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Great Lakes shipping port eyes electrification hub

By Andy Balaskovitz

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EMISSIONS: The Port of Cleveland will build an ​“electrification hub” as a first step toward its net-zero emissions goal, with hopes that it will enable broader electrification by the ships, trains and trucks it serves. (Energy News Network)

GRID:

  • Midwest energy regulators say grid operator MISO’s most recent transmission investment plan is not nearly enough to meet the needs of the region’s quickly shifting generation mix. (E&E News)
  • After a bitter legal dispute, utilities complete a contentious land swap that will allow them to complete a stalled transmission project between Iowa and Wisconsin. (Mother Jones, Associated Press)
  • Without significant market reforms, large renewable energy and gas projects are unlikely to come online before 2030 in grid operator PJM’s territory. (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE: Michigan’s attorney general plans to join dozens of cities and states in suing fossil fuel companies ​“that knew exactly what they were doing” in contributing to climate change. (Bridge)

COAL: Republican-led states from across the Midwest join an effort asking for a court review of new federal pollution standards that they say are intended to destroy the coal industry. (North Dakota Monitor)

CLEAN ENERGY: A former state energy official says Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is ahead of many other places in transitioning from large coal plants to more diversified generation resources. (WLUC)

SOLAR: The Menominee Nation in Wisconsin is among a coalition of 14 tribal nations and a nonprofit organization that will expand solar infrastructure on reservations thanks to $135.5 million in federal funding. (Journal Sentinel)

OIL & GAS:

  • A Missouri agency receives $5 million in federal funding to plug nearly 250 abandoned oil wells in a single county. (News-Leader)
  • Residents have until May 17 to comment on a federal environmental assessment that recommends allowing hydraulic fracturing on about 40,000 acres of national forest in Ohio. (Athens Independent)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Electric vehicle startups are struggling to survive as car prices steadily decline and they compete for market share. (Bloomberg, subscription)

COMMENTARY: States should enact caps on per-capita energy use to lock in the benefits of energy efficiency and prevent rising electricity use, a doctoral student writes. (Energy News Network)

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