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Geothermal and the city: Utilities and industry push installations in Chicago

Geothermal advocates argue the heating and cooling systems are a good option for homes and businesses in urban and suburban areas.

By Kari Lydersen . 15 October 2018
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Michigan PURPA rulings a ‘mixed bag’ for independent power producers

Independent power producers say recent rulings by Michigan regulators provide short-term development opportunities but also more uncertainty in the coming years as they negotiate contracts with a major utility.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 15 October 2018
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Solar developers worry change to Minnesota incentive will cap projects

Xcel Energy’s Solar Rewards program is expected to lure commercial customers that might limit project size to participate.

By Frank Jossi . 12 October 2018
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Q&A: The evolving case for behind-the-meter microgrids in the Midwest

A salesman with Schneider Electric says the benefits of microgrids are getting easier to see for certain customers.

By Kevin Stark . 12 October 2018
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Boston businesses want commitment to electrify city’s transit system

A letter to the governor and the region’s top transit official last month calls for purchasing electric vehicles only by 2030.

By Sarah Shemkus . 11 October 2018
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As market takes shape, Connecticut makes its first moves on offshore wind

State officials were not first movers but now hope to benefit from improved prices and technology for offshore wind.

By Meg Dalton . 11 October 2018
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Minnesota’s community solar rush largely ignored homeowners. Could a new incentive change that?

Minnesota utility regulators are expected to decide Thursday whether to offer a bonus payment to new residential community solar subscribers.

By Frank Jossi . 10 October 2018
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Advocates: Indiana's energy future shouldn't be written by utilities only

Clean energy advocates say a report intended to chart a course for Indiana's energy future instead uncritically endorses utilities’ pursuit of natural gas.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies . 9 October 2018
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Kansas City utility packages clean energy with federal tax savings

Kansas City Power & Light’s plan to return federal tax savings to customers also includes measures to encourage renewable energy purchases, community solar and reduce energy usage.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 9 October 2018
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'We were here first': Tribes say Line 5 pipeline tunnel ignores treaty rights

Michigan officials have spent the past year pursuing a plan to tunnel an oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac while ignoring the 182-year-old treaty rights of Native Americans, multiple tribal leaders say.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 8 October 2018