Carbon pipeline wouldn’t capture all ethanol plant emissions

GRID: 

• High prices in grid operator PJM’s most recent capacity auction are a signal to build new generation but also may spur new demand response and batteries that help reduce demand, experts say. (Utility Dive)
• A southern Minnesota county opposes Xcel Energy’s proposed route for a new transmission line that would travel through agricultural land. (West Central Tribune, subscription)

NUCLEAR: 

• North Dakota lawmakers say the state should invest more into studying the potential for nuclear power to meet the state’s growing energy demand. (North Dakota Monitor)
• A Michigan electric cooperative would receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants to buy power from a shuttered nuclear plant if it reopens. (Interlochen Public Radio)

PIPELINES: 

• Environmental groups say a revised water permit for Enbridge’s planned Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac will now more adequately consider the interests of multiple tribes in the region. (Michigan Advance)
• North Dakota regulators will hold a public work session today on Summit Carbon Solution’s revised permit request for its proposed carbon pipeline. (North Dakota Monitor)

UTILITIES: 

• Michigan regulators increase automatic customer bill credits from $38 to $40 per day during extended outages to encourage utilities to improve reliability. (Bridge)
• Ratepayer and clean energy advocates across the country rally to highlight the link between climate change and rising electric bills. (Inside Climate News)

SOLAR: 

• Construction starts on a 128 MW solar project in central Illinois that marks the developer’s first of two projects in the region. (Solar Power World)
• The U.S. solar industry installed 9.4 GW of capacity during what analysts called a “great second quarter” this year on the strength of utility-scale projects and federal policy support. (Solar Power World)