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Ohio seeks $189 million in federal climate funding

By Andy Balaskovitz

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CLEAN ENERGY: Ohio seeks $189 million in federal climate funding to establish a statewide ​“resiliency” fund to electrify government fleets, retrofit public buildings, and install solar on state, city and county properties. (Energy News Network)

ALSO: Cleveland drops a few rankings in a new clean energy scorecard despite local officials’ enthusiasm for climate action. (Cleveland Scene)

COAL: Ohio regulators will hire outside auditors to determine if coal plant operators were justified in collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to operate coal plants from 2021 to 2023. (WOSU)

GRID:

  • A Minnesota utility is deploying grid technology that collects data from power lines in real time to provide insights and improve capacity. (WCCO)
  • States are taking a varied approach to incentive programs meant to lure data centers as the facilities’ growing electricity use raises concerns about straining the power grid. (Stateline)

OIL & GAS:

  • Ohio’s attorney general asks a county judge to find a company in contempt for failing to meet the court’s deadline to clean up illegal levels of fracking waste at a recycling facility. (WTRF)
  • A gas industry lobbying group chaired by the CEO of Detroit-based DTE Energy uses ratepayer money from member utilities to try to weaken efficiency rules and fight local bans on gas appliances. (Planet Detroit)
  • A new book explores the public health implications of the largely unknown amount of radioactive waste known as brine or produced water generated by oil and gas drilling. (DeSmog)
  • Oil and gas equipment installed in the U.S. and other countries meant to cut methane emissions is making it more difficult for researchers to detect emissions at flaring sites. (The Guardian)

BIOFUELS: Minnesota corn farmers plan to push back against new Biden administration requirements for qualifying for lucrative tax credits to produce biofuels for airplanes. (Star Tribune)

SOLAR: A clean energy developer launches a public listening tour for a proposed solar project in northwestern Ohio. (Examiner)

POLITICS: At a stop in Saginaw, Michigan, former President Donald Trump again criticizes the ongoing shift to electric vehicles by inflating claims that the shift will decimate auto jobs. (Bridge)

COMMENTARY: Wisconsin’s former lieutenant governor says President Biden’s clean energy plan includes crucial tax credits for schools that invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency. (Capital Times)

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