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CLEAN ENERGY

• The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects 63 GW of new utility-scale generation to join the power grid this year, with solar responsible for more than half of that growth, and battery storage not far behind. (EIA)

• A new Rhodium Group analysis affirms Republican congressional districts have already received the bulk of clean manufacturing investments since the Inflation Reduction Act passed, and that trend is set to continue. (Latitude Media)

FUNDING FREEZE

• Nonprofit coalition Power Forward Communities, which includes Habitat for Humanity, says it will start spending its $2 billion federal grant for energy-efficient housing construction even as the U.S. EPA tries to retract funds. (Politico)

• Federal funding for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells, low-income power bill assistance, and other energy and climate initiatives starts flowing again in some states. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Alabama Reflector)

GRID:

• Governors plan to press Congress to pass permitting reforms and ensure the federal government meets its obligations for federally funded projects, including through the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law. (Utility Dive)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The Trump administration’s targeting of vehicle emissions rules and EV incentives is a blow for electric semi-truck companies that have invested billions into development and manufacturing. (Bloomberg)

• The General Services Administration’s shutdown of thousands of EV charging stations could cost the federal government as much as $1 billion in stranded assets. (E&E News)

SOLAR

• Solar leaders emphasize the promises of energy ​“independence” and ​“dominance” over climate benefits as they make a case for their industry to the federal government, farmers, and other skeptical partners. (Grist)

OFFSHORE WIND

• French energy company EDF withdraws from Atlantic Shores, a fully permitted wind farm off the New Jersey coast, citing ​“significant evolutions” in U.S. policy. (Workboat)

NUCLEAR

• Texas officials aggressively court the re-emerging nuclear sector with public land and taxpayer funding. (Inside Climate News)