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Michigan company helps cut the red tape for solar installers

Getting the necessary permits for solar installations remains a headache as rules and regulation vary greatly. But GreenLancer, a Detroit-based company started in 2011, provides relief.

By Peter Suciu . 8 July 2015
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MISO, Dynegy defend capacity auction results

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, its independent market monitor and Dyengy Inc. formally challenged allegations that the grid operator's April capacity auction yielded excessive prices that will needlessly push up electricity bills for southern Illinois consumers.

By EnergyWire . 8 July 2015
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Cleveland-area auto dealer offsets cars' emissions with solar energy

Motorcars Honda in Cleveland has installed what it says is the largest solar canopy of its type erected by any automobile dealership in the country.

By Connie Lewis . 7 July 2015
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Fuel cell coalition focuses on growing market

Fuel cell technology in Ohio is already moving from research and development into commercialization, according to industry experts at the 2015 Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium. Moreover, that growth is taking place despite recent setbacks in state policy.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 6 July 2015
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Planned transmission line across Lake Erie moves forward

A Michigan-based transmission company is moving forward with plans to connect the PJM grid system in Pennsylvania and the Canadian energy market with a 73-mile line along the floor of Lake Erie.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 2 July 2015
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Opponents of Illinois coal mine not backing down

After more than five years, a proposed underground coal mine in central Illinois remains in a holding pattern. But as permitting processes drag on, landowners opposed to the Bulldog Mine have not let down their guard.

By Dan Rafter . 1 July 2015
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Complaint alleges Iowa utility is violating solar ruling

One year after the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the legality of third-party solar projects, the installer who brought that case has filed a complaint with the Iowa Utilities Board alleging that Interstate Power and Light has undermined the intent of the court’s decision.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 30 June 2015
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Commentary: A long-term solution to our climate crisis

Fracking is only a temporary fix given that these resources are still finite and are not compatible with a long-term strategy to limit the effects of climate change.

By Guest Contributor . 29 June 2015
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Expanded Iowa incentive likely to nudge some utilities toward solar

Iowa utilities historically have been tepid about investing in solar generation, but some may find it more enticing now thanks to an expanded incentive signed by Governor Terry Branstad on Friday and passed by the Iowa legislature hours before it adjourned on June 5.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 29 June 2015
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Before being dismantled, Indiana’s efficiency program was effective

“Bittersweet” is how Citizens Action Coalition Executive Director Kerwin Olson described a recent performance report for Energizing Indiana, an energy efficiency program that was canceled during its third year of existence, by state legislation hastily passed in spring 2014.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 June 2015