Clean energy
Will data centers help or hurt the Midwest's energy transition?
A $3.3B Microsoft data center complex planned for Wisconsin highlights the challenges of meeting new power demand with clean energy.
By Kari Lydersen .
Kari Lydersen has written for the Energy News Network since January 2011. She is an author and journalist who worked for the Washington Post’s Midwest bureau from 1997 through 2009. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, Chicago Reader, Chicago News Cooperative and other publications. Based in Chicago, Kari covers Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana as well as environmental justice topics.
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Solar
Can AI help community solar projects hold onto their customers?
Solar firm Solstice has developed AI tools to identify disengaged community subscribers in hopes of decreasing churn and making programs more efficient.By Kari Lydersen .
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Hydrogen
The hydrogen companies pushing for strict subsidy rules
Some industry players, including the federal “hydrogen hubs,” want looser rules for the U.S. climate law’s clean hydrogen subsidies — but it's far from unanimous.By Kari Lydersen .
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Politics
How IRA funds help break through climate-action barriers in Wisconsin
A new injection of federal money is jump-starting local and state initiatives that advocates hope will gain significant ground despite legislative inertia.By Kari Lydersen .
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Electrification
Chicago to fund electric stoves and heat pumps for lower-income homes
The $15 million initiative is expected to help remove fossil fuel appliances from at least 200 households that might not otherwise have the means to do so.By Kari Lydersen .
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Solar
Bringing community solar to low-income customers is harder than it looks
Reactivate CEO Utopia Hill says building trust is critical in communities where many people are deeply skeptical of outsiders offering to make a deal.By Kari Lydersen .
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Solar
Mixing solar power and agriculture: A blueberry farm does a test run
A farmer in Maine has teamed up with a solar developer and university researchers to find out how his berries fare when partially shaded by solar panels.By Kari Lydersen .
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