Ohio indictments raise questions about DeWine appointment

RENEWABLES:

• Renewable energy disputes play out across Nebraska as residents argue over potential financial and economic development benefits and concerns over property and perceived health threats. (Flatwater Free Press)
• A western Minnesota county will revisit its wind and solar zoning ordinances in response to growing interest in renewable energy development. (West Central Tribune)
• Solar and storage are expected to make up 80% of new large-scale U.S. energy installations this year, while the lowest amount of utility-scale gas plants in 25 years are planned to come online. (E&E News)

SOLAR:

• Minnesota regulators approve a roughly 30% decrease in Xcel Energy’s payments to older community solar projects, putting them on the same compensation path as newer ones. (Sahan Journal)
• We Energies is investing $6.8 billion over the next five years to transition from coal and invest in solar and other new generation sources. (WMTV)

PIPELINES:

• South Dakota lawmakers advance a ​“compromise” bill that would require carbon pipeline companies to pay counties a surcharge while barring counties from enacting local setback restrictions. (Mitchell Republic)
• A trial that started Thursday over North Dakota’s attempt to recoup Dakota Access pipeline policing costs is expected to shed light on the federal government’s management of protests seven years ago. (North Dakota Monitor)

OIL & GAS:

• Northwest Iowa landowners and BNSF reach a settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018 train derailment and oil spill. (KCAU)
• North Dakota increased daily oil production by 27% from the beginning to the end of 2023. (KUMV)