GRID:
• California’s grid operator sets a new record by meeting 99.9% of its power demand with renewable sources — for a brief moment. (Renewables Now)
• The federal Bureau of Land Management seeks public comment on the proposed 470-mile Greenlink West high-voltage transmission line that would carry solar power across Nevada. (E&E News, subscription)
SOLAR:
• Idaho Power seeks public comment as it considers revamping its rooftop solar net metering policy. (Boise State Public Radio)
• Federal lawmakers from New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada lead a bipartisan group calling on the Biden administration to conclude a probe of Asian solar imports that has been blamed for delaying projects. (S&P Global)
WIND: Avangrid Renewables brings a 200-MW wind farm in Oregon online. (Renewables Now)
STORAGE: Idaho Power plans to install the state’s first two utility-scale battery storage systems, totalling 120 MW of capacity. (Big Country News)
UTILITIES:
• Washington state utilities say a wave of workers quitting their jobs could hamper their wildfire response efforts. (Utility Dive)
• Consumer advocacy groups urge regulators to require Public Service Company of New Mexico issue bonds and reduce rates when it abandons a coal power plant later this year. (KRQE)
• Top Colorado officials reject a challenge to a proposed ballot measure that would require Xcel Energy to return a portion of its profits to customers. (Westword)
COAL: The U.S. EPA says it will allow a Wyoming coal power plant to stay open pending a revision of the state’s haze compliance plan even though the facility missed a deadline to install pollution controls. (WyoFile)
ELECTRIFICATION: Climate advocates predict Washington state’s heat pump mandate will inspire other states to require electrification via building codes. (E&E News)
OIL & GAS:
• A workers’ strike at a Chevron refinery in California enters its seventh week. (World Socialist Web Site)
• An environmental group finds Wyoming oil and gas related spills in 2021 were up 5% from the previous year. (Wyoming Public Radio)
• U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, says the Biden administration’s reinstatement of a 2013 Arctic oil and gas plan that restricts the area available for drilling will undercut domestic energy production and local economies. (E&E News, subscription)
NUCLEAR: The Idaho National Laboratory plans to build a nuclear powered microgrid as it looks to decarbonize its facility. (Microgrid Knowledge)
TRANSPORTATION: A Colorado county seeks amendments to a state bill that would require electric vehicle charging in 10% of multi-family buildings, saying it would hamper affordable housing development. (Summit Daily)
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