Axios

The Energy Department announced plans to funnel over $3 billion into proposed projects across the U.S. for producing advanced batteries and materials.

Why it matters: It's among the biggest White House efforts to seed a domestic supply chain for materials used in EVs and energy storage.

Microsoft and Constellation Energy just unveiled a power purchase deal that would enable a restart of a reactor at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

Why it matters: The plan to bring a plant associated with an infamous 1979 partial meltdown back online in 2028 blends two big energy trends.