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Illinois community solar faces a new threat

By Andy Balaskovitz

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This roundup of energy news headlines comes from our Midwest Energy News newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning.

SOLAR

  • Advocates say Ameren’s especially long review process for community solar applications could jeopardize developers’ ability to secure federal tax credits that are phasing out, and threatens Illinois’ progress on community solar. (Canary Media)

OIL & GAS

  • A fracking company asks Ohio officials to open 1,460 acres of a state-protected wildlife area for drilling and extraction. (Signal Ohio)

  • Oil and gas industry officials worry that an extended federal government shutdown could slow permitting for drilling on public lands. (E&E News)

PIPELINES

  • North Dakota’s attorney general says the state lacks a legal option to sue South Dakota over that state’s eminent domain law involving carbon pipeline projects. (North Dakota Monitor)

BIOFUELS

  • Cleanup work continues at a former Nebraska ethanol plant that converted pesticide-coated seeds into fuel and has spurred concerns over long-term health consequences for nearby residents. (Nebraska Public Media)

GRID

  • Supporters of MISO’s $22 billion proposal to build transmission projects across its service territory say the plan is needed to meet forecasted demand growth from data centers. (E&E News)

NUCLEAR

  • Bill Gates-backed nuclear energy company TerraPower explores Kansas as a potential site for an advanced reactor project. (Topeka Capital-Journal)

DATA CENTERS

  • AEP Ohio cuts its forecast data center demand from 30 GW to 13 GW, which utility officials say is evidence that its new special rates for data centers are working as intended. (Data Center Dynamics)

CLIMATE

  • Leaders from more than a dozen suburban Chicago communities gather to strategize about meeting climate goals as federal grant funding dries up under the Trump administration. (Forest Park Review)

UTILITIES

  • Michigan’s largest power cooperative will raise rates for members to pay for cleanup costs from an ice storm this winter amid government disaster aid uncertainty. (MLive)

  • Michigan regulators approve a rate increase for Consumers Energy’s gas utility while also directing the company to increase productivity and file a 10-year plan detailing alternative options for delivering gas. (Michigan Public)

  • Starting today, Wisconsin residents will no longer pay state sales taxes on electric and gas bills as leaders pursue options to keep rates affordable. (The Center Square)

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