EFFICIENCY: LED street lighting taking Michigan and Detroit by storm. (Midwest Energy News)
NUCLEAR: Challenges of decommissioning old nuclear plants plays out in Wisconsin. (Bloomberg)
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COAL: Milwaukee’s We Energies wants to modify Oak Creek plant to save money, burn cheaper western coal. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
GRID: Lack of coordination between natural-gas pipelines and grid operators led to spike in utility bills during winter months, expert says. (Chicago Tribune)
EMISSIONS: Congressional Republicans threaten to subpoena EPA for documents related to proposed emissions rules. (Reuters)
INVESTMENT: Lawmakers overseeing energy and gas industry invest in those companies, but few make sales and purchases. (GreenWire)
NATURAL GAS: Another brutal winter could mean spike in natural-gas prices. (GreenWire)
RATES: Northern Illinois municipality has higher than average electricity prices due to decision to reset power prices each month. (Crain’s Chicago Business)
COMMENTARY: Local approval of sustainable energy reinvestment fund good for rest of Iowa. (Daily Iowan)