Years later, a once controversial Virginia solar farm is humming along

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Hyundai unveils a new electric vehicle currently under test production at its Georgia factory. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• A South Korean electric vehicle maker announces it will build its first U.S. factory in Texas near Tesla’s Austin plant. (KXAN)

OIL & GAS:

• The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to build six new natural gas-fired turbines at a Tennessee plant to replace units it retired last year. (Daily Memphian, subscription)
• Entergy announces plans to build a hydrogen-capable natural gas-fired power plant in Mississippi to replace an older gas plant scheduled for retirement. (news release)
• An energy company announces it’s acquired a natural gas trading and delivery hub plus 550 miles of natural gas pipelines and other infrastructure in Louisiana and Texas from Phillips 66. (news release)

UTILITIES:

• Florida regulators hold hearings on $445 million in proposed Tampa Electric rate increases that would shift millions in costs from large companies to residents and small businesses. (Tampa Bay Times)
• Duke Energy breaks ground on a training facility for transmission workers in Florida. (Sumter Sun Times)
• A South Carolina nonprofit offers an energy assistance program to help low-income households with their heating and cooling bills. (WACH)

NUCLEAR:

• An eastern Tennessee community awaits a planned announcement about ​“Project IKE,” a nuclear energy development that’s expected to create 305 jobs. (WBIR)
• Four Georgia residents share their experiences living near or working at Plant Vogtle, America’s largest nuclear plant. (Grist)

CLIMATE:

• Officials struggle to track population shifts in a Louisiana city that lost an estimated 7% of its population after back-to-back hurricanes, revealing broader difficulties in recording climate-driven displacement. (Grist)
• New research shows that tornadoes are shifting east, with a growing number in states like Alabama and West Virginia, and some scientists suspect climate change is a factor. (Inside Climate News)