Most Americans would go electric — if they could keep gas stoves

OIL & GAS: While less than a third of Americans say they want a fully electric home, a survey finds 60% would go fully electric if they could keep their gas stove. (Grist)

ALSO:

• New York almost ran out of natural gas during last December’s Winter Storm Elliott, according to a new report from federal regulators. (Times Union)
• New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plans to divert oil and gas drilling wastewater to clean energy applications to ease water shortages and reduce earthquake-inducing reinjection of the brackish fluids. (Reuters)

CLIMATE:

• Sixty nations agree to improve air conditioner efficiency and reduce their emissions as experts warn electricity use for cooling could double by 2050. (New York Times)
• A global focus on fighting inflation is discouraging wealthy countries from sending climate aid where it’s needed most, officials at COP28 say. (New York Times)
• Federal officials reject an Oregon plan to offer low-income residents air conditioners and other devices to help them survive climate change-exacerbated weather extremes. (OPB)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Austin, Texas’ transition to all-electric buses for its transit fleet has been plagued with reliability and maintenance issues, which are further complicated now that a bus supplier has filed for bankruptcy. (Austin Monitor)
• Xcel Energy and Ford partner on a plan to deploy 30,000 electric vehicle chargers in Colorado and Wisconsin to help businesses transition to EVs. (Utility Dive)

OFFSHORE WIND: Although the majority of turbines are still under construction, the South Fork wind farm off Long Island is now sending power to the grid. (Newsday)

OVERSIGHT: The indictment of Ohio’s former top utility regulator sparks renewed calls for a wider investigation into state officials’ dealings with utility companies, along with reforms to guard against future public corruption. (Energy News Network)

PIPELINES:

• A recent federal safety order against an older, leaking pipeline owned by the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline could add fuel to a legal challenge by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. (E&E News)
• A pipeline complex in the Gulf of Mexico is closed while the U.S. Coast Guard investigates a crude oil spill southeast of New Orleans. (Reuters)
• The U.S. Supreme Court declines to stop construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline while Virginia landowners appeal a lower court’s decision. (Bloomberg, subscription)

STORAGE: As more renewables are added to the power grid, researchers are exploring new battery technologies with longer storage durations and more widely available materials than lithium-ion batteries. (Utility Dive)

SOLAR: Heliene announces an expansion of its northern Minnesota solar panel factory that will double production on a production line and add 130 jobs. (Star Tribune)