GRID: Con Edison says it has not found the cause of a five-hour blackout that affected part of Manhattan Saturday night, while elected officials called for an investigation. (New York Times, Albany Times Union)

ALSO:

• Tropical Storm Barry knocked out power for tens of thousands in Louisiana while cutting U.S. offshore oil production by 73%. (S&P, WLFY, WAAY, Reuters)

• Colorado is taking a more comprehensive approach to oversee how utilities develop the grid, to focus on cost-effectiveness. (Energy News Network)

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TRANSPORTATION:

• Oslo’s pedestrian city center could provide lessons for Boston and other U.S. cities trying to reduce carbon emissions from cars. (Energy News Network)

• The Trump administration plans to suspend an Obama policy that increased penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements. (Reuters)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• A Massachusetts auto dealer association says it will be a challenge for the state to meet its goal of 300,000 electric vehicles on state roads by 2025. (MetroWest Daily News)

• An Arizona utility plans to spend $8 million on electric vehicle charging infrastructure after a statewide plan is approved by regulators. (Arizona Daily Star)

COAL:

• A group of clinics in Central Appalachia specializing in black lung disease expands to meet demand from a surge in cases. (Lexington Herald Leader)

• A report on coal’s far-reaching economic impacts in Appalachian communities underlines the need for economic diversification. (Ohio Valley Resource)

OIL & GAS:

• U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and environmental groups want more details about a Chinese company’s agreements with state and federal officials to build a multi-billion dollar natural gas project in West Virginia. (The Journal)

• City officials in Duluth, Minnesota, want federal regulators to take a closer look at a chemical used in oil refining following an April 2018 explosion in neighboring Superior, Wisconsin. (Minnesota Public Radio)

POLLUTION: The U.S. EPA is preparing to weaken rules that give communities a voice in pollution permits for power plants and factories. (New York Times)

NUCLEAR: FirstEnergy Solutions says time is running out to save its struggling nuclear plants with a state legislative bailout. (Crain’s Cleveland Business)

BIOFUELS: President Trump has largely escaped blame from farmers and Republicans for policy changes that could hurt ethanol. (Associated Press)

HYDROPOWER: Quebec aims to be the “battery” to the Northeast by exporting excess hydropower to New York and New England. (Albany Times Union)

SOLAR: Kentucky solar installers are seeing a mini-boom from customers trying to install systems before a state law lowers net metering rates. (Messenger Inquirer)

STORAGE: Developers of a $1 billion energy storage project in Montana say they have reached a financing agreement that could enable work to begin next year. (Associated Press)

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CLEAN TECH: NASA’s plans to return to the moon are reviving research into fuel cells which could eventually benefit renewable energy storage and alternative-fuel vehicles. (Energy News Network)

COMMENTARY:

• News organizations cover coal miners’ opposition to the Green New Deal but ignore their fight to protect pensions from bankrupt companies, an editor writes. (In These Times)

• A Florida editorial board says state lawmakers have blocked consumers’ access to solar energy for too long. (Tampa Bay Times)