The fishermen betrayed by Trump

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BUDGET BILL

• The Senate released a new version of the ​“Big, Beautiful Bill” late Friday night that would both end financial support for solar and wind projects and impose a steep tax on projects that import components from China or other ​“adversary” countries. (New York Times)

• “This is how you kill an industry”: The surprise tax draws condemnation from clean energy companies and advocates, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Elon Musk, and even disapproval from fossil fuel advocate Alex Epstein. (Latitude Media, Heatmap)

• Senators are set to vote on bill amendments today after Republicans narrowly advanced the legislation Saturday and lawmakers spent the day debating it on Sunday. (The Hill)

NUCLEAR

• The New York Power Authority plans to ask the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office for assistance as it builds a nuclear power plant. (Axios)

GRID

• Utility-scale solar and battery storage are bolstering Texas’ power grid to the point that it faces the lowest chance of supply emergencies in years, even as demand rapidly grows. (Inside Climate News)

• The National Electrical Manufacturers Association publishes three standards for ​“digital substations” that include sensors, switches, and automated reclosers that help the grid self-heal. (Utility Dive)

• Appalachian Power cancels its plans to build a battery energy storage facility in Virginia, in part because of storm damage from Hurricane Helene. (Cardinal News)

SOLAR

• Solar developer Silicon Ranch uses sheep to graze vegetation around its Georgia solar farms to keep agricultural land in production even if it’s no longer used to grow crops. (Grist/​WABE)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Tennessee Valley Authority implodes the smokestacks at its Bull Run coal-fired power plant as it prepares to turn part of the site into its first synchronous condenser operation to help stabilize the grid, and the other part into a nuclear fusion power plant. (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel)

DATA CENTERS

• Google’s carbon emissions have grown 51% since 2019 even as it aims for net-zero emissions, largely because of its expanding use of AI data centers. (The Guardian)

• U.S. energy companies are on track to spend a record $212 billion this year to build power plants and transmission lines to meet rising demand from data centers. (Financial Times)

COMMENTARY

• Keeping quiet about the environmental benefits of offshore wind has helped several developments continue to make progress despite opposition from the Trump administration, says an environmental advocate. (CommonWealth Beacon)