Permian Basin methane emission discrepancies probed

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OIL & GAS

• U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) launches a probe of discrepancies between reported and observed methane emissions from the Permian Basin oil and gas field. (Inside Climate News)

• The Trump administration is poised to greenlight DCOR’s proposed hydraulic fracturing on 16 existing offshore oil and gas wells off the coast of Ventura County, California. (E&E News)

• Colorado regulators approve a $1.5 million for Chevron over a 2025 well blowout that forced evacuations and a school closure. (Colorado Sun)

• A federal judge rejects the U.S. EPA’s bid for a warrant to conduct Clean Air Act inspections on the Ute Indian Tribe’s oil and gas facilities in Utah after tribal officials say the agency is disrespecting tribal sovereignty. (E&E News)

• A federal Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska generates almost $164 million in revenue for 187 parcels. (Alaska Beacon, news release)

• California files a lawsuit seeking to force Sable Offshore stop sending oil through and remove its contested pipeline from a state park. (E&E News)

CLEAN ENERGY

• A California legislative committee advances a bill that would exempt residential plug-in solar systems from utility interconnection requirements. (PVTech)

• New Mexico startup Pii Energy begins beta-testing its new plug-in solar panel and battery system. (KOB)

• Teck Resources proposes an 8.8 MW solar installation at its Red Dog zinc mine in Alaska in an effort to reduce reliance on barged-in diesel. (Northern Journal)

• The Boulder, Colorado, Jewish Community Center expects a newly installed rooftop solar system to offset 80% of its electricity use. (Solar Power World)

• Oregon advocates push back on the proposed 200 MW Nottingham battery energy storage project in the northwestern part of the state, saying it is too close to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. (OPB)

GEOTHERMAL

• Fervo Energy secures $421 million in non-recourse debt financing for its Cape Station enhanced geothermal plant in Beaver County, Utah. (Utility Dive)

UTILITIES

• Arizona utility Salt River Project seeks public input on its proposed Marigold Energy Center, which may include solar and natural gas generation, battery storage, and new transmission. (news release)

COAL

• Colorado and advocacy groups file a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s order to keep the Craig 1 coal unit running beyond its scheduled end-of-2025 retirement. (Coloradoan)

• South Korea private equity firm Koreit plans a $500 million equity investment into the proposed 1,250 MW Terra Energy Center coal plant in Alaska. (Power)

DATA CENTERS

• The developers of the Project Jupiter data center complex under construction in southern New Mexico propose to power it with up to 2,700 MW of natural gas generating capacity on microgrids. (El Paso Times)

CLIMATE

• Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada join 24 states and 10 cities in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins most federal climate regulations. (Associated Press)

• Oregon’s Energy Department seeks public input on proposed ​“gap measures” aimed at helping the state reach 2035 and 2050 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

OVERSIGHT

• The U.S. EPA proposes granting Colorado regulatory authority over carbon dioxide storage wells. (E&E News)

GRID

• PacifiCorp, NV Energy, and other utilities propose a regional resource adequacy program, but grid officials recommend waiting until the Western day-ahead power market is implemented. (Utility Dive)

URANIUM

• New Mexico allocates $20 million to clean up abandoned Cold War-era uranium mines and to search for potentially responsible parties. (Source NM)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Next-gen nuclear has a chicken-and-egg problem — Alexander C. Kaufman

• Where in the world is clean energy technology made? — Dan McCarthy

• Balcony solar bill gains momentum in Illinois — Kari Lydersen

• Duke Energy agrees to explore a cleaner way to power data centers — Elizabeth Ouzts