Illinois
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Electric vehicles
Electric school buses could help power Illinois’ grid
ComEd is preparing a vehicle-to-grid pilot program in which school districts will sell power to the grid by discharging parked electric school bus batteries.By Kari Lydersen .
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Electric vehicles
Illinois’ largest utility unveils $100M to spur EV adoption
ComEd rolled out the new incentives, which support fleet purchases and charging infrastructure upgrades, in the run-up to the Chicago Auto Show.By Audrey Henderson .
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Transmission
Illinois considers state incentives for transmission projects
Renewable energy credits, which have fueled the state’s solar boom, could now help finance new merchant transmission lines.By Kari Lydersen .
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Carbon-free buildings
In Chicago, all city buildings now use 100 percent clean power
Chicago is one of several U.S. cities that are taking advantage of their bulk-buying power to spur new carbon-free energy development and meet climate targets. -
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Department of Energy funding to boost community-led geothermal projects
Chicago and Boston nonprofits focused on an equitable transition from fossil fuels are among the five recipients.By Audrey Henderson .
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Great Lakes ports will get a share of U.S. EPA funding to move shipping off fossil fuels
The U.S. EPA recently announced funding for clean energy and electrification projects at shipping ports in Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago.By Kathiann M. Kowalski .
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Solar
This farmer was skeptical about solar — until he began grazing sheep
Illinois farmer Trent Gerlach had misgivings about solar panels taking up cropland, but he saw a chance to try agrivoltaics, a practice catching on around the US.By Kari Lydersen .
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Illinois program’s ‘wraparound’ approach helps formerly incarcerated people land solar industry jobs
The Renewing Sovereignty Project, which provides social and financial support for participants leaving the justice system, had a 100% placement rate in its first year.By Audrey Henderson .
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No longer a niche, Passive House standards becoming a solution for highly efficient affordable housing
Developers say material costs are coming down, but building highly efficient housing still requires a shift in mindset to long-term benefits.By Audrey Henderson .
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Study suggests a big role for grid battery storage as Illinois shutters its coal power plants
Transmission and renewables aren’t being built quickly enough to allow fossil fuel plants to close by state deadline, experts argue. Storage appears to be the most realistic path, a new analysis finds.By Kari Lydersen .
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