Today’s headlines: New York climate goals in peril, an international carbon-pricing collab, and more

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CLIMATE

• China and the EU partner to create a global carbon-pricing collaborative and advance decarbonization while the U.S. recommits to fossil fuels. (Bloomberg)

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announces a budget deal that includes rollbacks to the state’s climate law, though some state legislators say the agreement is far from final. (Gothamist)

SOLAR

• Houston-based SEG Solar announces plans to build a 4-GW solar module factory in Texas. (PV Magazine, news release)

GRID

• California’s grid operator says its regional Extended Day-Ahead Market is running smoothly a week after its launch, with power prices continuing to fall within expected ranges. (Utility Dive)

BATTERIES

• A New York City pilot program that gives residents batteries to power air conditioning units at times of high demand is expanding to another 1,000 homes this summer. (Associated Press)

DATA CENTERS

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signs a bill that requires data centers to pay their own utility service costs and prevents them from shifting the bill to other consumers. (E&E News)

• Oregon utility regulators approve rules creating a legally distinct customer class for data centers, establishing new rates, and requiring utilities to allocate associated costs to the facilities. (Oregonian)

CARBON CAPTURE

• Occidental Petroleum says its massive direct-air carbon removal project in Texas has hit an unexpected delay, pushing its opening date even further past its original end-of-2024 goal. (E&E News)