Regulators\xa0in charge of New York\u2019s ambitious clean energy goals\xa0have recently grappled with a difficult\xa0pattern: companies developing green\xa0projects are requesting more public aid on top of the funding New York already agreed to provide. POLITICO\u2019s Marie French explains why this is happening, along with the reaction from state regulators and ratepayer advocates. Plus, thousands of employees at Detroit\u2019s Big Three automakers across 20 states walked off the job Friday to join the initial three-plant strike by the\xa0United Auto Workers.\xa0\xa0\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy\n\nCatherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.\nMarie J. French covers energy and the environment for POLITICO New York. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. \nKara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.\nGloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. \nMatt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.