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Aging dams present growing safety risk

By Andy Balaskovitz

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Midwest Energy News is taking a break for the Fourth of July. We’ll be back Monday, July 8.

HYDROELECTRIC: Aging dams across Minnesota, including many that no longer produce power, are getting a closer look at being removed as safety concerns grow. (MPR News)

PIPELINES:

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Michigan opens what’s believed to be the nation’s first network of chargers for electric off-road vehicles. (Bridge)

CLEAN ENERGY: A Nebraska clean energy group will use a $3 million grant to grow renewable energy development in four states. (World-Herald, subscription)

SOLAR:

  • Local officials prepare for construction on a 26-acre solar project in western Wisconsin that will reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels. (WEAU)
  • Advocates say community solar is helping a growing number of ComEd customers in Evanston, Illinois, reduce their electricity bill. (Evanston RoundTable)

STORAGE: A national clean energy group releases a model ordinance for local governments to use for regulating the permitting, siting, safety and decommissioning of energy storage systems. (Utility Dive)

OIL & GAS: North Dakota’s longtime director of mineral resources retires and reflects on 26 years of overseeing the state’s oil and gas industry. (Inforum, subscription)

COMMENTARY: Minnesota clean energy advocates applaud a new state law that provides incentives to local governments for adopting an automated permitting app that can speed up residents’ solar installations. (Star Tribune)

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