Today’s headlines: BlocPower liquidates, MISO leads on solar, and more

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DATA CENTERS

• U.S. data center developers are proposing nearly 100 natural gas plants to power their operations, and while many are unlikely to be built, a BloombergNEF analysis finds their construction could significantly raise the country’s carbon emissions. (Bloomberg)

EFFICIENCY

• Home decarbonization startup BlocPower tells investors it will shut down and liquidate its assets, after it said last month that it would sell its IP and software in an attempt to reinvigorate the business. (Latitude Media)

SOLAR

• MISO now carries the largest power supply of any U.S. grid region thanks to the addition of 7.45 GW of solar power over the past two years. (Bloomberg)

TRANSMISSION

• The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes what it calls ​“America’s Great Corridors of Commerce” — an initiative that would fast-track transmission and other infrastructure construction along highways and railroads. (PFI, proposal)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The U.S. military says it’s established a shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz that’s allowing for the shipment of millions of barrels of oil each day. (Axios)

• The DOE orders a Maryland oil plant to keep running for another 90 days, though its owner already intends to keep it operating through 2029. (news release)

EMISSIONS

• The Trump administration has delayed its rollback of Biden-era power plant emissions standards for months as a Supreme Court case that may influence the rule change looms. (E&E News)