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Report: EV adoption could eventually save Minnesotans billions

Total net benefits range from $4.6 billion to $30 billion by 2050 and could help all utility ratepayers.

By Frank Jossi . 20 September 2018
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Report: Utility investment in fiber optics could enhance smart grid

Utilities with fiber optic networks can establish a more robust smart grid by improving the chatter between smart devices and power providers, according to a new study.

By Kevin Stark . 20 September 2018
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Indiana utility’s $76 million solar project divides consumer advocates

The state consumer advocate says the 50 MW project is a bad deal for ratepayers, but others say Indiana can’t delay on clean energy.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies . 21 September 2018
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Philadelphia program aims to lower costs and barriers to rooftop solar

A solar group buying program in Philadelphia is helping to lower costs and change perceptions about rooftop solar in the city.

By Marie Cusick . 24 September 2018
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Coal ash spill leaves North Carolina to ‘watch and wait and hope and pray’

State investigators arrived on the scene over the weekend and plan to release testing results later this week.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 24 September 2018
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Michigan utilities upgrade pumped storage plant ahead of renewable push

The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant along Lake Michigan could play a bigger role on the grid as utilities use more variable renewables.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 24 September 2018
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Illinois Commerce Commission seeks input on electric vehicles

The Illinois Commerce Commission issued a notice of inquiry Monday seeking stakeholder input on how electric vehicles affect grid resiliency and energy efficiency in the state.

By Kari Lydersen . 25 September 2018
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Solar zoning guide offers Georgia towns, counties a model to follow

Three universities collaborated on the Georgia Model Solar Ordinance, which addresses land-use questions for solar projects.

By Gillian Neimark . 25 September 2018
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Rhode Island charts a course for a cleaner grid

Rhode Island is a small state with big energy ambitions. Like many states, however, those ambitions are complicated by an outdated electric grid.

By Meg Dalton . 25 September 2018
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Q&A: Green Energy Ohio leader on its 2018 energy tour and the road ahead

Ohioans have a chance this weekend to get a close-up look at how clean energy really works at the 16th annual Green Energy Ohio Tour.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 26 September 2018