Ohio’s HB 6 scandal gets a wider audience

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OHIO

• The House Bill 6 scandal is the subject of a new HBO documentary that offers ​“compelling storytelling” and could bring wider attention to the massive bribery scheme, says Canary Media’s Kathiann M. Kowalski, who has covered the saga for more than a decade. (Canary Media)

PIPELINES

• A federal judge orders the U.S. government to pay North Dakota $28 million for the Army Corps of Engineers’ role in the Dakota Access pipeline protests and failing to prevent millions of dollars in damages. (North Dakota Monitor)

UTILITIES

• Michigan lawmakers reintroduce legislation to ban political contributions from the state’s two major utilities and other large companies, a proposal that failed to gain traction under Democrats last year. (Bridge)

SOLAR

• Chicago leaders say fixed prices to offtake power from a large Illinois solar project will help control costs as electricity costs to power various municipal operations have grown even as consumption decreases. (ABC 7)

• Mastercard acquires 40 acres at its Missouri tech hub to build a solar project that will help power the electricity-intensive facility. (Utility Dive)

• Critics of a Minnesota Senate bill to sunset the state’s community solar program call it a ​“betrayal of Minnesota’s climate promises.” (Minnesota Reformer)

NUCLEAR

• Wisconsin lawmakers take testimony on a pair of nuclear energy bills that supporters say would position the state to attract investments in advanced nuclear technologies. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

WIND

• An Iowa farmer sues a wind turbine manufacturer for allegedly knowing about faulty equipment that later caught fire multiple times and caused damage to his farmland. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

GRID

• North Dakota regulators approve a $360 million, 162-mile transmission project that’s expected to be completed in late 2026. (KFGO)

EFFICIENCY

• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces a new home energy rebate program that could allow qualifying households to get up to $34,000 for various energy efficiency upgrades. (Michigan Advance)

COAL

• Indiana lawmakers send a bill to Gov. Mike Braun that would require utilities that want to retire a coal plant to replace it with the same amount of capacity, which critics say would put clean energy options at a disadvantage. (Indiana Public Media)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• Foxconn will reportedly invest $26 million into its electric vehicle subsidiary at the company’s Lordstown plant in Ohio. (WFMJ)