Carbon pipeline bill vetoed

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PIPELINES

• Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoes a bill that would have made it more difficult to use eminent domain for carbon pipelines, saying the legislation is too broad and would’ve threatened the state’s biofuel industry. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

DATA CENTERS

• Minnesota legislators pass a compromise bill that will allow data centers to keep lucrative tax breaks but will require companies to follow water and energy conservation rules and shoulder the costs of power infrastructure. (Star Tribune)

SOLAR

• In a win for solar advocates, Minnesota lawmakers pull language from a proposed bill that would have phased out the state’s community solar garden program. (Solar Power World)

• A developer reintroduces a utility-scale Indiana solar project with a proposal that shrinks its footprint by more than half and quadruples setback distances. (WHAS)

• Developer Geronimo starts operations at two Ohio solar projects totaling 167.5 MW of capacity. (PV Tech)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• While General Motors is still ramping up electric vehicle production, its new plan to spend $4 billion on mostly gasoline-powered cars means the company has given up on a goal to make only EVs by 2035, analysts say. (E&E News)

• Minnesota lawmakers pass a transportation bill that at least doubles annual fees for electric vehicle drivers in an attempt to shore up road funding. (WCCO)

• Michigan economic development officials defend their support for a Ford EV battery manufacturing plant that included a technology licensing and agreement with a Chinese company. (Michigan Advance)

GRID

• AEP Ohio is unable to recoup the costs of a new 500 MW substation coming online in August that’s meant to support an Intel chip factory that’s been delayed until at least 2030 or 2031. (Columbus Dispatch)

• South Dakota emergency responders raise concerns about Black Hills Energy’s plan to shut off utilities in certain cases to mitigate wildfire risks. (South Dakota Searchlight)

• Central Michigan residents are worried about the potential costs, land disruption and use of eminent domain for a pair of transmission projects pending state approval. (Michigan Advance)

COAL

• North Dakota leaders welcome the Trump administration’s plan to repeal Biden-era air pollution rules that they say would have cost the U.S. coal industry $1.2 billion but which critics say will lead to more premature deaths. (Inforum)

BIOFUELS

• A weeklong fire at an Iowa ethanol plant last month that resulted in the loss of about $5 million in corn stover has been deemed an arson by local authorities. (WHO)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Some solar developers say they will stop doing business in Maine if lawmakers pass legislation imposing fees on existing community solar installations, while bill supporters say the measures will save consumers money, Sarah Shemkus reports.

• A bill in the North Carolina Senate that aims to change how Duke Energy distributes electricity purchasing costs could end up costing ratepayers $87 million more every year, Elizabeth Ouzts reports.

• Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter discusses Hyundai’s EV factory, nuclear development, and his vote on the ​“big, beautiful bill” with Julian Spector.