Texas power grid vulnerabilities highlighted as Arkansas secures funding and Georgia leads in EV manufacturing jobs.

Energy experts say the Texas power grid is still vulnerable due to transmission bottlenecks, lower-than-expected coal and gas plant output, and slow renewable generation when the sun isn’t shining and the wind is calm. Arkansas will receive $10 million over two years to improve its power grid structure, while Georgia leads the U.S. with 27,817 recently announced electric vehicle manufacturing jobs. Lucrative tax incentives in the federal climate law have contributed to at least 59 solar factory announcements since it was passed, including ambitious buildouts in Georgia. The Mountain Valley Pipeline sues two activists it says obstructed access at work sites to delay construction, and a natural gas company signs a contract to secure engineering and design work for a planned $3.5 billion-plus Arkansas facility to convert natural gas into liquid transportation fuels. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has secured funding for 25 North Carolina members of the new federal Climate Action Corps to serve with existing AmeriCorps programs. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis uses a Texas backdrop of two active oil rigs to declare humanity is “safer than ever” from climate change as he delivers his energy platform.