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Michigan program to help guide Energy Department efficiency effort

As the U.S. Department of Energy seeks to advance energy efficiency, it’s looking to Michigan for guidance.

By Christie Bleck . 11 July 2013
Despite rollback threats, state renewable standards unharmed

10 July 2013
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Report: As coal declines, efficiency on the rise

Utility-run energy-efficiency programs have grown robustly over the past decade and are one of the factors contributing to a cooling of the prospects for coal-fired power plants, according to a recent report.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 10 July 2013
Michigan pipeline faces new scrutiny after unreported spill

9 July 2013
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Ohio's waste heat potential remains largely untapped

While experts say Ohio’s industrial infrastructure offers vast opportunities for energy production from waste heat, that potential could go untapped if efforts to roll back the state’s renewable energy standard succeed.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 9 July 2013
Quebec derailment turns attention to oil-by-rail growth

8 July 2013
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Enbridge's Keystone XL competitor has a permit controversy of its own

It may sound like a familiar story: A proposed pipeline that will carry hundreds of thousands of barrels of Canadian oil sands crude across the Midwest prairies is embroiled in a permit controversy. But this is not a story about Keystone XL.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 8 July 2013
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Note to readers

Midwest Energy News is taking a break for the Fourth of July. Site updates and the daily email digest will return on Monday, July 8.

By Ken Paulman . 3 July 2013
Xcel Energy says it's too soon to retire largest coal plant

2 July 2013
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For cities, solar benefits may not override fear of the unknown

Installing solar panels or wind turbines on city or county-owned property can be fraught with more complexities than doing so on private land.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 2 July 2013