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Amid federal funding crisis, Minnesota rolls out state green bank program

2 months ago | energynews.us | Frank Jossi

A state-funded climate financing authority will begin ramping up lending in Minnesota this year after hiring its first executive director in October. The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by state legislators as part of a flurry of climate and clean energy bills in 2023, is charged with annually lending at least $25 million to stimulate clean energy development and greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.
Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back coal ash rules| Energy News Network

2 months ago | energynews.us | Kari Lydersen

A coalition of U.S. power companies is demanding “immediate action” from the Trump administration to roll back federal regulation of toxic coal ash and rescind recent enforcement actions. A Jan. 15 letter to Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, outlines specific steps the federal government should take to relieve power companies of their obligations to prevent coal ash from contaminating groundwater.
A Wisconsin family’s case could have helped clarify a nagging solar ownership question. But then they moved.

2 months ago | energynews.us | Kari Lydersen

A recent ruling by a Wisconsin appeals court closes the door on the long-standing battle for third-party-owned solar in the state, at least for the near future, as disappointed advocates see it. On January 3, the court dismissed ongoing legal proceedings regarding a Stevens Point family’s efforts to buy electricity from solar panels that would have been installed on their home but owned by a solar company.
Illinois explores use of renewable energy credits to juice independent transmission projects

Jan 21, 2025 | energynews.us | Kari Lydersen

As long-distance transmission line capacity emerges as a bottleneck for Illinois’ clean energy transition, state lawmakers and advocates are drafting legislation to establish state incentives for power line projects. One proposal under consideration would allow independent transmission developers to access subsidies through the state’s Renewable Energy Credit (RECs) program, the same mechanism that has fueled the state’s solar boom.
As world grapples with wood pellets’ climate impacts, North Carolina communities contend with dust and noise

Jan 15, 2025 | energynews.us | Elizabeth Ouzts

Jane Thornton tried and failed to stop the wood pellet plant from being built within earshot of her home in Faison, a tiny farming town in eastern North Carolina where she’s lived for over 60 years. Now, some eight years later, she and her neighbors have a smaller but critical aim: getting the facility to better control its dust and the nuisance it creates.
Well pad explosion raises concerns about drilling on Ohio public land

Jan 13, 2025 | energynews.us | Nick Evans

On the night of Jan. 2, there was an explosion on a well pad in eastern Ohio’s Guernsey County. In shaky Facebook videos, the volunteer fire department chief warned off “looky-loos,” as a burning tank fed dark, billowing clouds of smoke off in the distance. The accident happened at the Groh well pad which is operated by Gulfport Engergy. No one was injured in the blast and first responders determined the safest course of action was to let the fire burn itself out.
Maine governor proposes cabinet-level department focused on energy needs and goals

Jan 9, 2025 | energynews.us | AnnMarie Hilton

Gov. Janet Mills wants to make a new department focused on the state’s energy needs and goals. In her upcoming biennial budget proposal that is expected on Friday, Mills will outline her plan for the current Governor’s Energy Office to be elevated to a cabinet-level department. This would be a budget-neutral initiative that would allow for more comprehensive and consistent management of Maine’s energy system, according to a news release from the governor’s office Wednesday.
Rural Minnesota counties work together to simplify clean energy development and maximize local benefits

Jan 9, 2025 | energynews.us | Frank Jossi

A long-running local government collaboration in southwestern Minnesota is helping to insulate the region from the kind of controversies and misinformation that have plagued rural clean energy projects in other states. The Rural Minnesota Energy Board has its origins in a regional task force that was set up during the mid-1990s as the state’s first wind farms were being built.
Legal snafu over canceled natural gas plant site ensnares Connecticut energy storage project

Jan 6, 2025 | energynews.us | Lisa Prevost

A planned 325-megawatt battery energy storage system at a key location on New England’s power grid could boost Connecticut’s access to carbon-free power — but only if it can overcome complicated legal and political barriers. An Israeli firm, Sunflower Sustainable Investments, filed an application in October for the project with the Connecticut Siting Council, which has regulatory authority over the siting of power facilities.
A symbolic gesture or Trojan horse? Ohio groups question purpose of ‘green’ nuclear bill | Energy News Network

Dec 19, 2024 | energynews.us | Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio environmental advocates are questioning the intent of a pending state law that would add nuclear power to the state’s legal definition of “green” energy. House Bill 308’s sponsors say the legislation is meant to signal that Ohio is open for business when it comes to nuclear power research and development, but critics warn the language could have broader implications in the future.