Happy Friday!
In the news today…
Grid:
- Utility Dive reports the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission tell federal energy regulators to scrap plans to give incumbent utilities first dibs on building some major transmission projects, saying it will prevent competition and hurt consumers.
- Electrek reports more than 2,500 members of a Tesla virtual power plant in California sent battery power back to the grid this week during the program’s first emergency response event.
Minerals:
- E&E News reports the developer of a controversial proposed lithium mine in Nevada says mining-related provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will boost the industry.
- The Guardian carries an op-ed arguing that mining critical minerals isn’t worth it if large tracts of the planet are left uninhabitable.