Trump’s offshore wind appeal, Ford’s BlueOval promise, and more headlines

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WIND

• The federal government appeals a ruling that declared the Trump administration’s executive order barring offshore wind leasing and permitting unlawful. (New Bedford Light)

• California regulators propose slashing the amount of in-state wind power grid operators should plan for through 2036, citing expiring federal tax incentives and Trump administration hostility toward clean energy. (Politico)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Ford affirms its commitment to create 5,800 jobs at its BlueOval manufacturing site in Tennessee to keep intact a $900 million state-sponsored incentives package, despite pivoting away from electric vehicles to gas-powered vehicles instead. (Tennessee Lookout)

• General Motors’ energy division will begin leasing its home energy management systems that let EV owners use their cars’ batteries to back up home power. (Axios)

EMISSIONS

• Legal experts say the Trump administration’s endangerment finding repeal could expose the fossil fuel industry and other polluting sectors to a wave of lawsuits and state regulations. (E&E News)

• Virginia lawmakers add language to a pending budget bill to accelerate the state’s bid to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a regional carbon market. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

GRID

• The U.S.’s lack of cheap electricity has left domestic manufacturers and AI data centers competing for their share. (E&E News)

COAL

• An Ohio bill that promotes ​“reliable energy sources” and amounts to a ban on renewable energy could also limit coal power based on the fuel’s low capacity factor. (Inside Climate News)

UTILITIES

• Colorado regulators approve Xcel Energy’s proposal to acquire 4,100 MW of new generation from wind, solar, battery energy storage, and natural gas projects. (Big Pivots)