CleanPowerDaily

TODAY'S LEAD: The Trump Department of Energy has proposed slashing the budget of the nation's premier renewable energy research lab by 52% — a $264 million cut to the newly renamed National Laboratory of the Rockies — threatening to gut American R&D leadership in solar, battery, and grid integration technologies just as global competitors accelerate their own programs. Meanwhile, EDP Renewables hit pause on three U.S. offshore wind projects, adding to a growing list of developers retreating from