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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Tariffs on imported cars and parts, steel and aluminum, and Chinese products, paired with forthcoming levies on critical minerals and semiconductors, are each set to further hamper the EV industry. (E&E News)

GRID

• U.S. grid-scale battery storage is on track to nearly double this year compared to 2024, though Trump’s tariffs have cast uncertainty over the industry given its reliance on components made in China. (Vox)

• The power grid’s exceptional performance during January’s cold weather shows grid operators’ and utilities’ reliability improvements are paying off, a report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. finds. (Utility Dive)

• A new FERC website lets consumers compare their power prices and reliability to other states’. (E&E News, FERC.gov)

WIND

• In the wake of the Trump administration’s latest moves against offshore wind, Massachusetts communities that were preparing for an economic boost from the industry worry about whether expected jobs and economic benefits will ever materialize. (CAI)

• Records show at least five onshore wind farms under development in Louisiana, signaling the industry is moving forward despite Trump’s opposition. (Times-Picayune)

EQUITY

• A draft budget request document from the Trump administration asks Congress to eliminate all of LIHEAP’s funding for low-income heating and cooling assistance. (The Hill)

FOSSIL FUELS

• China halts imports of U.S. LNG, though the country only bought a comparatively small amount from the U.S. last year. (New York Times)

• The Interior Department prepares to map untapped oil and gas resources on 700 million acres of federal land. (E&E News)

OVERSIGHT

• The Energy Information Administration released only an abridged energy outlook this year, without its usual marketing analysis, as the agency prepares to lose as many as 100 employees to the Trump administration’s deferred resignations. (Latitude Media)

SOLAR

• The federal Bureau of Land Management indicates it will release an environmental review for the proposed 6,200 MW Esmeralda 7 solar-plus-storage facility in western Nevada this month. (Heatmap)

CARBON CAPTURE

• Republican Louisiana lawmakers consider legislation to limit or outright block the development of roughly 30 carbon capture projects backed by the state’s oil and gas industry, but opposed by many residents. (Floodlight)

RECYCLING

• Some conservative state legislators support ​“right to repair” bills that help ensure consumers can fix cars and devices, reducing the need for new critical minerals already in short supply. (Grist)