ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Wisconsin could lose out on millions in federal charging infrastructure funding if the state doesn’t pass legislation allowing owners of public chargers to bill drivers per kilowatt-hour of use. (Energy News Network)
ALSO:
- After reaching tentative agreements with the Big Three automakers to allow electric vehicle battery plant workers to unionize, time will tell whether the UAW’s momentum can extend to nonunion plants. (Inside Climate News)
- General Motors, Ford and Stellantis also will need to contemplate how higher labor costs affects their electric vehicle manufacturing strategies to compete with nonunion companies like Tesla. (Bridge)
SOLAR:
- A Canadian solar panel manufacturer will invest $800 million in a new Indiana plant that will produce up to 20,000 solar modules per day. (PV Magazine)
- Hundreds of residents in support and against a proposed commercial solar project attend a public hearing in northeastern Ohio. (WKBN)
- An Indiana county commission narrowly rejects plans for a commercial solar project after considering the plan for more than two years. (WPTA)
- Utility officials continue developing plans for a 5 MW solar project near a South Dakota landfill. (Brookings Register)
- A Michigan State University researcher is studying ways to limit future waste by recycling retired solar panels as projects come offline. (Grist)
PIPELINES:
- The CEO of Summit Carbon Solutions remains committed to a five-state carbon pipeline project despite a competitor’s recently canceled project because of regulatory uncertainty. (S&P Global)
- A northeastern Iowa county official wants to craft local setback requirements for carbon pipelines in preparation of potential future projects. (Radio Iowa)
COAL: A federal judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit brought by more than 100 landowners seeking to address concerns about buried coal ash and groundwater contamination at a former Ohio coal plant. (WCPO)
POLITICS: Congressional GOP lawmakers expand their effort to stop perceived threats to gas stoves with a bill to block federal agencies from adopting new rules supporting energy-efficient appliances. (E&E News)
COMMENTARY: The former Republican mayor of Indianapolis co-authors an op-ed saying the electric vehicle transition can help break the U.S.’s overreliance on foreign oil supplies. (Indianapolis Star)
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