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OVERSIGHT: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposes rules to speed up grid connection for clean energy and storage projects and protect the grid from climate change-induced extreme weather. (E&E News)
ALSO: A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal aiming to require U.S. corporations disclose climate risks receives a flurry of comments. (E&E News)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
• A new White House program encourages employers and local governments to use $800 million in job training funds for workers in emerging industries, including electric vehicles. (Reuters)
• A Massachusetts startup offers an app for electric vehicle drivers that lets them order an on-demand charging station delivered to wherever they are. (Boston Globe)
• Tesla increases the price of its electric vehicles, with some models seeing a hike of close to $6,000. (Electrek)
• Winnebago recently completed a 1,300-mile round trip with its e-RV, the first electric motorhome to be produced. (Globe Gazette)
POLITICS:
• House Democrats call on President Biden and their Senate counterparts to pass a long-stalled climate spending bill. (E&E News)
• An energy official tasked with helping the Biden administration balancing fuel prices and climate concerns attracts skepticism from environmentalists because of his oil and gas industry experience. (Washington Post)
CLEAN ENERGY: Texas’ onshore wind energy portfolio leads the country, but that may not last as the state begins to address a pipeline of solar projects that dwarfs planned wind by nearly 4-to-1. (S&P Global)
OIL & GAS:
• Biden administration officials consider limiting gasoline and diesel exports amid record prices. (Bloomberg, subscription)
• Oil refiners respond to President Biden’s call to ramp up production, arguing they’re already running at 94% of capacity, with more planned as ExxonMobil and Valero expand Texas plants and a Louisiana refinery restarts after a closure. (S&P Global, Fox Business)
• The closure of a Texas liquified natural gas terminal after an explosion continues to reshape global markets. (Reuters)
CLIMATE: After the Supreme Court dismisses an immigration case in a one-sentence, unsigned opinion, some lawmakers and legal observers ask it to do the same with a case over whether the U.S. EPA can regulate power plant emissions. (E&E News)
BUILDINGS:
• The U.S. Department of Energy funds 18 projects that will develop new technologies to make buildings carbon negative and help remove carbon emissions. (CBS News)
• A Silicon Valley city plans to decarbonize 95% of its buildings by 2030 by installing heat pumps, solar panels and batteries in about 10,000 structures. (Bloomberg)
• Maine’s recently approved three-year efficiency plan includes a 40% increase in funding for services to low- and medium-income households. (Energy News Network)
BIOFUELS: The U.S. House passes a bill that would lift seasonal restrictions on the sale of gasoline with 15% ethanol blends. (E&E News)
GEOTHERMAL: The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and conservationists urge a federal appeals court to halt construction on a geothermal project in Nevada, saying it threatens a sacred site and a rare toad. (Nevada Current)
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