Federal funds revive Minneapolis microgrid projects

GRID: Xcel Energy will use part of a recent $100 million federal grid resiliency grant to pay for its share of microgrid projects at three community centers in disadvantaged Minneapolis neighborhoods. (Energy News Network)

CLEAN ENERGY: Michigan Democrats advance legislation out of committee that would set a 100% clean energy target by 2040 and include nuclear and natural gas that uses carbon capture. (MLive)

PIPELINES: Three Iowa landowners represented by the Sierra Club file a lawsuit to revoke a state water withdrawal permit issued to a carbon pipeline developer. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

SOLAR:

• A 1.5 MW community solar project coming online in southwestern Wisconsin will open more than a quarter of subscriptions to low-income households. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• The Omaha Public Power District will hold a community forum tonight on the utility’s plan to acquire a commercial solar project. (KRVN)

NUCLEAR: Utility and tribal experts, as well as a researcher, weigh in on the benefits and drawbacks of maintaining and growing nuclear power in Minnesota. (Project Optimist)

FOSSIL FUELS: Ohio lawmakers consider a bill to grant renewable energy credits to a company that sells excess steam from a coal processing facility to a nearby petrochemical plant. (Cleveland.com)

CARBON CAPTURE: An Illinois company files a request with state regulators to build a roughly 7-mile pipeline to move carbon captured from an ethanol plant to a permanent underground storage site. (FarmWeek)

CLIMATE: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin enters into the official record of a Senate committee a disputed climate statement that researchers have roundly criticized as climate disinformation. (E&E News, subscription)

HYDROELECTRIC: Four entities sign a $100 million agreement to remove a former hydroelectric dam built in 1911 in Ohio to restore the health of a river. (Ideastream)

COMMENTARY: Five Wisconsin mayors write that they are taking several local actions to reduce carbon emissions and leveraging federal funding for efficiency projects. (Capital Times)