Today’s headlines: FEOC rules are here, offshore wind plots a post-Trump course, and more

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FEDERAL ACTION

• The U.S. Treasury Department releases interim rules governing whether companies and projects with foreign ties can access tax credits that largely align with expectations, prompting relief from some firms. (PV Tech)

CLIMATE

• Environmental lawyers and state attorneys general promise to fight the Trump administration’s rollback of the endangerment finding, which was made official yesterday and underpins much of the federal government’s climate regulations. (Inside Climate News, WGBH)

• A new analysis finds enforcement of environmental laws against major polluters tanked during Trump’s first year back in office, with the EPA filing just one Clean Air Act consent decree in that time. (The Guardian)

OFFSHORE WIND

• The U.S. offshore wind industry lays plans to reignite development once President Donald Trump is out of office in 2029. (RTO Insider)

COAL

• The net cost of keeping a Michigan coal plant open has reached $135 million since President Trump ordered the facility to stay online in May 2025. (MLive)

DATA CENTERS

• U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduce a bill that would require data centers to build their own power plants that wouldn’t connect to the grid, as well as increase transparency around data centers’ power usage. (NBC News)

• Virginia lawmakers advance legislation to require data centers to meet new environmental and energy standards to remain eligible for a state sales tax exemption, while killing a swath of other data center-related bills. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch)

• Illinois Democrats and environmental groups propose legislation to require data centers to supply their own clean energy while protecting utility customers from paying for grid infrastructure upgrades. (E&E News)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Battery and solar construction contractor SOLV Energy secures a nearly $6 billion IPO as it debuts on the stock market. (Latitude Media)

• New England’s largest standalone battery storage facility, a 175-MW project in Maine, comes online, bringing the state more than halfway to its 2030 energy storage goals. (Maine Public)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Rivian announces fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations, and says it’s looking to increase vehicle deliveries this year by as much as 59%. (CNBC)

• Global EV registrations declined 3% in January with the introduction of lower EV subsidies in China, and as policy fallout continues in the U.S. (Reuters)

NUCLEAR

• Vistra seeks to extend its operating license for the Perry Nuclear Plant in Ohio into the 2060s under a long-term power purchase agreement with Facebook owner Meta. (Cleveland.com)

GRID

• New Mexico lawmakers consider legislation that would require utilities to implement virtual power plant programs to offset at least 15% of peak demand. (Utility Dive)

OHIO HB6 SCANDAL

• FirstEnergy’s former chief ethics officer testifies that the utility’s former CEO signed off on a $4.3 million payment that prosecutors say was a bribe to Sam Randazzo, a consultant who would go on to chair the state’s Public Utilities Commission. (Cleveland.com)