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Michigan conservatives hope to make inroads on clean energy with ALEC

By Andy Balaskovitz

A Michigan conservative energy group is making inroads with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in an effort to get the controversial fossil fuel-linked group to adopt clean energy policy positions.

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Ohio utility leaves ALEC to help states implement Clean Power Plan

By Greenwire

American Electric Power Co. Inc. is leaving the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council and shifting its resources toward working with states implementing the Obama administration’s landmark climate rule.

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Jobs in spotlight for final meeting on Ohio energy standards

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Both witnesses slated for a meeting with Ohio lawmakers on Monday want the state to scrap its clean energy standards altogether—a move that supporters of the law say would cause Ohio to miss out on investments and job growth.

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State legislators take preemptive aim at EPA power plant rules

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Weeks before the EPA is expected to issue first-ever limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants, some state legislatures are attempting to put up roadblocks.

ALEC

In defeat for ALEC, Kansas lawmakers pass net metering plan

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Kansas lawmakers on Thursday passed a compromise plan that would preserve net metering in the state, handing another defeat to a conservative group seeking to repeal the state’s renewable energy laws.

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Maryland bill would prevent more power plants from being built in majority-Black county

Source: Maryland Matters

Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary

Source: The Hill

Texas electric bills were $28 billion higher under deregulation

Source: Wall Street Journal

Exelon to split in two, expects losses from Texas freeze

Source: Reuters

House Republicans held secret climate summit in Utah

Source: Washington Examiner

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Midwest Energy News

February 26 2021

Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s bid for solar fees

SOLAR: Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s attempt to impose new fees on solar customers, saying issues involving potential cross-subsidization should be addressed in a later rate case. (Topeka Capital-Journal) ALSO: • Clean energy advocates sue Wisconsin regulators over third-party financing policies they argue are stifling renewable energy development. (Wisconsin State Journal) • Local officials in northwestern […]

Southeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Texas hearings spotlight across-the-board failures in power outages

GRID: Hearings in both chambers of the Texas state legislature spotlight failures by grid planners, electric utilities, natural gas suppliers, renewable energy and transmission operators in last week’s power outages. (Reuters)  ALSO: • Rolling blackouts affected power plants that could have been used to generate more electricity, according to one CEO who testified. (Associated Press) […]

Northeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Governors vote to make Delaware River Basin fracking ban permanent

FRACKING: Amid legal challenges to a 2010 fracking moratorium, the Delaware River Basin Commission votes to make the ban permanent, making a large portion of the Marcellus Shale off-limits to drilling. (Philadelphia Inquirer) ALSO: • A commission member representing the federal government abstains from voting, citing “additional time needed to coordinate with the new administration.” […]

Western Energy News

February 26 2021

As California faces a lithium boom, who benefits?

EQUITY: Lithium mining to provide batteries for electric vehicles could be an economic windfall for California’s Imperial Valley, but advocates warn of the effects on the region’s Latino population, which is already disproportionately impacted by pollution. (CalMatters) TRANSITION: As Colorado takes steps to support coal workers as the industry declines, union leaders and lawmakers want […]

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Senate confirms Granholm to lead Energy Department

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