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A net-zero code doesn’t need to derail affordable housing push, advocates say

By Sarah Shemkus

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker cited the potential impact on affordable housing as a reason for his veto of a major climate bill.

North Carolina

North Carolina panel moves to weaken building energy conservation rules

By Elizabeth Ouzts

A change approved last month would let builders bypass minimum efficiency standards in favor of a voluntary suite green building standards.

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Q&A: Virginia construction professor puts people at center of efficient design

By Elizabeth McGowan

“When technologies don’t align with people’s needs, people don’t use them,” says Virginia Tech assistant professor Philip Agee.

Missouri

Kansas City poised to adopt the most efficient building code in the country

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Supporters are optimistic that the City Council will adopt a 2021 code expected to increase efficiency by 10%.

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Q&A: The head of a Virginia efficiency nonprofit on navigating the pandemic

By Elizabeth McGowan

Lee Householder says funding interruptions from federal programs have helped his program prepare for uncertainty.

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Maryland bill would prevent more power plants from being built in majority-Black county

Source: Maryland Matters

Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary

Source: The Hill

Texas electric bills were $28 billion higher under deregulation

Source: Wall Street Journal

Exelon to split in two, expects losses from Texas freeze

Source: Reuters

House Republicans held secret climate summit in Utah

Source: Washington Examiner

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Midwest Energy News

February 26 2021

Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s bid for solar fees

SOLAR: Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s attempt to impose new fees on solar customers, saying issues involving potential cross-subsidization should be addressed in a later rate case. (Topeka Capital-Journal) ALSO: • Clean energy advocates sue Wisconsin regulators over third-party financing policies they argue are stifling renewable energy development. (Wisconsin State Journal) • Local officials in northwestern […]

Southeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Texas hearings spotlight across-the-board failures in power outages

GRID: Hearings in both chambers of the Texas state legislature spotlight failures by grid planners, electric utilities, natural gas suppliers, renewable energy and transmission operators in last week’s power outages. (Reuters)  ALSO: • Rolling blackouts affected power plants that could have been used to generate more electricity, according to one CEO who testified. (Associated Press) […]

Northeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Governors vote to make Delaware River Basin fracking ban permanent

FRACKING: Amid legal challenges to a 2010 fracking moratorium, the Delaware River Basin Commission votes to make the ban permanent, making a large portion of the Marcellus Shale off-limits to drilling. (Philadelphia Inquirer) ALSO: • A commission member representing the federal government abstains from voting, citing “additional time needed to coordinate with the new administration.” […]

Western Energy News

February 26 2021

As California faces a lithium boom, who benefits?

EQUITY: Lithium mining to provide batteries for electric vehicles could be an economic windfall for California’s Imperial Valley, but advocates warn of the effects on the region’s Latino population, which is already disproportionately impacted by pollution. (CalMatters) TRANSITION: As Colorado takes steps to support coal workers as the industry declines, union leaders and lawmakers want […]

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Senate confirms Granholm to lead Energy Department

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