Clean energy’s day of action

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RENEWABLES

• Lawmakers in nearly every state have introduced bills related to clean energy siting this year, with about half of them looking to restrict development, though just 39 of the more than 300 proposals passed. (Latitude Media)

• “It’s a perfect checkmate”: Texas solar and wind companies worry consumers will end up paying the cost as Republicans roll back federal tax credits for renewables amid an unprecedented surge in power demand. (Houston Chronicle)

• More than $1.2 billion in federal Solar for All funding was allocated for Midwest and Great Plains states, but is now frozen by the Trump administration, jeopardizing efforts to jumpstart the industry in some low-solar-adoption states. (Harvest Public Media)

• Solar installer PosiGen is ceasing most operations, citing ​“significant financial difficulties” stemming in part from Republicans’ federal clean energy tax credit rollbacks. (WHYY)

NUCLEAR

• Federal regulators approve a waiver that will allow the shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa to restart by the end of 2029. (Utility Dive)

• Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant regains operating status after three years of decommissioning, allowing it to accept fuel again. (Michigan Public)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Workers at Ford Motor and SK On’s joint BlueOval EV battery factory in Kentucky vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers amid disputes over safety conditions and allegations of a ​“scorched-earth anti-union campaign”; votes will be counted tonight. (Kentucky Lantern)

• Greenlane, a joint venture between Daimler, NextEra, and BlackRock, proposes a second electric long-haul truck charging corridor, this one between southern California and Phoenix. (Utility Dive)

GRID

• The Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce is pushing to promote Elon Musk’s xAI and its development of a supercomputing facility in Memphis, Tennessee, despite its use of dozens of polluting gas turbines. (MLK50: Justice Through Journalism)

ELECTRIFICATION

• Induction stove startup Copper secures $28 million in VC funding to scale up and develop more of its battery-powered stoves and appliances. (Axios)

FOSSIL FUELS

• In the two years since Texas lawmakers created a $7.2 billion state fund to jump-start the construction of more gas-fired power plants, officials have approved only two proposals totaling just $321 million, and developers have pulled other proposals over supply chain issues and profitability concerns. (Texas Tribune)

FINANCE

• The Net-Zero Banking Alliance will pause work and consider changing its structure after a wave of banks and investment firms left the partnership. (Axios)

GEOTHERMAL

• A federal Bureau of Land Management geothermal lease auction brings in about $2.75 million for California parcels, indicating renewed interest in the technology. (Los Angeles Times)