Happy Friday. Yesterday, we reported that Trump was poised to cancel the $7 billion Solar For All program. In the afternoon, the EPA made it official — but as Jeff St. John reports in today’s top story, advocates are already gearing up to sue.
Next up, Maria Gallucci reports that low-carbon cement companies are getting some traction with tech giants, and Alison F. Takemura spotlights San Francisco’s efforts to fast-track a climate-friendly update to its building codes.
Finally, I’ve got a chart showing how rooftop solar is expected to fare next year without tax credits in place.
Trump’s Solar for All cancellation would result in tens and in some cases hundreds of millions in lost funding for states, with Texas missing out on $400 million and Wisconsin’s governor noting that power bills will rise and air quality will suffer should the cancellation stand. (Houston Chronicle, Wisconsin Examiner)
California’s Supreme Court orders a lower court to reconsider a challenge to the state’s policy slashing net-metering compensation for rooftop solar, which has driven a decline in residential solar installations in the state. (New York Times)
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, calls on the Trump administration to drop a policy requiring heightened reviews of proposed wind and solar projects, saying it has already blocked developments on federal and private land. (Solar Power World)
OFFSHORE WIND
The U.S. Interior Department announces plans to review its regulations to ensure that offshore wind doesn’t receive what it calls “preferential treatment,” the latest in a series of actions taking aim at the wind industry. (Bloomberg Law)
UTILITIES
Arizona Public Service walks back previous climate commitments and trades a “zero-carbon” target by 2050 for a “carbon-neutral” one as it delays a planned coal plant closure and looks to gas generation to meet growing power demand. (Arizona Central)
Colorado advocates say a utility’s plan to delay its coal plant closure could undermine the state’s energy transition. (CPR)
NUCLEAR
Talen Energy asks an appeals court to reconsider a ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that prohibits an Amazon data center from getting more of its power directly from a Pennsylvania nuclear plant owned by Talen. (E&E News)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
General Motors plans to import batteries from Chinese manufacturer CATL despite Trump’s aggressive tariffs, a stopgap measure until the company can boost domestic production. (Wall Street Journal)
STORAGE
A New York utility pilot program gives residents small batteries to power their air conditioning units at times of peak demand to relieve stress on the grid. (The City)
A plan to build one of New England’s largest battery storage facilities in Connecticut was derailed by concerns about the Trump administration’s tariffs and plans to roll back renewable energy incentives. (CT Mirror)
Texas regulators decide to keep the minimum required duration for non-spin reserve resources at four hours despite an independent monitor’s recommendation it be reduced to one hour, which benefits gas peaker plants but could push some battery developers out of the market. (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the administration is reviewing previously published National Climate Assessments and will publish updated reports, calling prior versions unfair in their “broad-based assessments of climate change.” (CNN)
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