Illinois
Report: Illinois utility fails to deliver on smart meter benefits
The public advocacy group Illinois PIRG says ComEd has dragged its feet on offering tools or programs to help customers unlock savings from smart meters.
Midwest
Ohio
Ohio bill would ban new large solar and wind projects for up to three years
The bill’s sponsors voted last year to gut state clean energy standards while subsidizing nuclear and coal bailouts.
Nebraska
Cash pours into Nebraska Public Power District board of directors campaigns
Money poured into candidate funds at a record pace from environmental groups, industrial customers and others seeking to help steer the utility’s policies.
Illinois
‘Dark money’ group raises fears in Illinois energy negotiations
A mysterious group has spent more than a quarter million dollars promoting a vague agenda that’s critical of Illinois utilities’ clean energy transitions.
transmission
Power from the Prairie aims to link West Coast sun with Midwest wind
A pair of energy consultants are promoting an HVDC interstate transmission-plus-storage project that could complete a link between California and Chicago.
reliability
Indiana task force report could slow state’s transition from coal, critics fear
The final report from a Republican-led state task force cautions against shifting to renewables too quickly and contradicts a previous, more-detailed analysis.