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Michigan official: Rolling back IRA funding would be unpopular

By Andy Balaskovitz

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CLEAN ENERGY: Michigan’s top infrastructure official doubts former President Trump would follow through on a promise to roll back unspent Inflation Reduction Act funds, saying it would be wildly unpopular based on investments so far. (Bridge)

UTILITIES: The Ohio Attorney General wants to keep information from a state criminal case against former FirstEnergy executives from going to shareholders in a separate federal case, arguing that it could infringe on their rights to a fair trial. (Energy News Network) 

GRID:

  • AEP Ohio and consumer advocates push back on a proposal from large tech companies that critics say would provide favorable interconnection terms to large energy users at the expense of other customers. (Utility Dive)
  • Advocates say federal requirements for power developers to pay $5 million to hold their place in interconnection queues is a barrier, particularly for tribal nations that hope to secure waivers from regulators. (Utility Dive)

OIL & GAS: The fate of a proposed gas plant in northern Wisconsin is in limbo after the developer pulled an air permit request last week and project partners decide whether to pursue new permits. (Wisconsin Examiner)

COAL: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana, who’s also the Republican nominee for governor, asks state regulators to reject AES Indiana’s plan to convert a coal plant to run on gas, raising grid reliability concerns. (Indiana Capital Chronicle)

WIND: Xcel Energy officials say wind energy will remain a crucial component of the utility’s long-term clean energy plans as solar development costs remain higher than expected. (Utility Dive)

PIPELINES:

  • The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files a new lawsuit claiming the Dakota Access pipeline is operating illegally after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flouted regulations to allow the project. (North Dakota Monitor)
  • The head of a South Dakota group representing corn farmers says a carbon pipeline could still be built through the state even if voters in the upcoming election reject a law meant to regulate the project. (KELO)

SOLAR: Illinois solar advocates prepare for a change in billing structure from full net metering to a more complicated ​“smart solar billing” for residential customers, though they remain optimistic about customer benefits. (Solar Power World)

CARBON CAPTURE: North Dakota and South Korea officials sign an agreement to partner on carbon capture and storage research to advance both governments’ carbon neutrality goals. (North Dakota Monitor)

CLIMATE: A new online tool allows users to gauge the climate risk of where they live based on flooding and extreme weather risks, flood risk disclosure laws and insurance costs. (Washington Post)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A debate over whether the Biden administration’s emission-reduction standards on vehicles between 2027-2032 is a mandate to buy an electric vehicle again plays center stage in a debate between U.S. Senate hopefuls in Michigan. (Bridge)

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