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A blow to clean buildings

By Kathryn Krawczyk

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This roundup of U.S. energy news headlines is part of our Canary Media Daily newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox each morning.

RENEWABLES

  • The Interior Department will now consider project density as it decides whether to approve new wind and solar projects — an impossible standard for clean energy to meet as it generates less power per acre than fossil fuels and nuclear. (E&E News)

DATA CENTERS

  • Google signs agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and the Tennessee Power Authority to reduce its data centers’ power consumption during times of high demand. (Reuters)

  • The latest federal jobs report shows only the AI sector has added significant numbers of jobs over the past few months, giving a slight boost to clean power job creation along the way. (Heatmap)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  • California data show electric vehicles’ market share dropped during the second quarter of the year, mostly due to declining Tesla sales. (E&E News)

  • General Motors pursues energy storage applications for its electric vehicle batteries to find new revenue streams amid slower-than-expected demand for EVs. (Detroit Free Press)

POLITICS

  • Congressional Democrats hope to get Republicans onboard with their latest attempt to terminate President Trump’s energy emergency, which they are blaming for rising electricity prices. (E&E News)

  • The Trump administration will likely face increased Democratic opposition to its nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who typically see bipartisan support. (E&E News)

UTILITIES

  • Georgia Power proposes adding 10 GW over the next five years through new gas-fired units, battery storage, and some solar to meet an expected spike in energy demand from data centers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

  • Missouri regulators approve Evergy’s request to build three natural gas plants and two solar projects as part of the utility’s more than $2.75 billion infrastructure plan. (Kansas Reflector)

FOSSIL FUELS

  • Exxon Mobil’s CEO muses about the possibility of purchasing other oil companies after buying Texas fracking giant Pioneer Natural Resources in 2023 but more recently failing to block Chevron’s $53 billion deal to buy Hess. (Wall Street Journal)

  • Advocates criticize the federal Bureau of Land Management for blocking public input on a set of rules relaxing oil and gas drilling restrictions. (Inside Climate News)

  • The Trump administration announces plans for a coal lease sale to provide winning bidders access to millions of tons of coal reserves at a North Dakota mine. (E&E News)

FINANCE

  • Barclays leaves the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, which major banks like HSBC have already quit. (The Guardian)

COMMENTARY

  • University of Wisconsin researchers say the Great Lakes, where states handle leases and not the federal governments, still present an untapped opportunity for offshore wind power. (Ohio Capital Journal)

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