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What's Best Buy doing at a utility conference?
The national association for utility regulators is holding its annual meeting this week in St. Louis. Perhaps the most surprising speaker: Kris Bowring, a senior business team leader for Best Buy. -
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Illinois town aims to make electric cars ... Normal
City officials hope to put 1,000 Mitsubishi electric cars on the street of Normal, Illinois.By Kari Lydersen .
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Coal plant closures to save Ameren $70 million
By eliminating the need for emissions upgrades at another facility, the closure of two coal plants in Illinois will actually end up saving Ameren Energy money.By Ken Paulman .
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Illinois coal plants were on their last legs
Are EPA regulations responsible for Ameren's decision to shutter two coal plants in Illinois? Not entirely.By Ken Paulman .
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With tax credit in doubt, wind industry ponders future
As a federal tax credit for wind production nears expiration, wind developers prepare for another downturn. But can the wind industry still thrive without this subsidy?
Photo by Bev Currie via Creative CommonsBy Drew Kerr .
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Illinois' new environmental justice law and Chicago coal
Will Illinois' newly approved environmental justice commission add to efforts to clean up Chicago's coal-fired power plants? Activists are taking a wait-and-see approach.By Lindsey Kratochwill .
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Carbon capture, without the coal
What's being touted as America's first large-scale industrial carbon capture facility isn't at a power plant, but at an ethanol refinery in Illinois.By Ken Paulman .
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High-profile Illinois solar project languishes due to lack of funding
A solar project in Rockford, Illinois, heralded a year ago as helping create hundreds of jobs, has had trouble getting financing, and has drastically scaled back its short-term ambitions.By Brian Rogal .
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Midwest states get $268 million for high-speed trains
The U.S. Department of Transportation this week awarded $268 million to Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri for the purchase of high-speed trains.By Ken Paulman .
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Chicago city council again takes up coal ordinance
An ordinance that would shut down Chicago's two aging urban coal plants has the votes to pass the city council, but it's still not a sure thing.By Kari Lydersen .
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