Today’s headlines: Another strike against Trump’s wind farm blockade, and more

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WIND

• A federal court grants the U.S. Interior Department’s request to abandon its defense of the administration’s wind farm blockade, though federal hurdles to wind development still remain. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• BloombergNEF anticipates 27% of new vehicles sold this year will be electric, with that share rising to 52% by 2035, as the emergence of lower-cost models and increasing gasoline prices drive consumers toward EVs. (BloombergNEF)

SOLAR

• The U.S. is on track to add 4.1 GW of residential solar this year, down 15% from 2025’s total largely thanks to the end of federal tax credits, BloombergNEF predicts. (Bloomberg)

MIDDLE EAST ENERGY SHOCK

• A tentative deal between the U.S. and Iran to allow some passage through the Strait of Hormuz quickly lowers oil prices, but is expected to bring only slight relief for the cost of gasoline. (The Hill)

UTILITIES

• The DOE issues Michigan utility DTE Energy a $1.6 billion loan to upgrade its natural gas infrastructure, part of more than $15 billion in conditional financing for Michigan utilities first announced during the Biden administration. (MLive)

BATTERIES

• Sodium-ion battery developers including Alsym Energy and Peak Energy form an industry group, the American Battery Leadership Coalition, meant to advance their technology’s prominence. (news release)

DATA CENTERS

• The U.S. Justice Department intervenes in support of Elon Musk’s company xAI as it faces lawsuits over its use of mobile gas turbines in Mississippi to power a data center. (Wired)

COAL

• Trump administration funding for a long-delayed coal export terminal in Oakland, California, may still not be enough to propel it past years of local opposition. (Grist)