Today’s headlines: Tesla discontinues Solar Roof tiles, Trump keeps boosting batteries, and more

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SOLAR

• Tesla is reportedly discontinuing its Solar Roof tiles and telling third-party installers it’ll only supply solar panels going forward. (Electrek)

• The Vatican is reportedly planning to build an up-to-90-MW agrivoltaics project that would allow crops to be grown under solar panels. (Reuters)

BATTERIES

• The Trump administration is continuing to fund and support battery technologies even as it works to curtail EVs and solar power development. (New York Times)

GRID

• Grid operator PJM takes a second shot at a reform that would allow new power generators to connect to the grid using the spare capacity available at existing facilities. (Utility Dive)

EFFICIENCY

• As warming temperatures drive up demand for air conditioners, companies and researchers are experimenting with ways to make buildings naturally cooler and help ACs use less electricity. (Axios)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Western ranchers push back on the Trump administration’s proposed oil and gas leasing rules that would shorten public comment periods and stop requiring agencies to notify landowners before drilling under their land. (High Country News)

DATA CENTERS

• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says data centers’ lack of cooperation with the state and local governments led him to pause new project approvals, saying they’ve earned the widespread public backlash they’re now receiving. (Politico)

NUCLEAR

• Fusion startup Shine Technologies is reportedly preparing to file for an IPO. (Axios)