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Rhode Island
Inside the Grey Sail brewery

Carbon capture and brews: Rhode Island brewery puts emissions back into beers

By Lisa Prevost

Systems for capturing carbon emissions from brewing operations have become more economical for small brewers during the pandemic.

home heating
Firewood in flames

Wood heat tax credit gives New England industry ‘something to rally around’

By David Thill

Congress included the new tax credit in December’s COVID-19 stimulus bill, offering 26% off the cost of installing high-efficiency wood boilers.

Rhode Island

Providence rule would require energy benchmarking for all large buildings

By Lisa Prevost

A voluntary benchmarking program launched a few years ago hasn’t caught on with commercial building owners, so city leaders want to make it mandatory.

community solar

Online portal aims to be clearinghouse for community solar subscriptions

By Sarah Shemkus

Massachusetts-based EnergySage announced the soft launch of its community solar marketplace earlier this month.

efficiency

Retroactive energy efficiency loans offer pandemic lifeline for some businesses

By Lisa Prevost

Green banks are offering businesses a chance to borrow against previous investments in energy-saving upgrades.

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Top Headlines

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 […]

U.S. Energy News

Senate confirms Granholm to lead Energy Department

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