SOLAR: A Swiss firm cancels plans to establish a solar cell manufacturing plant in Colorado, saying market distortions have rendered the project financially unviable. (Reuters)

ALSO: Residents of a sparsely populated Nevada county push back on a 6,200 MW solar complex proposed for more than 100,000 acres of federal land. (Nevada Independent)

WIND: Oregon researchers aim to reduce wind facility-related bird fatalities by painting turbine blades black. (OPB)

ELECTRIFICATION: A Denver agency finishes removing natural gas hookups from and retrofitting a 17-unit public multifamily housing complex with all-electric appliances and central cooling. (CPR) 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Washington state launches an effort to install electric vehicle chargers in rural areas and other charging deserts. (Spokesman-Review) 

PUBLIC LANDS: The federal Bureau of Land Management revamps its southwestern Wyoming resource plan and loosens proposed restrictions on energy development following protests from local officials and residents. (WyoFile) 

UTILITIES: 

COAL: 

  • The operators of the Colstrip coal plant in Montana urge the U.S. Supreme Court to block implementation of new U.S. EPA emissions standards, saying the cost of complying with the rule would force the facility’s closure. (Montana Free Press)
  • New Mexico advocates hail the demolition of the shuttered San Juan coal plant’s smokestacks as a symbol of the energy transition while the facility’s former workers mourn lost jobs. (NM Political Report, Tri-City Record)

OIL & GAS: 

NUCLEAR: California advocates continue to urge policymakers and regulators to block the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant from continuing to operate beyond its 2025 retirement date, saying it is too expensive and dangerous. (Los Angeles Times)

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Jonathan hails from southwestern Colorado and has been writing about the land, cultures, and communities of the Western United States for more than two decades. He compiles the Western Energy News digest. He is the author of three books, a contributing editor at High Country News, and the editor of the Land Desk, an e-newsletter that provides coverage and context on issues critical to the West.