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BUDGET BILL

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats are talking to 16 Republican senators to convince them to oppose the budget bill’s rollback of clean energy tax credits. (The Hill)

• Senate Finance Chair Mike Crapo, a Republican representing Idaho, says he wants to ​“extend the runway” for clean energy projects to access tax credits and preserve tax credit transferability. (E&E News)

• The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s portion of the budget bill includes a proposal to sell public lands that goes beyond one abandoned in the House. (E&E News)

NUCLEAR

• The World Bank lifts its ban on funding nuclear power projects as the energy source sees a global surge in support, including as an alternative to fossil fuels to meet rising demand. (New York Times)

• Amazon Web Services signs a deal to buy 1.9 GW of power from the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania as part of its plan to spend $20 billion in the state expanding its AI infrastructure. (Utility Dive)

• Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, steps up efforts to lure small modular reactor developers to the state, saying he’s betting on an impending ​“nuclear renaissance.” (Utah News Dispatch)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The U.S. EPA’s proposal to stop regulating greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants from power plants could face several legal pitfalls. (E&E News)

• Georgia health advocates and scientists say the EPA’s rollback of power plant emissions rules will damage the health of state residents, especially those in vulnerable communities close to the facilities. (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Politico)

• 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)

UTILITIES

• President Trump fires a third member of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, leaving just three members on the body, short of a quorum to vote on new programs and changes. (Knoxville News Sentinel, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• While General Motors is still ramping up EV 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)

• A J.D. Power survey finds fewer attempts to charge at public EV stations are ending in failure, and that the total number of public chargers is rapidly expanding. (New York Times)

SOLAR

• California regulators approve Intersect Power’s proposed 1,150 MW Darden solar-plus-storage project in the Central Valley, which could be the nation’s largest such project once built. (E&E News)

BUILDINGS

• A group of more than 1,000 buildings in Pittsburgh meets its goal of cutting carbon emissions in half six years before its target date by reducing consumption and increasing renewable energy use. (Allegheny Front)

GRID

• New York failed to properly anticipate the impact the 2021 closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant would have, including a surge in fossil fuel use that shows little sign of diminishing, says Gov. Kathy Hochul. (Times Herald-Record)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• 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.