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Opponents seek to halt oil and gas drilling in Ohio parks

By Andy Balaskovitz

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OIL & GAS: Environmental groups appeal an Ohio commission’s recent decisions allowing oil and gas drilling in a state park and two wildlife areas, citing a lack of analysis and opportunity for public comment. (Energy News Network)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

  • Michigan’s investment of billions of dollars in public funding for electric vehicle and battery plants may see diminished returns as Detroit automakers and manufacturers scale back or stall plans. (Bridge)
  • General Motors’ chief financial officer expects the automaker to start making a profit on electric vehicle sales in 2025 as it produces higher-margin models. (Associated Press)

OHIO: Gov. Mike DeWine says he will comply with a subpoena he received in a civil case involving a major bribery scandal between FirstEnergy and a former lawmaker. (Ohio Capital Journal)

PIPELINES:

  • Michigan regulators are scheduled to decide today on whether to approve Enbridge’s plan to relocate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac into an underground tunnel. (FOX 2)
  • Another new South Dakota advocacy group forms amid carbon pipeline disputes, this time to support policies that could result in pipeline construction. (South Dakota Searchlight)

GRID: Utility regulators in PJM’s region urge the grid operator to shift from a reactive planning approach to more proactive and affordable ways of planning grid reliability. (Utility Dive)

BIOGAS: A Michigan anaerobic digestion facility that produces 2.8 MW of renewable energy threatens to close next month over what the owners call burdensome new state regulations on the plant’s fertilizer byproduct. (MLive)

BATTERIES: A planned North Dakota facility that would produce nickel concentrate, a key component in batteries, reaches an agreement for spending $115 million in federal support. (Bismarck Tribune)

SOLAR:

TRANSPORTATION: A northern Michigan ferry service receives $10 million in federal funding to explore non-diesel ship options. (MLive)

EFFICIENCY: Iowa City will start a new program on Jan. 1 that will award $1,800 to residential builders when they meet certain efficiency benchmarks in new construction. (Daily Iowan)

COMMENTARY: A solar energy advocate praises bipartisan legislation in Ohio that would create a ​“pioneering” community solar pilot program. (Cleveland.com)

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