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Can state harvesting guidelines keep biomass sustainable?

As a Midwest biomass group promotes a goal of drawing 10 percent of the region's heating energy from wood fuels by 2025, more questions are sure to arise about whether that amount of fuel could be harvested sustainably.

21 May 2013
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Fix for Illinois renewable energy law faces utility opposition

Support in the Illinois legislature is slowly growing for a proposal that backers say will save ratepayers millions while freeing up state renewable energy funds currently sitting unspent.

By Kari Lydersen . 20 May 2013
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Are utilities moving quickly enough to cut carbon emissions?

A Minnesota utility is taking ambitious steps to reduce its dependence on coal and curb emissions. But climate activists worry these steps may not go far enough.

17 May 2013
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Business groups lower local emissions, without mentioning climate change

Out-of-the-ordinary energy pursuits by local business associations are increasingly being used in regions where the politics of climate change might not fly, but profits from clean energy do.

By ClimateWire . 16 May 2013
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Evaluation gives high marks to Wisconsin efficiency program

A new report suggests that Wisconsin's energy efficiency incentives are back on track following an administrative shake-up two years ago that brought major changes to the program.

15 May 2013
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Michigan, Indiana warm to the idea of expanding consumer utility choice

A surplus of electric power in the Midwest, low wholesale power prices, and other factors are prompting at least two states in the Midwest to look again at the merits of letting retail customers pick their electric supplier.

By Bill Malcolm . 14 May 2013
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Redactions cloud dispute over FirstEnergy's renewable credit purchases

FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities face challenges that they overpaid for renewable energy credits and passed the excess costs on to consumers, but confidentiality claims make it hard to know how much money is at stake.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 13 May 2013
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Does burning wood instead of fossil fuels increase GHG emissions?

Whether biomass can be considered carbon neutral depends on a lot of factors, according to a Massachusetts researcher.

10 May 2013
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Commentary: Time to reconsider 'baseload' power

The demise of Wisconsin's Kewaunee nuclear plant raises questions about the viability of other, large "baseload" power generators.

By Guest Contributor . 10 May 2013
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Utica shale gets infrastructure boost with new processing plant

Another link in an industrial chain Ohio hopes to see growing around the Utica Shale play was added Tuesday with the opening of a factory in Youngstown that builds natural gas processing equipment.

By EnergyWire . 9 May 2013