Today’s headlines: Transmission corridors unplugged, Hydrostor’s fund raise, and more

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GRID

• The Trump administration cancels three proposed national transmission corridors meant to speed transmission development through congested corridors. (E&E News, news release)

• Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee to be California’s next governor, proposes giving lower-income families two hours of free electricity each day when solar generation is at its peak — a move that could also reduce grid strain. (Politico)

STORAGE

• Compressed-air energy storage startup Hydrostor brings in $230 million in equity funding as it seeks to build its flagship project in California. (news release)

DATA CENTERS

• Utility NV Energy’s lawsuit against data center developer Tract signals that utilities are moving away from unilaterally celebrating data center plans and the immense power demand they’d require. (Latitude Media)

FOSSIL FUELS

• NextEra Energy reaches an agreement with the U.S. Commerce Department and the Japanese government to build up to 10 GW of gas power generation in Pennsylvania and Texas. (Morningstar)

• This week’s federal oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico brings in $82.7 million in bids, an increase from the last auction in March, but still lower than what a December sale brought in last year. (Reuters)

• The U.S. is on track to produce a record amount of natural gas this year. (EIA)

• The federal government issues a permit for a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac that would house the controversial Line 5 pipeline, though last week’s court ruling against the tunnel means it can’t proceed yet. (Michigan Advance)

UTILITIES

• Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introduce a bill that would bar utility executives from earning bonuses in years when power rates rise faster than inflation. (E&E News)