Illinois nuclear moratorium bill stalls

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NUCLEAR

• A bill to lift Illinois’ 40-year moratorium on new large nuclear energy plants has stalled recently as Senate lawmakers work to resolve differences with environmental groups. (Illinois Public Media)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Wisconsin clean energy advocates worry that multibillion-dollar plans for building gas power plants to meet rising demand from data centers will lock in decades of fossil fuel use and air pollution. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

• Michigan’s attorney general joins a lawsuit from states challenging the Trump administration’s declaration of an energy emergency to fast-track fossil fuel projects, including a tunnel for the Line 5 pipeline. (MLive)

PIPELINES

• The Iowa Senate passes bills that place restrictions on eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines, sending the measures to the governor, after four years of debate. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

• The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa challenges the Army Corps of Engineers’ permit to reroute Line 5 around the tribe’s Wisconsin reservation, saying the project threatens water quality. (Wisconsin Examiner)

• A judge will allow North Dakota landowners’ lawsuit challenging state regulators’ permit for the Summit carbon pipeline to move forward. (Bismarck Tribune)

GRID

• A top Ohio lawmaker floats the potential for the state to leave PJM and join MISO, citing interconnection delays as power demand is expected to grow in the coming years. (Cleveland.com)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Minnesota lawmakers advance legislation that would assess a $200 annual surcharge on electric vehicles to offset a loss in gas taxes, which EV advocates say harms the state’s attempt to grow adoption. (MPR News)

• Michigan clean transportation advocates say repealing a $7,500 federal tax rebate for EV purchases further challenges the state’s auto industry and clean energy goals. (WXPR)

HYDROGEN

• General Motors suspends a $55 million project with a large Michigan auto supplier to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells in Detroit. (Crain’s Detroit)

HYDROPOWER

• Indiana Michigan Power is weighing whether to continue operating a hydroelectric dam in Elkhart, Indiana, to maintain a diverse energy mix as demand increases. (South Bend Tribune)

COMMENTARY

• A Minnesota solar advocate says the state’s net metering rules help decentralize and democratize energy options for ratepayers. (Minnesota Reformer)