** Utility player NRG Energy will pay nearly $10 billion for 18 natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power in a move designed to prepare NRG for a domestic power market that’s set to soar.
** A bill to lift Illinois’ 40-year moratorium on new large nuclear energy plants has stalled recently as Senate lawmakers work to resolve differences with environmental groups.
** A federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from resuming permitting for the proposed Oak Flat copper mine in central Arizona until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on a lawsuit seeking to halt the project.
** Analysts predict inadequate transmission capacity and lagging clean energy deployment in the Northwest will lead to higher utility costs and increased outages as electricity demand grows.
** T1 Energy looks for government incentives to build an $850 million solar cell factory in Texas.
** General Motors suspends a $55 million project with a large Michigan auto supplier to manufacture hydrogen fuel cells in Detroit.
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** Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it will cut another 11,000 jobs globally and shut seven factories as it shakes up the business in the face of weak sales.
** BP plcBP, the UK-based energy major, has awarded a multi-year subsea contract to Texas-based Oceaneering International, Inc. OII for work at its flagship Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (“GTA”) gas field offshore Mauritania and Senegal. This marks a milestone in the UK energy giant’s largest project.
** Germany has witnessed a decline in electricity generation from clean energy sources, with less than 80 terawatt-hours (TWh) produced in the first four months of 2025, according to Ember, an energy think tank, reported Reuters.
