Today’s headlines: EPA to lift emissions regulations, new tariffs on solar imports, and more

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EMISSIONS

• The EPA will announce today that it is lifting regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants, completing the Trump administration’s rollback of some of the most consequential Biden- and Obama-era climate regulations. (New York Times)

GRID

• Import and export limits, rising tariffs, and other trade barriers on renewable energy and grid equipment are stalling global progress on electrification. (Politico)

• Power generators in the U.S. experienced fewer outages during extreme cold snaps this past winter than they did back in 2021 and 2022, finds an analysis from FERC and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (Utility Dive)

SOLAR

• The U.S. Commerce Department finalizes new tariffs on imports of solar components from India, Indonesia, and Laos, alleging those countries dumped cheap products in the U.S. (Reuters)

WIND

• More than 2 GW of wind power was flowing onto the New England grid on Thursday evening, the first time the region’s turbines have crossed that threshold. (Concord Monitor)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The court ruling against the Trump administration’s Michigan coal plant stay-open order may ultimately shield utility customers across MISO states from hundreds of millions of dollars in costs associated with keeping the plant open. (Wisconsin Watch)

• High crude oil prices have many residents of the Northeast, where a significant number of homes use oil for heating, girding for an expensive winter. (Heatmap)

• Iowa’s two largest electric utilities have increased their coal generation in the past two years as data centers and manufacturing drive up power demand and renewable energy development slows. (Inside Climate News)

DATA CENTERS

• Oracle is seeking 2 GW of renewable power in New Mexico to offset its use of gas-powered fuel cells at its Stargate data center complex. (Latitude Media)