General Motors ramps up EV charging efforts

ALSO:

• General Motors also partners with electric vehicle charging company EVgo to build 400 fast-charging stations in major U.S. metros by 2025, including in Michigan. (Automotive Dive)
• At a campaign stop in Michigan, former President Trump said the state has become an “afterthought” for auto manufacturing and is uncompetitive with China on electric vehicles. (Bridge)
• Iowa State University researchers receive a $1.2 million federal grant to create electric vehicle charging resilience plans for three Midwest cities that use technology to keep chargers working during power outages. (news release)

PIPELINES: 

• Iowa residents raise concerns about potential flooding affecting a carbon pipeline as a developer presents plans for an expanded project. (KTIV) 
• Leaders of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa remain concerned that plans to reroute the Line 5 pipeline around their reservation in northern Wisconsin would still affect their watershed. (Inside Climate News)

SOLAR: 

• Repurposing the interconnection system at a large Minnesota coal plant set for retirement to support a massive solar project helps avoid potentially several years of regulatory steps to connect to the grid. (CNN)
• A developer selects a construction firm to build a $453 million, 1,000 MW solar project in southwestern Michigan that would be one of the largest projects in the state. (Construction Dive)
• A developer secures a $351 million financing package to build a 251 MW solar project in southern Indiana. (Solar Industry)
• U.S. installed solar capacity has grown 34% over the past year as developers continue to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act, though permitting and interconnection challenges remain. (Solar Power World)