SOLAR: The United Steelworkers form a neutrality agreement with solar company Convalt Energy as it plans to build two U.S. factories, marking a “significant breakthrough” into unionizing the domestic solar industry, the White House’s climate adviser says. (Axios)

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CLIMATE: The Biden administration unveils a multi-agency strategy to research and respond to extreme heat through 2030. (The Hill)

UTILITIES: Democratic lawmakers in Ohio criticize the state’s recent $20 million settlement with FirstEnergy over the HB6 corruption scandal as a “paltry sum,” noting the company has so far faced minimal accountability. (State House News Service)

COMMENTARY: An advocate says one way to accelerate the buildout of transmission lines is to improve incentives for rural communities, such as adding broadband internet in the process. (Utility Dive)

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