California regulators have signaled they may block a Biden-era deal to retire the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert thanks to grid reliability concerns and regulatory uncertainty. POLITICO’s Noah Baustin joins the show to explain the politics behind the reversal and what the California Public Utilities Commission will do next. 

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<a href="https://twitter.com/nirmalmulaikal">Nirmal Mulaikal</a> is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy.  
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