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The downtown Des Moines, Iowa, skyline at twilight.

Des Moines looks for leverage to push MidAmerican on carbon-free power

By Karen Uhlenhuth

The city is exploring several strategies to cut emissions, but will depend on its investor-owned utility to achieve much of its ambitious new clean energy goal.

politics
Inside the Nebraska legislative chamber

State energy plans show how process can match final product in impact

By Karen Uhlenhuth

The experience in Iowa and Missouri shows how drafting an energy plan can help shape a state’s energy direction, even if policymakers don’t always follow it.

Iowa

As interest in solar grows in Iowa, so does the waitlist for state tax credit

By Karen Uhlenhuth

Applications for a state solar tax credit have exceeded a legislatively imposed cap on awards every year since 2013, and the waitlist is growing longer in recent years.

energy storage

Study: Batteries could bolster renewables in Iowa, but likely not without help

By Karen Uhlenhuth

An assessment of the potential of storage in the state, a leader in wind energy, also identified barriers to its expansion.

transmission
wind turbines in rural illinois

Power from the Prairie aims to link West Coast sun with Midwest wind

By Karen Uhlenhuth

A pair of energy consultants are promoting an HVDC interstate transmission-plus-storage project that could complete a link between California and Chicago.

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Top Headlines

State panel doesn’t have to consider climate change in Line 5 tunnel permit decision, judge rules

Source: Michigan Advance

ERCOT board members who live outside of Texas are resigning

Source: Texas Tribune

California utility customers $1.25 billion behind on bills

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Maryland’s capital city joins a long line of litigants seeking climate-related damages from the fossil fuel industry

Source: Inside Climate News

Dominion plans to retire South Carolina coal plants by 2030 but would mostly rely on natural gas

Source: Post and Courier

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Midwest Energy News

February 24 2021

Judge: Michigan doesn’t need to consider climate in Line 5 decision

OVERSIGHT: State legislation resurfaces that seeks an across-the-board 30% cut to “regulatory restrictions” that critics say would significantly weaken consumer protections and clean energy development. (Energy News Network) ALSO: • Minnesota regulators open a formal investigation into an expected spike in utility bills from last week’s surge in U.S. gas prices; some customers are expected […]

Southeast Energy News

February 24 2021

Resignations, investigations and lawsuits follow Texas outages

OUTAGES: Several directors of Texas’ grid operator resign as the entity is beset by lawsuits and a growing number of investigations after last week’s power outages. (Politico, San Antonio Express-News, Texas Tribune) ALSO: • A irreconcilable partisan split in blame for the Texas power outages signals renewable energy’s emergence as a cultural wedge issue. (Guardian) […]

Northeast Energy News

February 24 2021

Long Island’s offshore wind transmission price tag could be $1.5 billion

OFFSHORE WIND: The Long Island Power Authority says transmission upgrades needed to accommodate large offshore wind projects could cost up to $1.5 billion. (Newsday) ALSO: • Port of Albany operators expect to present plans for an offshore wind turbine manufacturing facility to town planners by June. (Albany Times Union) • The developer of an offshore […]

Western Energy News

February 24 2021

State report questions impact of California’s clean-car incentives

ELECTRIC CARS: A state auditor’s report says California’s pollution agency doesn’t have enough data to support claimed emissions reductions from its electric vehicle rebate program. (San Francisco Chronicle) ALSO: Electric car startup Lucid Motors raises $4 billion in a merger that will support expansion of its Arizona factory. (CNN Business) PUBLIC LANDS: • Interior Secretary […]

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Post Office order falls short of Biden’s electric vehicle target

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