The nation’s largest solar leasing company wants an assurance that it won’t be regulated as a public utility.
climate policy
Analysts: New Jersey’s early RGGI exit cost the state millions
A new report highlighting the benefits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative provides a context for how much New Jersey lost by leaving the program.
Nebraska
Nebraska clean energy activists seek path around legislature
Activists are pitching a clean power plan directly to utilities instead of trying to sell state lawmakers on it.
Ohio
In Ohio town, energy ‘locavores’ drive demand for community solar
Athens, Ohio, residents will vote in May on whether to place a “carbon fee” on local utility bills to support community solar projects.
VW settlement
In North Carolina, charging stations are a priority for VW settlement funds
As a legal dispute continues over who gets the final say on how North Carolina spends its Volkswagen settlement money, stakeholders agree that installing electric vehicle charging stations should be a top priority.
Illinois
Q&A: Ameren startup accelerator seeks to develop smart grid tech
Brian Dixon, chief operating officer of Capital Innovators in St. Louis, Missouri, talks with Midwest Energy News about his company’s partnership with Ameren on an energy tech accelerator. Utilities are not generally known for innovation. Most have been sheltered from direct competition and held to just a basic customer expectation: keep the lights on. Things are, of course, changing.