Today’s headlines: Another blue-state climate grant lawsuit, and more

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CLEAN ENERGY

• A new poll finds 57% of American voters say renewable energy advocates exaggerate just how cheap wind and solar power generation has become — but less than a third cite clean energy as a driver of higher power bills. (Heatmap)

• Nonprofits, manufacturers, and other entities sue the DOE over its termination of grants for clean energy and climate projects in states that voted for Kamala Harris in 2026. (Reuters)

GRID

• Building transmission lines and expanding the grid takes an especially long time in the West, as a lack of a central grid manager, the region’s many tracts of federal land, and other challenges hold up permitting. (Latitude Media)

• Pacific Gas & Electric is partnering with Google, Rewiring America, and others to launch a new kind of virtual power plant in Northern California that aims to prove hyperscalers like Google can offset data center power cost demand spikes by subsidizing distributed energy systems. (Utility Dive)

• Google, major utilities, and clean energy groups support MISO’s proposal to fast-track reviews for generation that powers large loads served by the same substation. (Utility Dive)

EMISSIONS

• The EPA has quietly taken down online resources that help companies measure the Scope 3 carbon emissions that are created by their supply chains. (Bloomberg)

NUCLEAR

• The Korean government is reportedly planning to spend $120 billion to fund eight nuclear reactor projects in the U.S. (Korea JoongAng Daily)

HYDROGEN

• Global investment in clean hydrogen production has exceeded $130 billion, an industry group says. (Reuters)

• Environmentalists are pushing back against plans to convert Los Angeles’ biggest gas power plant to run on hydrogen, as they say it’ll prolong the life of the city’s fossil fuel infrastructure. (Los Angeles Times)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Pennsylvania’s six biggest natural gas utilities spent $11 billion on pipeline replacement programs from 2013 to 2025, a major driver of soaring gas prices in the state, according to a new report. (news release)

• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) again calls on Enbridge to shut down Line 5 along the Straits of Mackinac lakebottom, as a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling requires state regulators to more thoroughly scrutinize the environmental impacts of a proposed tunnel. (Bridge Michigan)

• Wisconsin orders Enbridge to halt work on the reroute of Line 5, saying the company began building a temporary bypass near the site of a recent natural gas liquids spill without state approval. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)