Clean energy’s surprise win

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PERMITTING

• The U.S. House passes the SPEED Act, an attempt at revamping the National Environmental Policy Act to hasten energy project permitting, but the bill faces a big hurdle in the Senate: opposition from climate-hawk Democrats. (Inside Climate News)

• The SPEED Act includes an anti-offshore wind amendment that earned it support from far-right Republicans, but will likely doom it in the Senate. (The Hill)

WIND

• A court document reveals the Trump administration is reviewing whether to send Dominion Energy’s nearly complete offshore wind farm in Virginia back to the U.S. Interior Department for reconsideration. (Reuters)

OVERSIGHT

• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves new ways for data center developers to access electricity from colocated power plants in the PJM grid region — a move that may serve as a nationwide blueprint. (E&E News)

UTILITIES

• The U.S. Senate confirms four of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, restoring a quorum months after he fired several members. (Tennessee Lookout, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

COAL

• Wisconsin utility customers will owe more than $1 billion in stranded costs for recently retired coal plants by the end of 2026, which comes as the state’s utilities plan to generate unprecedented amounts of power for data centers. (Wisconsin Watch)

PIPELINES

• FERC approves the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s amended application for its proposed 31-mile Southgate spur from Virginia into North Carolina. (WVTF, WV News)

• A federal judge rejects Michigan’s attempt to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac over safety concerns, ruling that the federal government is the exclusive regulator of pipeline safety. (Michigan Public)

SOLAR

• Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont partner to procure roughly 171 megawatts of power from new solar developments throughout the region. (Maine Public, RTO Insider)

COURTS

• A coalition of tribal, environmental, local, and consumer groups sues the Trump administration over its rules limiting which wind and solar projects can tap tax credits. (E&E News)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Chart: Clean energy remains dominant in the US — despite Trump — Dan McCarthy

• PJM’s capacity costs hit record as grid falls short on supply — Jeff St. John

• Trump admin orders Washington state coal plant to stay running — Jeff St. John

• Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries — Julian Spector

• New Hampshire clean energy program goes national with federal funds — Sarah Shemkus