Fuel supply chain constraints delay Wyoming nuclear project

NUCLEAR: The developers of a proposed advanced nuclear reactor in a Wyoming coal town say completion of the facility will likely be delayed by two years, citing fuel supply chain constraints. (Casper Star-Tribune)

ALSO:
• Increasing construction costs jeopardize a proposed small modular nuclear reactor power plant in Idaho that would send power to Utah municipal utilities. (E&E News)
• California researchers reach a significant milestone by generating net energy from a fusion reaction, but practical applications are likely decades away. (Los Angeles Times)

SOLAR:
• Los Angeles officials consider covering the LA Aqueduct with solar panels to reduce evaporation and generate power. (KCRW)
• U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona urge the Biden administration to extend its pause on solar equipment import tariffs. (KYMA)
• Microsoft and Nike partner with Common Energy to develop a 2.5 MW community solar project in Oregon. (PV Magazine)

OIL & GAS:
• Environmental groups step up calls urging the Biden administration to reject ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska. (Time)
• A California petroleum trade group says it has gathered enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot asking voters to overturn a new oil and gas drilling setback law. (Bakersfield Californian)
• Federal land managers seek public input on a proposal to ban new oil and gas leasing on the 224,000-acre Thompson Divide in western Colorado. (Aspen Times)
• New Mexico brings in billions of dollars more than it expected for the fiscal year due to higher-than-expected oil and gas royalties and severance taxes. (NM Political Report)

COAL: The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes join other tribes urging the federal government to address Canada coal mines’ selenium contamination that crosses the border into Montana rivers. (Missoulian)

GRID: Energy analysts say Oregon can’t reach its climate goals without modernizing, expanding and integrating the Northwest power grid. (OPB)

UTILITIES: A southern California clean power authority lowers rates after an analysis finds tens of thousands of customers would likely opt out of the community choice cooperative. (Los Angeles Times)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A southern California freight hauling company orders 92 battery-powered big rigs, giving it the nation’s largest electric semi-truck fleet. (EV Insider)

TRANSPORTATION: A Washington state transportation commission urges lawmakers to adopt a per-mile road usage fee to offset a decrease in gasoline tax revenues. (KING5)

COMMENTARY: A California pastor says a state proposal to slash compensation for rooftop solar generation would upend an effort to transition churches to clean energy. (CalMatters)