California
Can California reach its clean power goals? It’s complicated
“It will be difficult (and costly) to reduce emissions, unless a wide range of options are available,” a new analysis says.
Grain Belt Express
Missouri regulators signal readiness to OK Grain Belt Express transmission project
After twice rejecting a 780-mile transmission project to move wind energy from Kansas to the eastern United States, Missouri regulators are signaling they’re ready to approve the $2.5 billion project.
wind
Wind turbine shutdowns during polar vortex stoke Midwest debate
A dip in wind output during last month’s deep freeze is now fueling debate about the nation’s embrace of renewable energy.
Illinois
In Illinois, potential plant closures reignite nuclear debate
A day after Exelon Corp. CEO Chris Crane had a White House meeting with President Trump, a pair of Illinois Republicans are seeking their own sit-down with the utility executive to discuss what has become a familiar subject in the Land of Lincoln — struggling nuclear plants.
News
Shutdown of Michigan nuclear plant not sounding climate alarms
Threats to close nuclear plants in Illinois and New York triggered hundreds of millions of dollars in annual subsidies to keep the plants open in a last-gasp reprieve to save the jobs, taxes and carbon-free energy they produce.