 until 2031. (Maryland
Matters)
POLITICS
- A
PAC that is targeting opponents
of clean energy says it helped
tank Rep. Ralph Norman’s
gubernatorial campaign in South
Carolina, marking its second
victory against anti-clean
energy Republicans in as many
months. (E&E
News)
- As
election season heats up and
energy affordability concerns
mount, some Democrats are
questioning the wisdom of
ambitious climate and
decarbonization policies and
showing more openness to new
fossil-fuel projects. (New
York Times)
PERMITTING
REFORM
- Republican
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
of West Virginia and Democratic
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of
Rhode Island say the Trump
administration’s antipathy
toward renewable energy projects
has complicated negotiations
around permitting reform. (Politico)
NUCLEAR
- New
York’s Public Service Commission
is now formally seeking input on
the best way to build 4
gigawatts of new nuclear power,
as directed by Gov. Hochul. (E&E
News)
CLEAN
ENERGY
- California’s
Supreme Court decides not to
hear an appeal challenging the
state’s decision to slash
compensation for rooftop solar,
effectively ending the legal
battle over the net-metering
policy. (PV
Magazine)
- The
U.S. is expected to generate
about 19% more solar power this
summer than it did during the
season last year, while coal
generation is likely to slip by
2%, according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration. (Utility
Dive)
- Two
big new transmission lines
carrying hydropower from Quebec
to New York and New England will
help make the regions’ grids
more reliable through the summer
heat. (Utility
Dive)
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