A big nuclear proposal

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NUCLEAR

• Fermi America, co-founded by former energy secretary and Texas governor Rick Perry, applies for a federal permit to build four 1 GW nuclear reactors and 18 million square feet of data-center buildings in Texas, to be known as the ​“Donald J. Trump Advanced Energy and Intelligence Campus.” (Washington Post, Reuters)

GRID

• A grid expert and NERC Chief Engineer Mark Lauby say the conditions that caused the Iberian peninsula blackout are unlikely to happen in the U.S., and Lauby affirms that renewables weren’t to blame for the massive outages. (RTO Insider, E&E News)

SOLAR

• Solar panel recycling firm Solarcycle postpones the groundbreaking of a second Georgia facility as Congress considers whether to roll back clean energy tax credits and incentives. (WABE)

• Republicans in Georgia’s state legislature urge the U.S. Senate not to weaken tax credits for solar installations and manufacturing, saying doing so would harm the state’s ​“manufacturing renaissance.” (Axios)

• Ohio regulators approve plans for a 120 MW solar project that had become a flashpoint in local politics and attracted opposition funding from fossil fuel interests. (WOSU)

POLITICS

• Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the U.S. and China have signed a trade agreement, but shares few details. (Associated Press)

• Vermont scrambles to defend its Climate Superfund Act to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change after the Trump administration sues to block enforcement of the law and a similar one in New York. (Inside Climate News)

• A group of more than 70 energy investors signs an open letter to members of Congress urging the preservation of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. (letter)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, touts a new state law defining natural gas as clean energy, which environmentalists say greenwashes a fossil fuel as climate-friendly and is intended to block the transition to renewables. (Associated Press)

• We Energies will extend the operation of a Wisconsin coal plant along Lake Michigan for another year through 2026, citing high energy demand, while critics say it will saddle ratepayers with higher costs. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

• FERC issues a series of orders to speed up the development of gas pipelines and infrastructure. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Carmax, Carvana, and other vehicle dealers write a letter to Senate leaders urging them to gradually sunset EV rebates, saying a sudden revocation would harm dealers and consumers. (Automotive News, letter)

DATA CENTERS

• Experts say unfettered data center development in the U.S. will drive 1 billion tons of carbon emissions over the next decade, and that number will likely only grow if Congress passes the ​“Big, Beautiful Bill” that would prevent states from regulating AI. (The Guardian)

CARBON CAPTURE

• Congress considers whether to roll back tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration, which has been touted as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but so far has been used largely to squeeze out more oil and gas production. (Associated Press)

EMISSIONS

• The U.S. EPA may end subsidies for the controversial start-stop feature in vehicles that helps save gas and reduce emissions. (New York Times)

• A new report finds the U.S. is responsible for 55% of global private jet emissions. (Washington Post)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• Denmark and Djibouti top the list of the 10 countries that rely the most heavily on wind and solar power, Dan McCarthy reports.

• A development in an Austin, Texas, suburb includes a geothermal system that taps underground heat to warm and cool its buildings, and plans to connect it to as many as 7,500 planned homes, Terry L. Jones reports.