California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to share electricity with other Western states. While studies have shown regional energy-sharing could have significant financial, climate and energy benefits, previous proposals failed to pass the California State Legislature. POLITICO’s Wes Venteicher breaks down the details of California’s power-sharing plan and the challenges it faces. Plus, Sen. Joe Manchin is joining the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in asking the Supreme Court to strike down a lower court ruling that froze construction on the project.

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Wes Venteicher covers climate and energy energy news in California for POLITICO.

Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO.

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Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

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The obstacles to California’s power sharing plan