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Michigan company helps cut the red tape for solar installers

By Peter Suciu

Getting the necessary permits for solar installations remains a headache as rules and regulation vary greatly. But GreenLancer, a Detroit-based company started in 2011, provides relief.

Detroit-area community reclaims its streets with solar power

By Peter Suciu

Residents of a Detroit-area community left in the dark after a utility settlement are hoping to re-light their streets using solar power.

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Next administration could mean new safety regulations for coal mines

Source: NPR

Construction on Enbridge pipeline begins as new lawsuit filed to delay $2.6B project

Source: Star Tribune

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Midwest Energy News

December 02 2020

Enbridge swiftly starts construction on Line 3 replacement

OHIO: Utility and fossil fuel interests’ influence on Ohio politics is resurfacing as officials seek to replace a member of the state’s utility commission and environmental groups seek to revisit prior utility cases. (Energy News Network) ALSO: • Attorney General Dave Yost expects a hearing this month on his lawsuit to stop customer surcharges supporting […]

Southeast Energy News

December 02 2020

Feds may finally take action on toxic dust behind black lung epidemic

COAL: President-elect Joe Biden’s administration appears likely to implement new occupational safety rules around silica dust, a byproduct of coal mining that’s led to an epidemic of advanced black lung disease. (NPR) ALSO: Vistra announces plans to close a Texas coal-fired power plant by 2027 because of the prohibitive cost of meeting federal regulations for […]

Northeast Energy News

December 02 2020

New Hampshire legislators claim state can’t afford expanded efficiency

EFFICIENCY: New Hampshire House Republicans call for a delay in the state’s expanded energy efficiency plans, citing economic concerns caused by the pandemic. (NHPR) OFFSHORE WIND: • Vineyard Wind temporarily withdraws its application for a federal permit to operate an offshore wind farm off Massachusetts as it completes a technical review of a larger turbine. […]

Western Energy News

December 02 2020

Two more California cities vote to ban natural gas

ELECTRIFICATION: • San Jose officials vote to ban natural gas in new commercial and high-rise residential buildings in an 8-3 vote, the largest city in the U.S. to do so. (San Jose Spotlight) • Oakland’s city council unanimously approves a measure banning natural gas in new residential and commercial buildings. (San Francisco Chronicle) CLIMATE: Nevada […]

U.S. Energy News

Two more California cities approve natural gas bans

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