Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) calls on data center developers looking to build in the state to sign a pledge that residents won’t end up paying higher energy prices, pushing off calls for a moratorium. (E&E News)
FOSSILFUELS
The pop-up discount gasoline chain Freedom Fuels Network appears to have been started by an assistant NFL coach and a former commodities trader with ties to Republican politics. (Politico)
Public commenters begin to weigh in on a natural gas import terminal proposed for Hawaiʻi that critics worry will make the state’s clean electricity goal impossible to meet. (Honolulu Civil Beat, Canary Media archive)
ELECTRICVEHICLES
Rapid political shifts and self-induced business errors have prevented the U.S. EV industry from fully taking off, analysts and experts say. (New York Times)
Lucid Motors denies a report that it’s considering a take-private transaction or filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suffering a major stock decline. (Reuters)
GRID
Sunrun is piloting a distributed data center program that will place computing equipment in homes with solar and battery storage to help use those resources as part of a virtual power plant. (Utility Dive)