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GRID

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation warns that electric grids across the U.S. could face higher blackout risk due to sky-high power demand from data centers and other large customers over the next decade.

(

The Hill

)

FEDERAL

ACTION

The

DOE

cancels a $

1

.

8

billion loan commitment meant to help Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility, build clean energy and transmission. (

Utility Dive

)

The National Fish and Wildlife Service expedites permitting for a controversial transmission line for coal-fired power in Nebraska, citing the Trump administration’s

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“

energy emergency.”

(

E

&

E News

)

WIND

Vineyard Wind’s

62

nd

and final turbine tower sails out of the Port of New Bedford in Massachusetts, less than

24

 hours after a federal judge allows work on the development to resume.

(

New Bedford Light

)

FOSSIL

FUELS

Plans to build new gas-fired power plants nearly tripled to

252

GW

in the U.S. last year, with projects meant to directly power data centers accounting for more than one-third of the gas capacity under development. (

Global Energy Monitor

)

New York’s environmental regulator files its opposition to developer Williams Cos.’ request to revive federal permits for a previously canceled natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania into New York.

(

Reuters

)

CLIMATE

Maine lawmakers advance a

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“

climate superfund” bill that would require fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by climate change and for resiliency measures to protect residents from flooding.

(

Maine Morning Star

)

Efforts to pass

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“

climate superfund” bills are also underway in Connecticut and Illinois, despite the Trump administration’s fierce opposition to similar, existing laws in New York and Vermont.

(

Hartford Courant

,

Inside Climate News

)

NUCLEAR

EnergySolutions, the owner of the decommissioned Kewaunee nuclear plant in Wisconsin, submits a federal notice of intent to restart the facility.

(

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

)

FINANCING

Global investment in the energy transition climbed to a new record of $

2

.

3

trillion last year, but experts say faster growth is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

(

Inside Climate News

)

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