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RENEWABLES

• U.S. wind and solar developers that meet a July 4 deadline to secure lucrative federal tax credits are now in a race to get the projects completed in four years or they’ll forfeit the incentives. (Canary Media)

COAL

• Northern Indiana communities already grappling with coal ash pollution near Lake Michigan say the Trump administration’s move to relax protections would be devastating for the area. (Chicago Tribune)

UTILITIES

• Ohio lawmakers vote to roll back consumer protections for apartment renters who receive electric bills through submetering companies, after the state Supreme Court ruled in customers’ favor. (Signal Ohio)

• AES shareholders file complaints against the company’s proposed $33.4 billion sale to a group of private equity firms, seeking more details before the deal closes. (Reuters)

DATA CENTERS

• We Energies asks Wisconsin regulators to revisit its recent ruling creating new rates for large utility customers, saying new standards requiring an A- credit rating for data centers will deter large investments. (Wisconsin Watch)

PIPELINES

• American tribes and other concerned citizens have until June 22 to weigh in on a controversial plan to build an oil and gas pipeline near Pipestone National Monument in southwestern Minnesota. (Sahan Journal)

SOLAR

• Neighbors of a planned 200 MW solar project in western Michigan work to intervene with the permit application process as state regulators consider the project. (FOX 17)

• Michigan lawmakers introduce a new bill to create a statewide community solar program despite multiple previously failed attempts. (PV Magazine)

• Chicago developer Sunvest Solar’s plan for a 14-acre community solar project in central Illinois faces pushback from nearby residents despite promises to lower electric bills for subscribers. (WCIA)

STORAGE

• Key Capture Energy proposes plans for 100 MW grid battery storage near Ann Arbor, Michigan, as nearby residents raise concerns over safety risks. (MLive)

COMMENTARY

• A rural eastern Kansas town advances plans for a large data center, even as key project details remain unclear and residents grow concerned about the potential to permanently change the town, a journalist writes. (Kansas Reflector)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Solar and wind try to navigate Trump’s obstacle course for tax credits — Jeff St. John

• This spring, clean energy in the US set record after record — Julian Spector

• AI firms are getting creative as they scramble for energy — Kathryn Krawczyk and Dan McCarthy