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On hydropower, GOP renewables, and sewage in Seattle

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hXS2nCLYdW8r8V1R3Ys9rLW7RW57F2zcXCxW6Kh6dc2TgrsKN1vVQLXppPYrf6pmhCd04 )

ALEXANDER C. KAUFMAN =E2=80=A2 APRIL 28, 2026

Current conditions: After a springy warm up, temperatures in Northeast citi=
es such as Boston and Atlantic City are plunging back into the low 50 degre=
es Fahrenheit range for the rest of the week =E2=80=A2 In India, meanwhile,=
 a northern heatwave is sending temperatures in Gujarat as high as 110 degr=
ees today =E2=80=A2 The Pacific waters off California and Mexico are hittin=
g record temperatures amid an historic marine heatwave.

THE TOP FIVE

1. Trump has convinced two more offshore wind developers to cancel projects

Last month, following a string of legal defeats over his efforts to halt co=
nstruction of offshore wind turbines through regulatory fiat, President Don=
ald Trump tried something new: Paying developers to quit. The plan worked: =
French energy giant TotalEnergies agreed to abandon its two offshore wind f=
arms in exchange for $1 billion from the federal government, with the promi=
se that it would reinvest that money in U.S. oil and gas development. Repor=
ting by Heatmap=E2=80=99s Emily Pontecorvo later showed that the legal reas=
oning behind the federal government's cash  offer was shaky (https://d2QWfV=
04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf=
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9W6_0Yv62WLHpyW4GQJBw3rP3h7W8PssdH2pQKFhW1w22dp8tnDNYf1LcsZ604 ) , and that=
 the actual text of the agreement contained no definite assurances (https:/=
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TYVX33B02H5f6P43GY04 ) that the company would invest any more than it was a=
lready planning to. Last week, I told you (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlink=
s.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VHP3pyd0=
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xL7P6twQW45jCSj8kmqJGVntgBj7fF6kCW83V3L748GvSKf1fGRRj04 ) that more deals w=
ere in the works, including with another French company, the utility Engie.=
 Now the Trump administration has confirmed the rumors.

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t-CM5CTvM5xDWnW5ZZJ2w8Zs9JRW4tjxkk5MQZTFW6Js65S5jv0Bjf6cKv6n04 ) plans to s=
pend a little under $1 billion =E2=80=94 a combined $885 million =E2=80=94 =
to recoup the leasing costs developers already paid from a proposed wind fa=
rm off New Jersey and another off California. BlackRock-owned Global Infras=
tructure Partners =E2=80=9Chas committed=E2=80=9D to reinvest up to $765 mi=
llion into a U.S.-based liquified natural gas project. In exchange, the Int=
erior Department said it will cancel the firm=E2=80=99s lease for the Bluep=
oint Wind offshore project in federal waters off New Jersey and New York =
=E2=80=9Cand reimburse the company=E2=80=99s bid payment in the amount inve=
sted in the LNG project.=E2=80=9D As part of the deal, Bluepoint Wind =E2=
=80=9Chas decided not to pursue any new offshore wind developments in the U=
nited States,=E2=80=9D the agency said. Likewise, the floating wind farm de=
veloper Golden State Wind agreed to abandon its lease located in the federa=
lly designated Morro Bay Wind Energy Area located 20 miles off San Luis Obi=
spo County. The company had hoped to build one of the first offshore wind f=
acilities in California where the continental shelf drops off too steeply f=
or the kinds of wind farms sited on the nation=E2=80=99s Atlantic coast. Un=
der the deal, the developer can recover =E2=80=9Capproximately $120 million=
 in lease fees after an investment has been made of an equal amount in the =
development of U.S. oil and gas assets, energy infrastructure, and/or LNG p=
rojects along the Gulf Coast.=E2=80=9D As part of the agreement, Golden Sta=
te has opted out of pursuing new offshore wind projects. In a statement, Mi=
chael Brown, the chief executive of Ocean Winds North America, credited for=
 =E2=80=9Cthe clarity they have provided with this decision and deal.=E2=80=
=9D The 50% owner of both Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind added: =E2=
=80=9COur priority remains disciplined capital allocation and delivering re=
liable energy solutions that create long-term value for ratepayers, partner=
s, and shareholders.=E2=80=9D

2. Energy Department unfreezes $430 million for hydropower plants

The Department of Energy said Monday it will soon restart talks to pay out =
nearly $430 million in payments to American hydroelectric projects that wer=
e promised under a Biden-era program. The Trump administration paused the n=
egotiations as the agency reorganized its hydro-related programs under the =
newly named Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office and Secretary of Energy Chri=
s Wright reassessed droves of investments his predecessors made into clean =
energy projects. The funding aims to support 293 projects at 212 facilities=
 through a program to maintain and enhance the nation=E2=80=99s fleet of da=
ms. =E2=80=9CAmerican hydropower is a key component of this Administration=
=E2=80=99s vision for an affordable, reliable energy system,=E2=80=9D Assis=
tant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson said in a statement (https://d2QW=
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gXq_VW9dS6n73b2f0zW8xS6mL97vcVLW1BYz3X8y_KbLdz3YWW04 ) . =E2=80=9CThese act=
ions will modernize our hydropower fleet, bolster our domestic workforce, a=
nd bring us closer to realizing that vision.=E2=80=9D

The future Fall Line Fusion Power Station (Tesla Model S not included). Pho=
to: Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Hydropower is a renewable power source conservative critics of wind and sol=
ar tend to like because it operates 24/7 and provides large-scale, long-dur=
ation energy storage through pumped-storage systems. Similarly, commerciali=
zing fusion power, the so-called holy grail of clean energy, is another tec=
hnological goal the Trump administration shares with advocates of a lower-c=
arbon future. On Tuesday morning, Commonwealth Fusion Systems became the fi=
rst fusion power plant developer to apply to join a major grid operator. By=
 submitting its paperwork to link its generators to PJM Interconnection, th=
e largest U.S. wholesale electricity market, Commonwealth Fusion is showing=
 it=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Con track to connect to the electricity grid in time =
to deliver power in the early 2030s.=E2=80=9D The company also announced th=
at it had named the first 400-megawatt ARC power plant it=E2=80=99s buildin=
g in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the Fall Line Fusion Power Station. The=
 name is a reference to the geological boundary where Virginia=E2=80=99s el=
evated Piedmont region drops to the Tidewater coastal plain, creating rapid=
s on the James River that Virginians historically built mills on to harness=
 the power from falling water.

3. Exclusive: Carbon credit trading giant Xpansiv inks a deal to unlock mor=
e precise, time-stamped electricity data

Xpansiv, the startup that manages a global exchange for trading carbon cred=
its and renewable energy credits, has signed a deal to bring credits with p=
recise data that allows buyers to match clean electricity consumption to ge=
neration on an hour-by-hour basis. The partnership with the software platfo=
rm Granular Energy, which I can exclusively report for this newsletter, wil=
l allow buyers and sellers to access =E2=80=9Chigh-integrity, time-stamped =
energy data with registry-issued energy attribute certificates through a si=
ngle platform=E2=80=9D for the first time. The push comes amid growing call=
s for tighter rules and more transparency to avoid greenwashing carbon cred=
its as voluntary programs such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol draw scrutiny=
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XxLW4YHgbC6xvRzDW4ldFlH44SVsWf9frDZ204 ) and the European Union=E2=80=99s w=
orld-first carbon tariff enters its fifth month of operation. =E2=80=9CThis=
 integrated solution makes granular renewable energy more accessible and ea=
sier to manage for independent power producers, utilities, traders, brokers=
, and corporate buyers,=E2=80=9D Russell Karas, Xpansiv=E2=80=99s senior vi=
ce president of strategic market solutions, told me in a statement.

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c2ThMlYf7W_hd404 )

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4. Republicans signal support for permitting reform on clean energy

Earlier this month, I told you that SunZia (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlin=
ks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VHv3pyd=
0W7lCdLW6lZ3kSW2jZJyk6cl_34W2FPzmb7vvzxbN3WGBLs85yNrW6jWQ2y3nBsBLW2lD9vF49w=
_mMW7bK9wX856lyhW86yrqH14mlYtW8f4Fsr57-jR2W2Fd8cV8v0wgST2cZj3cz1kHW55L6rp64=
Mvb1W8tL0WZ7wWCH8W79DKM755hxMvW3cYzmB37_DvpW5fpkL65zR9yjVQZzx_4H_TbRW17TqQx=
7PQlHlW46JdQD5l6sWkW1fS3GT7XYjJmW3nNtsv2-_MqsW67lk4311ZpR6W7xnNtl1xKzL9W12T=
1Qt4CBbsVW8pxnvf6WMqRZf3JZWVz04 ) , the nation=E2=80=99s largest renewable =
energy project ever, had come online. The behemoth project, which included =
3.5 gigawatts of wind turbines in New Mexico and 550 miles of transmission =
lines to funnel the electricity to Arizona=E2=80=99s fast-growing populatio=
n centers, took just three years to build once construction began in 2023. =
But =E2=80=9Cthe permitting process took nearly 17 years =E2=80=94 almost s=
ix times as long,=E2=80=9D in a sign of how =E2=80=9Ca broken permitting sy=
stem has choked the infrastructure growth that underwrites American strengt=
h.=E2=80=9D You=E2=80=99d be mistaken for thinking these words came from so=
meone like Senator Martin Heinrich (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/C=
tc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VHP3pyd0W7Y8-PT=
6lZ3lDW8wq8qJ5Fv6VqW86F5062SFSr1W5PZTw79jh1zqW24ZVCy29TkB-W157R0J49cMdJW9fk=
X7F8CkmwKV1pld42_cxNjW6vMVKW3SS6sYW58TmJc6CvclwW2gf9-09lh9-LW8hl-Xt1nmTvkW2=
5Fgv78p6FpdW99kk3x8NW3PcW1XnJ-06MhnDGW8PP3636t6KLQN93tGHSFQ3QxN67wTM4T1wSzW=
2Ljw6V3Jmj0ZN6tv3FF5cR_wW1JDsB_94kf4FVR9fTw480bqYW6ktVft88L92ZW5Pk-ww6S9kv2=
W2d-DqR1_D-01MH-pPJ4rBjMW9dKtdG8P1Pdwf9blFPR04 ) , the New Mexico Democrat =
and climate hawk who long championed SunZia and more transmission lines to =
bring renewables online, but told Heatmap=E2=80=99s Jael Holzman (https://d=
2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1=
qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJ43pyd0W8wLKSR6lZ3pzVjx6Gd4_6N4ZW7P4sYC1DkptVV3HwbV6WhFcZW4=
TfQNY3f0k7_W87l8LD7VXgJTVCLTJR7dWD91W3dcpwt4r-CN3W6rgDMT1Mb6_GW8J50cq16NxLN=
W4jp0RV9gdWz9W40Mvhz5N3Y9zVb2HBm3PJ32YW99bC7B3hQbRzW2WPWc622TDW6W7NTWBf5DTF=
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jcklW8WvTW439cyyFW1ZFZ7G7GkJYkW1H3XCX8dhBTkW8x-sYr6-MRXBW7ZG-8x1_x2J9TFQJg6=
2l9tNVKQLQ45nz9S1f2q_DDg04 ) last December that he wouldn=E2=80=99t vote fo=
r anything that failed to boost renewables. But their author is actually Se=
nator Tom Cotton, the right-wing firebrand Republican from Arkansas. In a M=
onday op-ed in The Washington Post (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/C=
tc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJn3pyd0W95jsWP=
6lZ3nkW57bQ6L2pc5szW87zlXC5tVs-CW1ltHtf4gtqxLN9chnKnfSR2LN18cMTKZHMdgW7fvM4=
p2_5QdDW228mZC8RTcNQW38tWr68rMy4nVyFs182T06dMW2-WQz07MyKXNW4MTlQV22Sgh6W8W5=
b2G8M62QyW7k_J-F2GLd6xW3vDkm68sczVDW8Rb2l_4pxvSRW3n-z_f697DNhW5VG6Yy1rt7LWW=
64vWL_5wZ6rgW7WC-qX72nJRwVmHSbT78rZ0NW8_x5kP94BHYpW6pzZGL203T5-W6y28Yw29hxt=
mW4m6_2Z3LCB66W6y04_g8ZNgpmN25z3FGr4KWxW7fzS416NNC0gW4YWfcj3mSPJwN2tf51xMdP=
8_VNz5z-1rR8Thf2TCk3v04 ) , Cotton argued that the U.S. =E2=80=9Cneeds more=
 electricity to support data centers, modern manufacturing, defense infrast=
ructure, and economic growth,=E2=80=9D in addition to more =E2=80=9Cdomesti=
c access to critical minerals=E2=80=9D and processing plants and =E2=80=9Ca=
 stronger industrial base.=E2=80=9D To make that happen, =E2=80=9Cthe count=
ry first needs straightforward, enforceable permitting standards and fast, =
efficient construction,=E2=80=9D he wrote. He called for overhauling landma=
rk laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act and establishing =E2=
=80=9Ca single agency=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9Coversee permitting reviews with =
firm deadlines and a clear, coordinated decision process.=E2=80=9D

The push comes as Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives prop=
ose restoring tax credits for wind, solar, and other clean energy technolog=
ies that were curtailed by One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The American Energy =
Dominance Act, introduced Thursday, would remove the accelerated deadlines =
that Trump=E2=80=99s landmark legislation last year placed on the renewable=
 energy production tax credit, known as 45Y, and the 48E investment tax cre=
dits. It would, according to Utility Dive (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlink=
s.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJn3pyd0=
W95jsWP6lZ3mxW5l_jf77YfHB9W3DQd8y147-NmN8nVFDCD7NRhW2mr3Wk99KWY6W1tyttK56n3=
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WS-W3Zd4Y99jQsG0W1QQ5k_2mLPJdW45Nplv2fSTF7W6B-Kqk8-S1hKW3P2krR7zhskPW5PCWcw=
59j-bwF3xnmFcvFp3W1fPc5G40w9-cW38whRZ1kJq8MW8MFZtX54D5ZsW8RG5gJ2PRf_TW6cHy3=
035JXPPW4GRVwn6np8sZW2csMvM94pgt_W7PpVc-3JKszSW2rbJMy29pV8HW5s9yt72Fsg-ZW5M=
hGG41SXfhbW1SPHNv9dpty3f63KVBv04 ) , also make similar changes to the 45V c=
lean hydrogen production credit.

5. New York weakens heat protections for ratepayers facing utility shutoffs

Last month, New York utility executives gathered at a luxury hotel in Miami=
 and boasted about banding together to influence a new state policy that wo=
uld limit when power companies can turn off customers=E2=80=99 electricity =
during heat waves because of unpaid bills. A day later, Albany unveiled the=
 policy. Ratepayers in New York City in particular =E2=80=9Clost meaningful=
 safeguards,=E2=80=9D Laurie Wheelock, the head of the watchdog Public Util=
ity Law Project, told The New York Times (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks=
.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJn3pyd0W=
95jsWP6lZ3m2Vd9L-t5V795yN1SlXK8z8FDdVLjXTy390wk3W2XXmlD4CVf-pW8V-jCW7-Chm6V=
T5Trz88GwxfW4N8HkX6P8JQSW5pb8Z15dzrjLW5n48Mt299pDQVFt4zh9f3_SWW2dM6Ls46rx15=
W46FFxD8_BtbFN616jYT1_Hy8W5psJ9R6pWVVvW49Dxjt7STHp6W6HXvpk8s4cN4W3jH5ZD6J-t=
qWN56Ky1R63PBDW80YQjC5XQJ8SW8SHsmg8LKZHWW4nYk7m8df_W6W4RMhH28nSQVhW3CGt0v6T=
4vvjN34jL2rv0mxPN4cmXX5twqpzTPCTm1VmN4TW63TxnW7qdY53W5BtChX15w2RvW4rR-H59ft=
C6nW6Kw0n94WvWl3f7nqrVP04 ) . Under its previous agreement with the state, =
ConEdison, the utility that serves the five boroughs and Westchester, was b=
arred from terminating service for non-payment the day before a 90-degree f=
orecast, the day of, and two days after. The new policy prohibits shutoffs =
only on the day of the forecast.

Meanwhile, in Seattle, residents of King County are bracing for a double-di=
git rate hike on sewage service. Following years of modest increases, the S=
eattle Times (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZ=
jx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VGC5n4LbW5BWr2F6lZ3kJW49s3cb3V9kKXW37=
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W8JQjnM2HLvghVFVD871tXD7XW4LcCMy30hRZjW50cFXm44lD1lW24c8xB1fPwJRVxhH5z7xGBr=
qW19Y2yr7KJzx8W2RZV0r5s6sp9Tw0Mz5WR-nDW4MSj9P8gyyLtN1NjYrLlrVfbW5qhz1n3RkNC=
7Vm28k775rYJQN6Wj6WlFPPx3W4nR7kf4JLlcFMM-jYZpGjsmW3vwMXn85jtYYW5l3b4S80GRHS=
W7yqDrP4G1Yl6W36lYB28CFfM-W5K4mGM2NS1f1f5FP5b004 ) reported, county officia=
ls proposed a 12.75% spike in sewer rates for next year as the municipality=
 looks for ways to pay for $14 billion in infrastructure upgrades over the =
next decade. The problem? The famously rainy cultural and financial capital=
 of the Pacific Northwest is facing worsening floods from atmospheric river=
s (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3v=
XxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VHP3pyd0W7Y8-PT6lZ3plW795WJ039WVLbW5cg9yb5-SdjLW=
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H518kRpf3GSTS204 ) .

THE KICKER

In Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Governor Josh Shapiro is taking yet another ste=
p to deal with ballooning electricity costs in PJM Interconnection. In a Mo=
nday afternoon post (https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV=
04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJn3pyd0W95jsWP6lZ3pXW4phJJS89=
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N3CqXhKqzmN9W2DPP7H8rnVdrW6W4sVT6-4RQvW2fVr062qfMbQW10grVr87SPnxW7NwsZR3mgw=
Nlf7QStT004 ) on X, he said he=E2=80=99s appointing a new special counsel f=
or energy affordability to be =E2=80=9Cour newest watchdog to hold utility =
companies accountable when they try to jack up Pennsylvanians=E2=80=99 ener=
gy bills.=E2=80=9D The Democrat, widely considered a top contender for his =
party=E2=80=99s presidential nomination in 2028, said the appointment =E2=
=80=9Cwill support our efforts to lower costs and put money back in your po=
ckets.=E2=80=9D

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<p style=3D"line-height:150%; font-weight:bold">1. <strong>Trump has convin=
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<p style=3D"line-height:150%">Last month, following a string of legal defea=
ts over his efforts to halt construction of offshore wind turbines through =
regulatory fiat, President Donald Trump tried something new: Paying develop=
ers to quit. The plan worked: French energy giant TotalEnergies agreed to a=
bandon its two offshore wind farms in exchange for $1 billion from the fede=
ral government, with the promise that it would reinvest that money in U.S. =
oil and gas development. Reporting by Heatmap=E2=80=99s Emily Pontecorvo la=
ter showed that the legal reasoning behind the federal government's cash&nb=
sp; offer was <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2=
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nk-id-v2=3D"jVO3fZFN" target=3D"_blank">no definite assurances</a> that the=
 company would invest any more than it was already planning to.&nbsp;Last w=
eek, <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VW=
mZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VHP3qn9qW7Y8-PT6lZ3kGW5ZtG4g7rNMxQV=
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Zr3TRLW7VJXhN8z7KtRdzsWgR04" style=3D"color:#000000" data-hs-link-id=3D"0" =
data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"XBBnlnkF" target=3D"_blank">I told you</a> that more =
deals were in the works, including with another French company, the utility=
 Engie. Now the Trump administration has confirmed the rumors.&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">On Monday, the Department of the Interior <a =
href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx=
05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VGC5nXHCW5BWr2F6lZ3kXW86v55N1DLGNzW2r-xL89d=
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unced</a> plans to spend a little under $1 billion =E2=80=94 a combined $88=
5 million =E2=80=94 to recoup the leasing costs developers already paid fro=
m a proposed wind farm off New Jersey and another off California. BlackRock=
-owned Global Infrastructure Partners =E2=80=9Chas committed=E2=80=9D to re=
invest up to $765 million into a U.S.-based liquified natural gas project. =
In exchange, the Interior Department said it will cancel the firm=E2=80=99s=
 lease for the Bluepoint Wind offshore project in federal waters off New Je=
rsey and New York =E2=80=9Cand reimburse the company=E2=80=99s bid payment =
in the amount invested in the LNG project.=E2=80=9D As part of the deal, Bl=
uepoint Wind =E2=80=9Chas decided not to pursue any new offshore wind devel=
opments in the United States,=E2=80=9D the agency said. Likewise, the float=
ing wind farm developer Golden State Wind agreed to abandon its lease locat=
ed in the federally designated Morro Bay Wind Energy Area located 20 miles =
off San Luis Obispo County. The company had hoped to build one of the first=
 offshore wind facilities in California where the continental shelf drops o=
ff too steeply for the kinds of wind farms sited on the nation=E2=80=99s At=
lantic coast. Under the deal, the developer can recover =E2=80=9Capproximat=
ely $120 million in lease fees after an investment has been made of an equa=
l amount in the development of U.S. oil and gas assets, energy infrastructu=
re, and/or LNG projects along the Gulf Coast.=E2=80=9D As part of the agree=
ment, Golden State has opted out of pursuing new offshore wind projects. In=
 a statement, Michael Brown, the chief executive of Ocean Winds North Ameri=
ca,&nbsp;credited for =E2=80=9Cthe clarity they have provided with this dec=
ision and deal.=E2=80=9D The 50% owner of both Bluepoint Wind and Golden St=
ate Wind added: =E2=80=9COur priority remains disciplined capital allocatio=
n and delivering reliable energy solutions that create long-term value for =
ratepayers, partners, and shareholders.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;</p>
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ule_17168975037365" class=3D"hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wr=
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idget" data-hs-cos-type=3D"rich_text"><p style=3D"line-height:150%; font-we=
ight:bold"><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">2. </span><strong>Energy Depa=
rtment unfreezes $430 million for hydropower plants</strong></p></div></div=
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"100%" class=3D"" style=3D""><tbody><tr><td class=3D"hs_padded" style=3D"fo=
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ord-break:break-word; padding:20px"><div id=3D"hs_cos_wrapper_module-3-0-7"=
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ich_text"><p style=3D"line-height:150%">The Department of Energy said Monda=
y it will soon restart talks to pay out nearly $430 million in payments to =
American hydroelectric projects that were promised under a Biden-era progra=
m. The Trump administration paused the negotiations as the agency reorganiz=
ed its hydro-related programs under the newly named Hydropower and Hydrokin=
etic Office and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright reassessed droves of inves=
tments his predecessors made into clean energy projects. The funding aims t=
o support 293 projects at 212 facilities through a program to maintain and =
enhance the nation=E2=80=99s fleet of dams. =E2=80=9CAmerican hydropower is=
 a key component of this Administration=E2=80=99s vision for an affordable,=
 reliable energy system,=E2=80=9D Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robe=
rtson said in a <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/=
d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VGj5bYhvW50kH_H6lZ3nHW3b=
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rF8JLVhjVh82XD3DfR6RW3LVPL83P16fxf7HWZdR04" style=3D"color:#000000" data-hs=
-link-id=3D"0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"acdeuRpZ" target=3D"_blank">statement<=
/a>. =E2=80=9CThese actions will modernize our hydropower fleet, bolster ou=
r domestic workforce, and bring us closer to realizing that vision.=E2=80=
=9D</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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px; line-height:150%" align=3D"right">The future Fall Line Fusion Power Sta=
tion (Tesla Model S not included). Photo: Commonwealth Fusion Systems</p></=
div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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"100%" class=3D"" style=3D""><tbody><tr><td class=3D"hs_padded" style=3D"fo=
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" data-hs-cos-type=3D"rich_text"><p style=3D"line-height:150%; font-weight:=
normal">Hydropower is a renewable power source conservative critics of wind=
 and solar tend to like because it operates 24/7 and provides large-scale, =
long-duration energy storage through pumped-storage systems. Similarly, com=
mercializing fusion power, the so-called holy grail of clean energy, is ano=
ther technological goal the Trump administration shares with advocates of a=
 lower-carbon future. On Tuesday morning, Commonwealth Fusion Systems becam=
e the first fusion power plant developer to apply to join a major grid oper=
ator. By submitting its paperwork to link its generators to PJM Interconnec=
tion, the largest U.S. wholesale electricity market, Commonwealth Fusion is=
 showing it=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Con track to connect to the electricity grid =
in time to deliver power in the early 2030s.=E2=80=9D The company also anno=
unced that it had named the first 400-megawatt ARC power plant it=E2=80=99s=
 building in Chesterfield County, Virginia, the Fall Line Fusion Power Stat=
ion. The name is a reference to the geological boundary where Virginia=E2=
=80=99s elevated Piedmont region drops to the Tidewater coastal plain, crea=
ting rapids on the James River that Virginians historically built mills on =
to harness the power from falling water.&nbsp;</p></div></div></td></tr></t=
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nt-weight:bold">3.<strong> </strong><strong>Exclusive: Carbon credit tradin=
g giant Xpansiv inks a deal to unlock more precise, time-stamped electricit=
y data</strong></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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ansiv, the startup that manages a global exchange for trading carbon credit=
s and renewable energy credits, has signed a deal to bring credits with pre=
cise data that allows buyers to match clean electricity consumption to gene=
ration on an hour-by-hour basis. The partnership with the software platform=
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allow buyers and sellers to access =E2=80=9Chigh-integrity, time-stamped en=
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le platform=E2=80=9D for the first time. The push comes amid growing calls =
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on tariff enters its fifth month of operation. =E2=80=9CThis integrated sol=
ution makes granular renewable energy more accessible and easier to manage =
for independent power producers, utilities, traders, brokers, and corporate=
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e is using AI to bring regenerative farming practices to over 100,000 small=
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ng><strong>Republicans signal support for permitting reform on clean energy=
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" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"Ir9/pQyW" target=3D"_blank">SunZia</a>, the nation=
=E2=80=99s largest renewable energy project ever, had come online. The behe=
moth project, which included 3.5 gigawatts of wind turbines in New Mexico a=
nd 550 miles of transmission lines to funnel the electricity to Arizona=E2=
=80=99s fast-growing population centers, took just three years to build onc=
e construction began in 2023. But =E2=80=9Cthe permitting process took near=
ly 17 years =E2=80=94 almost six times as long,=E2=80=9D in a sign of how =
=E2=80=9Ca broken permitting system has choked the infrastructure growth th=
at underwrites American strength.=E2=80=9D You=E2=80=99d be mistaken for th=
inking these words came from someone like Senator <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV=
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rich</a>, the New Mexico Democrat and climate hawk who long championed SunZ=
ia and more transmission lines to bring renewables online, but told <a href=
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link-id=3D"0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"l5mywekb" target=3D"_blank">Heatmap=E2=
=80=99s Jael Holzman</a> last December that he wouldn=E2=80=99t vote for an=
ything that failed to boost renewables. But their author is actually Senato=
r Tom Cotton, the right-wing firebrand Republican from Arkansas. In a Monda=
y op-ed in <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWf=
V04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VGj5nXHCW50kH_H6lZ3lzW7GdGlX2=
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hington Post</em></a>, Cotton argued that the U.S. =E2=80=9Cneeds more elec=
tricity to support data centers, modern manufacturing, defense infrastructu=
re, and economic growth,=E2=80=9D in addition to more =E2=80=9Cdomestic acc=
ess to critical minerals=E2=80=9D and processing plants and =E2=80=9Ca stro=
nger industrial base.=E2=80=9D To make that happen, =E2=80=9Cthe country fi=
rst needs straightforward, enforceable permitting standards and fast, effic=
ient construction,=E2=80=9D he wrote. He called for overhauling landmark la=
ws such as the National Environmental Policy Act and establishing =E2=80=9C=
a single agency=E2=80=9D to =E2=80=9Coversee permitting reviews with firm d=
eadlines and a clear, coordinated decision process.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">The push comes as Republican lawmakers in the=
 House of Representatives propose restoring tax credits for wind, solar, an=
d other clean energy technologies that were curtailed by One Big Beautiful =
Bill Act. The American Energy Dominance Act, introduced Thursday, would rem=
ove the accelerated deadlines that Trump=E2=80=99s landmark legislation las=
t year placed on the renewable energy production tax credit, known as 45Y, =
and the 48E investment tax credits. It would, according to <a href=3D"https=
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2=3D"1wywUP53" target=3D"_blank"><em>Utility Dive</em></a>, also make simil=
ar changes to the 45V clean hydrogen production credit.&nbsp;</p></div></di=
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<p style=3D"line-height:150%">Last month, New York utility executives gathe=
red at a luxury hotel in Miami and boasted about banding together to influe=
nce a new state policy that would limit when power companies can turn off c=
ustomers=E2=80=99 electricity during heat waves because of unpaid bills. A =
day later, Albany unveiled the policy. Ratepayers in New York City in parti=
cular =E2=80=9Clost meaningful safeguards,=E2=80=9D Laurie Wheelock, the he=
ad of the watchdog Public Utility Law Project, told <a href=3D"https://d2QW=
fV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZj=
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/a" target=3D"_blank"><em>The New York Times</em></a>. Under its previous a=
greement with the state, ConEdison, the utility that serves the five boroug=
hs and Westchester, was barred from terminating service for non-payment the=
 day before a 90-degree forecast, the day of, and two days after. The new p=
olicy prohibits shutoffs only on the day of the forecast.&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">&nbsp;</p>
<p style=3D"line-height:150%">Meanwhile, in Seattle, residents of King Coun=
ty are bracing for a double-digit rate hike on sewage service. Following ye=
ars of&nbsp;modest increases, the <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotli=
nks.com/Ctc/X+113/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VGW5nX=
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6LwJ-l7MH02sW1HsjB23SGjM2W4v_X4V4_9tY2N4npS_M2jtH-W7bp1RS2SQ7y9W6T89-T4rWd6=
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id=3D"0" data-hs-link-id-v2=3D"K5lmojWQ" target=3D"_blank"><em>Seattle Time=
s</em></a> reported, county officials proposed a 12.75% spike in sewer rate=
s for next year as the municipality looks for ways to pay for $14 billion i=
n infrastructure upgrades over the next decade. The problem? The famously r=
ainy cultural and financial capital of the Pacific Northwest is facing wors=
ening floods from <a href=3D"https://d2QWfV04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/X+11=
3/d2QWfV04/VWmZjx1Jxx05W3vXxwJ8LzbvTW1qZjFf5Nq0KCN3X6VJ43qn9qW8wLKSR6lZ3llW=
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t=3D"_blank">atmospheric rivers</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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vanians=E2=80=99 energy bills.=E2=80=9D</strong> The Democrat, widely consi=
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