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After Kansas court rejected solar fee, utility seeks new ‘grid access’ charge

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Solar advocates say Evergy’s proposed substitute is as discriminatory as one thrown out by the state’s high court.

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closeup of a utility bill

Kansas utility continues to collect fee on solar customers despite court ruling

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Clean energy advocates want Evergy to cease a demand charge on solar customers that was ruled illegal last spring.

Kansas

Solar-storage project would be ‘game-changer’ for Kansas City region

By Karen Uhlenhuth

NextEra Energy is securing land for a solar-plus-storage project near Kansas City that would be one of the largest of its kind in the country.

transmission

New Grain Belt Express deal would deliver bulk of wind power to Missouri

By Karen Uhlenhuth

The transmission line, originally envisioned as a thruway from Kansas to Indiana, has struggled to gain approval in Missouri and Illinois.

solar

Solar firm buying land rights near coal plants with eye toward transmission

By Karen Uhlenhuth

As coal plants retire, they leave behind power lines and grid connections that can be a big asset to renewable developers.

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Top Headlines

Will Blackjewel leave Eastern Kentuckians to clean up its abandoned coal mines?

Source: Lexington Herald Leader

Ohio attorney general asks judge to block FirstEnergy surcharge in nuclear bailout scandal

Source: Reuters

Massachusetts governor vetoes climate bill, citing housing concerns

Source: WBUR

Will 2021 be the year for environmental justice legislation? States are already leading the way

Source: Inside Climate News

Amid production woes, U.S. coal deaths at historic low in 2020

Source: Associated Press

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Midwest Energy News

January 15 2021

Minnesota falls further behind on emission-reduction targets

EMISSIONS: • Minnesota is falling further behind on its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets largely because of increased natural gas usage and transportation emissions. (Star Tribune) • Transportation-related nitrogen dioxide emissions declined markedly in the St. Louis area over the past year during the pandemic, following trends in cities globally. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) POLITICS: Exelon […]

Southeast Energy News

January 15 2021

Coal bankruptcy could leave massive environmental mess for taxpayers and communities

COAL: Kentucky residents worry that bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel may abandon many of its unreclaimed surface mines, leaving a massive environmental mess for taxpayers and communities. (Lexington Herald-Leader) ALSO: A new report says the cost of reclaiming nearly half a million billion acres of mined land in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and Tennessee may […]

Northeast Energy News

January 15 2021

Massachusetts Gov. Baker vetoes climate roadmap bill

CLIMATE: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoes a comprehensive climate roadmap bill, saying its efficiency requirements would have burdened the housing sector and that the bill lacked tools for localities to address environmental justice issues. (Masslive.com) ALSO: • Maine and two private organizations are taking preliminary steps to include small woodlot owners to use their trees […]

Western Energy News

January 14 2021

Lawsuit blames PacifiCorp for northern California wildfire

UTILITIES: Victims of last year’s Slater fire in northern California and southern Oregon sue Pacificorp for negligence, saying the utility’s failure to maintain its transmission lines is to blame for the blaze. (The Oregonian) POLLUTION: A new study finds that up to 50% of all Western fine-particle pollution is now caused by wildfire smoke. (Los […]

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Utilities reconsider campaign donations in wake of Capitol riot

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