ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The Biden administration announces $3 billion in grants to build out an “end-to-end supply chain” for electric vehicles, seeking to challenge China’s dominance of the sector. (Associated Press)

NUCLEAR: As it seeks to meet growing energy demand for AI technologies, Microsoft announces a 20-year power purchase agreement that will revive Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear plant. (Bloomberg, New York Times)

OIL & GAS: 

  • John Podesta, the Biden administration’s top clean energy advisor, says the surge in U.S. oil and gas production has “been good for the American consumer and good for national security” while acknowledging the country needs to rapidly decarbonize. (Bloomberg)
  • FERC Chair Willie Phillips says a federal court “erred” in throwing out the agency’s approval of the Transco natural gas pipeline. (E&E News, subscription)
  • A Texas pipeline fire that’s been burning for four days finally goes out, as officials announce a criminal investigation into the car wreck that caused an explosion and the subsequent fire. (Associated Press, New York Times)

CLEAN ENERGY: 

  • Analysts say the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates this week will “jumpstart” clean energy projects that are “very sensitive to the cost of capital.” (Utility Dive)
  • U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls Georgia the “tip of the spear” for the clean energy transition, citing its significant private sector investment in solar, electric vehicle and battery manufacturing that’s been driven by federal tax credits. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

SOLAR: 

GRID: 

MINING: The federal Bureau of Land Management finds a proposed Nevada lithium mine’s protection plan is adequate to avoid driving an endangered wildflower to extinction. (Associated Press)

CLIMATE: Researchers raise concerns about the potential for AI-powered chat tools to aid in the creation and dissemination of climate misinformation. (DeSmog)

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Ken is the director of the Energy News Network at Fresh Energy, and has led the project from its inception as Midwest Energy News in 2009. Prior to joining Fresh Energy, he was the managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio. He started his journalism career in 2002 as a copy editor for the Duluth News Tribune before spending five years at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, where he held a variety of editing, production, and leadership roles, and played a key role in the newspaper's transition to digital-first publishing. A Nebraska native, Ken has a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master's degree from the University of Oregon.