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Climate crisis

Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up

But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 18 August 2023
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Minnesota agency retools to ‘meet the moment’ on climate, clean energy

The Minnesota Department of Commerce recently announced several new hires and changes designed to help the state capture federal clean energy funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and 2021 infrastructure law.

By Frank Jossi . 20 March 2023
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Cleveland green bank aims to bring clean energy to underserved communities

Growth Opportunity Partners is the lead applicant for 20 counties seeking Inflation Reduction Act funds under EPA’s Solar for All program.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 9 October 2023
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Massachusetts to recharge solar programs for low-income residents with $156M federal grant

The state’s Solar for All grant, the largest in New England, will fund various incentives and assistance programs to help low-income households and public housing facilities install solar.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 May 2024
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N.C.’s ratepayer advocate: Duke Energy ‘failed’ to consider incentives that would cut costs & enable more clean energy

The state’s ratepayer advocate says tapping into an Inflation Reduction Act loan program would save ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and make more clean energy the ‘least cost’ option.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 25 June 2024
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Federal incentives spur solar panel company to try onshoring its supply chain in Minnesota

Heliene, which assembles solar panel modules at a northern Minnesota factory, wants to be one of the first to manufacture domestic silicon solar cells, in partnership with an India-based supplier.

By Frank Jossi . 6 September 2024
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Minnesota electric co-ops seek $970M in federal clean energy funds

A consortium of rural electric cooperatives organized by Great River Energy is preparing a massive joint application for funding under the Empowering Rural America program.

By Frank Jossi . 9 August 2023
ENN

Federal funds can help Ohio electric co-ops cut costs and carbon emissions

Buckeye Power could save big bucks for customers of Ohio’s rural electric cooperatives if it gets federal funding to replace some or all of its coal plant capacity, advocates say.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 30 August 2023
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Maine hopes IRA money will get heat pumps to more people, especially in multifamily housing

States are now crafting applications for billions in federal funding to create or expand electrification and energy efficiency rebate programs, trying to balance quality and quantity of incentives while reaching new demographics.

By Annie Ropeik . 16 November 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Top 15 states where IRA repeal could raise energy bills

The climate law’s tax credits encourage developers to build clean energy, the cheapest form of power around. Without those incentives, bills would climb.

By Dan McCarthy . 4 April 2025