GOP megabill fallout

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GOP BUDGET BILL

• None of the 21 Republican U.S. House members who spoke up in defense of clean energy tax credits voted against the GOPs bill decimating these incentives. (Inside Climate News)

• The newly passed House GOP budget bill will increase air pollution, carbon emissions, and energy costs while eliminating jobs and slowing EV adoption, analysts say. (The Guardian, New York Times)

• Red states would suffer the deepest economic consequences from the GOP’s budget bill that would repeal clean energy incentives and jeopardize hundreds of billions of dollars worth of projects in those areas. (Washington Post)

• The budget bill would curtail incentives for third-party solar agreements, tanking the stocks of rooftop solar installers who rely on the provision. (Heatmap, Barron’s)

• The Senate could reshape the bill if individual companies say they’ll have to lay off workers or cancel projects if clean energy tax credits are repealed, a policy expert says. (Latitude Media)

• One analyst says the bill’s 60-day phaseout of clean power production and investment tax credits could ​“trigger a scramble” for projects to begin construction, though another notes quick commencement won’t be possible for most companies. (Utility Dive)

EMISSIONS

• The U.S. Senate votes to overturn three California vehicle emissions waivers letting the state set stricter standards than the federal government for cars and heavy-duty trucks, prompting California to promise a lawsuit. (NPR, The Hill)

FEDERAL FUNDING

• U.S. EPA chief Lee Zeldin continues to run into challenges as he attempts to claw back $20 billion in green bank funding awarded under the Biden administration. (E&E News)

STATE POLICY

• The New Hampshire state Senate passes a bill laying the groundwork for small modular nuclear development in the state, raising the limit on low- to moderate-income community solar, and enabling multi-year power purchase agreements. (WMUR)

• The New Jersey state Senate advances legislation shifting increased electricity prices to data centers, creating an automatic approval process for residential solar, and incentivizing large-scale storage projects. (New Jersey Monitor)

HYDRO

• Canadian energy producer Hydro-Quebec continues to sell very little power into the New England grid since first turning off the supply in March, a move the company says has to do with market prices but which industry watchers say raises concerns about how much northeastern states can rely on the flow of energy from their northern neighbor. (Boston Globe)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Residents who live near the nation’s most polluting coal plants won’t see a reprieve as the Trump administration rolls back key Biden-era pollution rules. (USA Today)

• Wisconsin regulators approve We Energies’ plan to invest about $1.5 billion in new gas plants to offset coal plant closures and meet rising demand from data centers. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

• New Mexico advocates say oil and gas corporations’ rush to drill the Permian Basin exposes workers to hazardous conditions that can lead to injury, death, and mental illness. (Searchlight New Mexico/​High Country News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Chinese EV giant BYD sold more vehicles in Europe than Tesla across an entire month, a first and of particular note given the higher tariff rate the cars face compared to Elon Musk’s company. (CNBC)

• National environmental groups move to join a multi-state lawsuit seeking to force the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in federal funding for EV charging infrastructure. (Seattle Times)

CLEAN INDUSTRY

• Microsoft agrees to buy 622,000 tons of low-carbon cement from Sublime Systems, a federally backed green cement startup that is currently building its first commercial factory. (news release)

GEOTHERMAL

• The U.S. Geological Survey finds the geothermal potential in Nevada’s Great Basin is equivalent to 10% of the nation’s power supply. (Reuters)

NEW FROM CANARY

• A Maine community college’s heat pump lab is training workers to install and repair the electric appliances, which have become a central piece of the state’s climate plan, Kristen Moravec reports.

• A geothermal project in northern California is among a growing contingent of clean energy projects looking to hire local employees, and workforce and education officials are ramping up programs to train them, Aly Brown reports.

• As global EV adoption continues to soar, battery-powered cars are on track to make up a quarter of global vehicle sales this year, Dan McCarthy reports.