Good morning! The country’s largest grid operator has launched software that could be a game-changer for states and utilities looking to measure actual progress toward clean energy targets. The unusually granular and real-time data could also be beneficial for companies with data centers and factories that want to know just how much carbon-free power is reaching their facilities, Canary Media’s Jeff St. John reports.
Also: Another Midwest shuttered nuclear plant eyed for reopening, and DTE Energy’s CEO says Trump could make it easier to build gas plants.
TODAY'S TOP NEWS
EMISSIONS
MISO partners with a tech startup to create open-source emissions accounting software that discloses the carbon footprint of electricity within regions, states, and even counties on an hour-by-hour basis. (Canary Media)
GRID
Indiana’s Republican Gov. Mike Braun warns that “we clearly don’t have enough electricity” to support the state’s anticipated manufacturing and data center boom, adding that small nuclear reactors are likely in the state’s future. (Indiana Capital Chronicle)
A Michigan lawmaker seeks to extend grant programs for grid reliability projects, saying that ongoing utility rate increases have failed to make meaningful progress. (9&10 News)
PJM warns that extreme scenarios and weather this summer could lead to insufficient power supplies for parts of central Ohio. (Columbus Dispatch)
NUCLEAR
EnergySolutions, the owner of a northeastern Wisconsin nuclear plant, is in the early stages of plans to potentially reopen the plant as grid demand grows. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
A bipartisan slate of Wisconsin lawmakers, Democrat Gov. Tony Evers, and state regulators back pending state legislation to study potential sites for new nuclear plants. (Wisconsin Watch)
FOSSIL FUELS
The CEO of Michigan’s largest electric utility DTE Energy says the Trump administration’s potential attempt to rescind Biden-era clean energy rules could make it easier to build gas plants and delay coal plant closures. (Planet Detroit)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Canadian electric bus manufacturer Damera Corp. plans to invest $31.5 million to open its first U.S. assembly plant in Peoria, Illinois. (Chicago Tribune)
EFFICIENCY
Minnesota-based LiquidCool develops technology designed to cool powerful computer electronics that could potentially cut electricity use from data centers. (MPR News)
COAL
The U.S. EPA is poised to approve North Dakota’s coal ash management program in a move drawing praise from GOP lawmakers but criticism from environmental groups concerned about water pollution. (E&E News)
SOLAR
Construction starts on a $500 million, 430 MW solar project in southeastern Missouri that will boost the state’s solar capacity by nearly 50%. (Construction Dive)
COMMENTARY
It’s time for Michigan lawmakers to pass community solar legislation after years of failed attempts due to utility influence in Lansing, a Sierra Club official writes. (Bridge)
NEW FROM CANARY
Maine’s new three-year efficiency plan, which focuses heavily on deploying whole-home heat pump systems, is expected to lower electricity prices statewide for all residents, Sarah Shemkus reports.
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