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Midwest Energy News

Democrats flip Michigan legislature blue

By Andy Balaskovitz . 9 November 2022
Fossil fuels

Gas plants without the emissions? This startup says it's cracked the code

North Carolina–based NET Power uses a novel combustion cycle that captures its own emissions. Now it's building a 300MW plant in Texas to prove it works at scale.

By Julian Spector . 8 November 2022
Heat pumps

Heat pumps now required for new homes in Washington state

New-build residences will have to install energy-efficient heat pumps starting in July as part of Washington’s ambitious efforts to curb carbon emissions.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 November 2022
Climate endangers ‘the things Americans value most’

8 November 2022
Guest essay

COP27 climate talks kick off: Here's what people are talking about

Our first dispatch from the U.N. climate conference in Egypt spotlights energy and equity issues in Africa, plus political progress and uncertainty in the U.S.

By Adam Aston . 7 November 2022
Climatetech finance

What challenges will confront DOE loan program for energy retrofits?

It takes more than money to retool dirty energy infrastructure to be clean. Can utilities, regulators and communities agree on how to spend it?

By Jeff St. John . 7 November 2022
Midwest Energy News

N.D. ‘clean crypto’ fueled by dirty power

By Andy Balaskovitz . 7 November 2022
Clean energy

Chart: Clean energy installations slowed way down in Q3

On the bright side, energy storage had its best quarter ever, and analysts expect solar and wind to bounce back soon thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 November 2022
White House net-zero plan could be ‘game-changer’

4 November 2022
ENN

Wind is now South Dakota’s No. 1 producer of electricity, but not every day

More than half of South Dakota's electricity came from wind last year, but it doesn't produce the majority of power every day, making storage necessary to keep the lights on.

By Joshua Haiar . 3 November 2022