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Nebraska steers VW money to 'clean diesel' school bus subsidies

Clean air advocates say the state should be spending more of its settlement money on electric vehicle infrastructure.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 6 March 2019
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As Detroit studies solar potential, residents focus on community benefits

Local activists say low-income residents, not just their utility, should benefit from added solar generation.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 5 March 2019
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Shale gas boom slows progress on renewables in PJM grid territory

Wind and solar generation on the nation’s largest regional electric grid lags other parts of the country.

By Keith Schneider . 5 March 2019
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New Hampshire considers options for buying renewable energy for state

A bill advancing in the state Senate would create a group to study procurement of long-term renewable contracts.

By Bill Opalka . 5 March 2019
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Utility-linked group seeks to dismantle net metering in Michigan

Nonprofit advocacy groups linked to DTE Energy are waging a public campaign to significantly reduce the amount customers are paid for their solar power, in line with the utility’s request before Michigan regulators.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 4 March 2019
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Connecticut historic preservation boards warming up to solar panels

Historic preservation boards, traditionally hostile to aesthetic disruptions, are seeing more requests related to solar panels and increasingly finding compromise.

By Meg Dalton . 4 March 2019
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As members seek cleaner power, Colorado energy provider wants to make a deal

As a Colorado energy provider deals with an insurgence of member co-ops seeking cleaner power and better rates, a deal being discussed this week may allow it to hang on to its biggest customers, as well as solicit new ones.

By Allen Best . 4 March 2019
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Republican claims on climate change, then and now

“I think Republicans are in a very different space now,” said Samuel Thernstrom, CEO of the Energy Innovation Reform Project, who was invited by the Republicans to testify at last week’s hearing.

By Guest Contributor . 4 March 2019
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Research spotlights big challenge of small business and efficiency programs

A pair of recent reports look at how utilities can reach small and medium businesses with efficiency programs.

By David Thill . 1 March 2019
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Virginia ruling narrows options for companies seeking renewable power

State regulators said Walmart’s bid to buy its own renewable power would have hurt remaining utility ratepayers.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 28 February 2019