ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Owners of General Motors electric vehicles can now install adapters that allow access to Tesla supercharger stations, a move by the automaker to expand charger access and remove range anxiety as a barrier to adoption. (Forbes)
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)
POLITICS: Minnesota utility executives have played an outsized role in campaign contributions to a Republican candidate looking to upset her Democratic opponent in a crucial Minnesota state Senate race. (Minnesota Reformer)
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)
EFFICIENCY: A nonprofit receives a $2.8 million federal grant to help Michigan tribal communities adopt energy-efficient building codes and climate adaptation strategies. (WisconsinInno, subscription; news release)
RENEWABLES: City officials in Kalamazoo, Michigan, approve a 20-year contract with Consumers Energy to buy enough wind and solar to power all municipal buildings by 2028. (MLive)
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