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Ohio Senate kills energy efficiency bill

By Andy Balaskovitz

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EFFICIENCY: Ohio Senate leadership kills legislation to reestablish utility energy efficiency programs in the state after opposition from a conservative group as well as consumer advocates. (Cleveland.com)

ALSO:

  • An energy efficiency company could face nearly $1 billion in penalties for what federal regulators called a ​“manipulative scheme” that violated MISO and PJM rules for over a decade. (Utility Dive)
  • Verizon plans to expand energy efficiency projects at its U.S. data centers that use a spray-on coating over HVAC systems and have saved the company millions in energy costs. (Facilities Dive)

COAL: Ameren is ordered to pay $61 million for air filters in homes and electric buses for St. Louis-area school districts to settle Clean Air Act violations at a Missouri coal plant. (KMOV)

CLEAN ENERGY:

  • Rural electric co-ops that have traditionally relied on fossil fuels but received Biden administration support for transitioning to clean energy face uncertainties under a potential new USDA leader who criticizes clean energy incentives. (E&E News)
  • President-elect Trump’s promises to scale back clean energy incentives could increase costs for energy-efficient appliances and electric vehicles and jeopardize thousands of clean energy jobs in Minnesota, advocates say. (MinnPost)

PIPELINES: Iowa’s second-most populous county adopts an ordinance blocking carbon pipelines from being built within 2 miles of cities with development plans, and one-eighth of a mile from homes. (Cedar Rapids Gazette)

NUCLEAR: U.S. data center operator Switch, which owns facilities in Michigan, signs a non-binding 20-year agreement to offtake power from advanced nuclear reactors currently under development. (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE:

SOLAR: A Massachusetts city will buy renewable energy credits from an Illinois solar project in what will be the largest U.S. municipal virtual power purchase agreement. (PV Magazine)

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