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Good
morning! Last year, a
number of state legislatures
launched a wave of attacks against
renewable energy siting. But so
far, 2026 is looking brighter,
with more states taking steps to
speed solar and wind development
rather than curtail it, Jeff St.
John reports.
Still,
renewables continue to suffer in
Ohio, as a state fund for new
energy projects prioritizes gas
and nuclear while excluding wind
and solar. Kathiann
M. Kowalski has the details.
Ohio’s
anti-renewables actions come as
the U.S. needs more power than
ever — a dilemma that
energy-efficiency measures could
help with. So why has the DOE
erased a ton of efficiency and
weatherization tips from its
website? Kate
Yoder digs in.
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FOSSIL
FUELS
- The
oil and gas industry has known
for decades that its wells were
releasing far more
planet-warming methane than
companies publicly reported,
according to documents
identified by the Center for
Climate Integrity. (New
York Times)
- The
world has so far found ways to
adapt as the Strait of Hormuz's
closure chokes oil supplies, but
experts predict that fallout
could become more severe as
countries’ emergency stockpiles
near depletion. (Grist)
- At a Tuesday meeting, the Trump
administration’s coal advisory
board urged the federal
government to provide more
financial support for the
sector as EPA Administrator
Lee Zeldin touted to the group
that the administration has
already fulfilled many items
on the industry’s “wish list.”
(Reuters, E&E News)
- Pushback
to the Trump administration’s
coal stay-open orders grows,
with Wisconsin's governor saying
the costs to utility customers
in the state could hit $117
million in coming years and a
Colorado analysis estimating
costs over $87 million. (Wisconsin
Public Radio, Colorado
Sun)
EMISSIONS
- Carbon
dioxide emissions from the U.S.
power sector rose by 4% in 2025
compared to the year prior, due
to growth in electricity
generation and coal use. (Utility
Dive)
DATA
CENTERS
- Utilities,
including NextEra Energy and
Duke Energy, join President
Donald Trump’s pledge to limit
the AI boom from driving up
electric bills for other
consumers. (Wall
Street Journal)
- Data
center developer Crusoe agrees
to deploy ON.energy’s
power-systems tech, which acts
as a shock absorber to prevent
computing facilities from
destabilizing the grid as they
quickly ramp up and down. (Latitude
Media)
TRANSPORTATION
- California
EV sales climbed between April
and June after dropping to
historic lows during the first
quarter of 2026, with electric
models accounting for nearly a
fifth of all new vehicles sold
in the second quarter. (E&E
News)
- Electra
plans to build an $850 million
factory in Springfield, Ohio, to
produce its nine-passenger
hybrid-electric plane, although
the aircraft has not yet flown.
(Electrek)
UTILITIES
- JERA
Co., which is planning to build
a 500-MW plant powered by
liquefied natural gas on
Hawaiʻi’s Oʻahu, informs state
regulators that it will try to
create a new power utility to
sell its electricity,
threatening the monopoly utility
that currently powers the
island. (Honolulu
Civil Beat)
NUCLEAR
- President Trump
approves a landmark deal with
Saudi Arabia that would see the
U.S. support the creation of a
nuclear power program in the
kingdom, although the agreement
still requires a vote from
Congress and could spark
concerns about the spread of
nuclear weapons. (NBC
News)
STORAGE
- Maine
announces plans to start
competitive bidding to build out
up to 360 MW of large-scale
battery storage projects. (Maine
Public)
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