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In the Midwest, farmers leading the way on solar power

Solar installations have been taking off in many areas of the Midwest, but perhaps nowhere more so than in farm country.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 27 January 2014
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Ohio project takes biofuel production on the road

Companies aspiring to produce next-generation biofuels struggle to get raw material to production plants, so an Ohio nonprofit is experimenting with a way to bring the refinery out to the fields.

By Greenwire . 22 January 2014
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Despite decline, states still spending billions to import coal

While coal use has declined in recent years, most states are still spending billions to import the fuel for electricity generation, according to a new study.

By Kari Lydersen . 17 January 2014
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As utility efficiency programs grow, some industries want out

Utility-run efficiency programs have led to reduced energy use by homeowners and other energy customers — as well as lower rates — but some industries want out of the programs.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 18 November 2013
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Commentary: Fact-checking ALEC's attacks on Ohio's clean energy law

A rigorous review of Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards would find that these policies have been effective, affordable, and are delivering benefits to consumers and the environment.

By Guest Contributor . 14 October 2013
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Chambers of Commerce want fracking oversight left to states

Chambers of Commerce in 20 states are calling on the EPA to leave fracking oversight to state regulators.

By Ken Paulman . 2 October 2013
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Critics: Ohio energy bill boon for utilities, bad for consumers

An Ohio lawmaker’s latest attempt to weaken the state’s energy laws is a “giveaway” for utilities that flies in the face of consumer and business interests, say critics.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 1 October 2013
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While one Ohio utility fights efficiency, another embraces it

While FirstEnergy has been pushing for the past year to dismantle the state's energy-efficiency requirement, Duke Energy has just released a new plan that will exceed the energy savings required by the law.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 13 September 2013
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Commentary: Prairie State deal deserves to be investigated

The residents, small businesses, and city officials of communities that invested in the Prairie State Energy Campus deserve to know whether they were sold a faulty product.

By Guest Contributor . 13 September 2013
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Report: Ohio renewable energy law cuts costs, emissions

Five years after Ohio's renewable-energy standard took effect – and a few months before it will be challenged again in the state legislature - an economist with the state's utility regulator tried to assess how the renewable standard was working out.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 5 September 2013