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North Dakota governor throws cold water on EVs

By Andy Balaskovitz

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A North Dakota commission defers a funding request for charging infrastructure as Gov. Doug Burgum dismisses the potential effectiveness of electric vehicles in the state’s cold climate. (North Dakota Monitor)

SOLAR:

  • A Wisconsin judge overturns a state ruling that would have allowed a family to use third-party financing for a solar project, in what advocates say is a setback for the industry. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
  • A Cleveland-based green bank will help low-income homeowners and renters install solar projects to offset utility costs. (Ideastream)
  • A rural Kansas grocery store receives $500,000 in federal funding to install solar panels to offset utility costs. (KWCH)

OHIO: Former state House Speaker Larry Householder is set to be arraigned on 10 new felony counts brought by the state for his alleged role in a widespread utility corruption scandal. (Associated Press)

RENEWABLES: Wind and solar accounted for approximately one-third of Minnesota’s power generation last year, as nuclear helped bring the state’s carbon-free electricity mix to more than 50%. (Minnesota Reformer)

CO2 CAPTURE: A carbon dioxide removal startup has injected more than 2,000 metric tons of a carbon-rich biomass slurry for sequestration in subterranean salt caverns below Kansas as it scales up its operations. (Canary Media)

OIL & GAS: Sunoco agrees to pay $1.8 million to settle claims brought by residents following an oil spill in Ohio. (Bloomberg Law, subscription)

POWER PLANTS: Residents and environmental advocates in Lansing, Michigan, raise concerns about the municipal utiliy’s plan for a new natural gas plant. (WKAR)

ELECTRIFICATION: An Illinois Democrat introduces legislation to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings. (Center Square)

EFFICIENCY: A new scorecard shows Ohio’s major cities have room for improvement when it comes to clean energy and energy efficiency. (Spectrum News)

UTILITIES: Xcel Energy sells nearly 350 acres of land in Minnesota for a new data center project. (Minneapolis/​St. Paul Business Journal)

PIPELINES: Enbridge has selected contractors to build a proposed tunnel for the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac. (WPBN)

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