Revolution Wind completed, groups sue over climate regulatory upheaval, and more headlines

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WIND

• Revolution Wind, the offshore wind farm twice targeted by Trump administration stop-work orders, installs its final turbine. (Recharge)
• The Trump administration is still holding up permitting for essentially all onshore wind farms despite a court ruling against the freeze last month, with the administration saying it is applying a ​“new analytical methodology” when reviewing projects. (Heatmap)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Environmental and public health groups sue the Trump administration over its move to wipe out most climate regulations on coal and gas power plants. (The Hill)

PERMITTING

• Republican and Democratic U.S. senators say they are in the final stages of negotiating long-elusive legislation to ease permitting for energy projects. (Politico)

POLITICS

• Data centers, utility costs, and the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear plant are key issues in a New York Congressional race that many say could be pivotal in determining the balance of power in Washington, D.C. (Inside Climate News)

DATA CENTERS

• A U.S. House-passed bill aimed at shielding Americans from rising energy costs from data centers is on hold for now after Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) criticized the measure as lacking teeth and blocked it from being fast-tracked in the Senate. (Politico)

STORAGE

• A $3 billion project that could’ve broken America’s decades-long dry spell in building pumped hydro storage is on pause, with FERC deciding to delay its decision on whether to license the Wyoming development. (Wyofile, Heatmap)

GRID

• The cost of grid congestion in the U.S. hit a record last year at over $17 billion, a significant jump from the prior year’s $12 billion, finds a new report. (Latitude Media)

BUILDINGS

• Washington’s Supreme Court delivers the final blow to a 2024 ballot measure that sought to halt the state’s shift away from natural gas. (Washington State Standard)

SOLAR

• D3Energy brings online a 6-MW floating solar array on a reservoir in Ohio, the largest floating array in the state and among the top five in the country. (Solar Power World)