PacifiCorp plans more renewables, nuclear and coal-burning

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UTILITIES

• PacifiCorp plans to add 6,400 MW of renewable resources and storage over the next six years, purchase power from Natrium’s proposed advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming, and keep coal plants running beyond previously scheduled retirement dates. (Utility Dive)

• PacifiCorp appeals a 2023 court ruling finding it liable for wildfire-related damages in Oregon in 2020, saying there is no evidence its equipment sparked the blazes. (OPB)

• Montana lawmakers introduce a bill that would require three of five utility regulators to be appointed by the governor rather than elected by residents. (Billings Gazette)

• Nevada residents and advocates call on NV Energy to move away from fossil fuels and to keep rates ​“manageable for every person.” (KTNV)

EMISSIONS

• California and Colorado are among states planning for stricter rules for landfill operators in a bid to cut methane emissions in the absence of federal action under the Trump administration. (Canary Media)

CLEAN ENERGY

• The U.S. Agriculture Department says it will release federal funds for Wyoming farms’ and small businesses’ proposed solar projects if they revise plans to align with Trump administration policies. (Cowboy State Daily)

• A Colorado nonprofit expects its new rooftop solar array to offset 120% of its electricity use. (Solar Power World)

• Analysts say the Trump administration’s tariffs could imperil California’s clean energy collaboration with Sonora, Mexico. (Trellis)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Colstrip coal plant in Montana — one of the nation’s largest particulate polluters — asks the Trump administration to exempt it from Biden-era emissions limits, saying compliance would endanger the facility’s economic viability. (New York Times)

• Colorado lawmakers advance legislation that would require gas stations to post stickers warning customers that burning fossil fuels harms human health and contributes to climate change. (Denver Post)

• A Utah municipal utility acquires a share of a natural gas plant in Idaho over residents’ and advocates’ protests. (KVNU)

• Advocates file a lawsuit accusing a petroleum firm of violating federal law by attempting to restart idled offshore oil platforms in California without updating development plans. (E&E News, news release)

• A fire breaks out at a California petroleum refinery, injuring one worker. (Mercury News)

CLIMATE

• Colorado utilities and labor groups urge state lawmakers to reject legislation that would set more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. (Big Pivots)

PUBLIC LANDS

• The Trump administration advances a plan to site data centers and power plants on federal land in Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado and Washington. (Heatmap)

NEW FROM CANARY MEDIA

• The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill that will juice development and deployment of clean building materials, and a sister bill is in the works, Alexander C. Kaufman reports.