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The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm. It's the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months. The Interior Department wants to reconsider its own approval for the construction and operations plan for the New England Wind project off Massachusetts. The plan was approved during the Biden administration. The Justice Department said the approval ignored major adverse impacts of the project. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse warned that the administration now risks derailing a legislative effort to speed up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects.

A battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly. The manufacturer and state officials hope it will show that larger batteries can safely operate where people live and work. Buffalo-based battery storage manufacturer Viridi and developer Good Carbon Co. say the lithium-ion battery system is connected to the electric grid for Peace Bridge Place. Viridi says the 3.75 megawatt-hour system can power the building for several days. It's among the largest of these systems in a U.S. residential building.