Today’s headlines: Trump bans foreign electric equipment, Army funds nuclear reactors, and more

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GRID

• President Donald Trump bans the ​“acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation” of foreign-made bulk-power electrical equipment from certain countries, though most of those nations don’t export power supplies, and the DOE will first have to determine targeted equipment’s risk before the order can bar their import. (Project Finance)

NUCLEAR

• The U.S. Army plans to award up to $2.2 billion to five companies to build small nuclear reactors at military bases around the country, with Antares Nuclear, General Atomics, and Westinghouse among the awardees. (New York Times, Axios)

GEOTHERMAL

• Geothermal energy startup Quaise Energy closes its Series B funding round, bringing its total fundraising to $280 million, which it’ll use to further construction of its Project Obsidian superhot geothermal power plant in Oregon. (news release)

EMISSIONS

• The White House begins review of a proposal to permanently end EPA oversight of power plant carbon emissions and make them difficult to reinstate under future administrations. (E&E News)

CLEAN ENERGY

• The Trump administration’s attacks on the clean energy industry could jeopardize as much as 540 GW of new wind, solar, and storage capacity over the next decade, a new Natural Resources Defense Council report finds. (Utility Dive)

POLITICS

• A new analysis finds many local governments have hired fossil fuel lobbyists to work on climate-related issues, including disaster relief, wildlife conservation, and climate mitigation. (The Guardian)

• Republican Congress members, freshly berated by voters over a summer recess, are pushing to take action on data centers ahead of the midterms. (Politico)

FOSSIL FUELS

• French company TotalEnergies is seeking $1.3 billion in loan reimbursements as the firm exits the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia, which was sanctioned by the Biden administration. (Bloomberg)