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EXCLUSIVE: A new poll from Heatmap Pro indicates that 42% of Americans strongly oppose a data center being built near them.

ICYMI, the Interior Department announced on Friday that it may not issue any permits to a solar or wind project on federal lands unless the agency believes it will generate as much energy per acre as a coal, gas, or nuclear power plant. More from @jael.bsky.social ⬇️

NEW: The EPA plans to cancel grants awarded from the $7 billion Solar for All program by the end of this week. Full story from @emilypont.bsky.social below.

New on SHIFT KEY: @jeremywallace.bsky.social and @katelogan.bsky.social went to the Beijing Auto Show and came away impressed with cars on the high and low end of the market and everything in between. Hear them in conversation with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

The Trump administration's new proposal to speed power permitting for data centers comes with a big risk — stirring up the already buzzing hornets’ nest of local development opposition. Here’s @jael.bsky.social with the story for her latest edition of THE FIGHT: heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

TODAY in Heatmap AM: ☀️ Secretive geoengineering startup unveils sunlight-reflecting tech 👎 Cleveland blocks $1.6 billion data center 🇨🇺 Cuba has run out of fuel oil, diesel Round out your week with these stories (and more!) from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/stardust-...

New on SHIFT KEY: The Strait of Hormuz has not yet reopened, but markets are acting like things are back to normal. What gives? @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social tries to work it out with Jason Bordoff, founding director of Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🇨🇳 Trump kicks off China summit with Xi Jinping 💰 Fervo stock hits the market and surges ⚡ New York’s Canadian transmission line comes online early Learn all about these stories and more from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/fervo-ipo...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Congress he “absolutely” plans to appeal a federal court ruling that unfroze permitting for wind and solar. Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with more on the hearing and the freeze: heatmap.news/sparks/burgu...

Geothermal darling Fervo is now officially FRVO. @alexckaufman.bsky.social caught up with SVP of strategy Sarah Jewett after the company’s big IPO to talk about how the company got here and where it goes now: heatmap.news/energy/fervo...

NEW in Heatmap AM: 🇰🇷 South Korea firm signs deal with U.S. utility on nuclear buildout 💨 EPA proposes loosening air permit rules for data centers 🔌 Transformer backlog reaches up to 4 years Catch up on the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/south-kor...

SCOOP: @grahamformaine.bsky.social’s energy plan didn’t say a word about data centers or AI. @jael.bsky.social got the details, including what he told climate activists about a potential data center construction moratorium: heatmap.news/politics/pla...

As hyperscalers try to balance AI’s need for electrons against the reality of a warming world, @climeworks.bsky.social CEO Christoph Gebald argues that carbon removal should be considered part of the cost of doing business. Read more: heatmap.news/ideas/climew...