Washington state Republicans look to repeal new electrification law

OIL & GAS: 

• A federal judge tentatively approves a $70 million class action settlement for property owners affected by a 2015 oil spill on a beach near Santa Barbara, California. (KEYT)
• Alaska’s Supreme Court advances a city’s effort to force an oil company to disclose financial information related to the firm’s purchase of BP’s assets in 2020. (Anchorage Daily News, subscription)

HYDROPOWER:

• Federal officials consider drilling tunnels through Glen Canyon Dam to allow water releases if the drought-diminished reservoir level drops below hydropower turbine intakes. (Arizona Daily Star)
• Workers begin demolishing the first of four hydroelectric dams slated for decommissioning along the Oregon-California border. (OPB)

SOLAR:

• The federal Bureau of Land Management seeks public input on three proposed solar-plus-storage installations with a combined generating capacity of 3,000 MW near Tonopah, Nevada. (news release)
• A company postpones breaking ground on a solar panel manufacturing facility in New Mexico after financing delays, but plans to begin construction later this year. (KUNM)
• A California residential solar installation firm plans to permanently lay off more than 100 employees from its Bay Area locations. (East Bay Times)

COAL:

• A Utah generation and transmission cooperative proposes installing pollution control equipment on its 500 MW Bonanza coal plant and to continue operating it for a decade beyond its scheduled 2030 retirement date. (Salt Lake Tribune, subscription)
• Wyoming officials predict this year’s state coal tax and royalty revenues will be $50 million lower than last year after warm temperatures and low natural gas prices diminish demand. (Cowboy State Daily)