Today’s headlines: GM recalls battery workers, a new clean investment record, and more

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CLEAN ENERGY

• Global clean investments hit a record $1.96 trillion last year, though funding growth has slowed largely due to manufacturing overcapacity in China. (Clean Investment Monitor)

• The Trump administration continues to block new wind power projects on federal lands after easing its freeze on new utility-scale solar permits. (E&E News)

• Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey directs the state to increase its energy supply by 10 GW by 2035, with specific targets for solar, demand reduction, and storage. (Utility Dive)

BATTERIES

• General Motors and LG Energy Solution recall 700 workers who were previously laid off due to sluggish EV sales as they work to redevelop a Tennessee EV battery plant to make grid-scale batteries. (Reuters)

• LG Energy Solution inks a $4.3 billion deal to supply Tesla with grid batteries made at a plant in Lansing, Michigan, that was originally built to make EV batteries. (Bridge)

• Major clean energy investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners plans a more than $1 billion investment to bring 1 gigawatt of storage online in Michigan over the next several years. (Crain’s Detroit)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• While new EV sales in the U.S. sunk 27% in February compared to a year earlier, used EV sales rose 29% amid falling prices. (Cox Automotive)

• State attorneys general argue that a Trump administration proposal to require 100% American-made components in EV chargers receiving federal funds would essentially render the $5 billion program unworkable. (Reuters)

UTILITIES

• Investor-owned utilities’ profit margins rose in 2025 compared to the three years prior, with utilities in the Southeast that operate outside organized wholesale markets seeing the biggest gains. (Utility Dive)

FOSSIL FUELS

• The Trump administration calls a meeting of the rarely convened Endangered Species Committee for what observers expect will be an attempt to exempt certain Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas projects from wildlife protection requirements. (E&E News)

POLITICS

• House Democrats introduce a longshot bill that would reestablish clean energy tax credits, rein in gas exports, and fund power grid upgrades. (The Hill)