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Advocates call for early end to Conn. gas program - Energy News …
WEBJan 28, 2022 · The consumer advocate said the program should end at that 10-year mark, “if not sooner.”. Regulators opened a proceeding to review the program more than a year ago after concluding that the average cost to connect new gas services has increased dramatically. In addition, the number of homeowners …
Illinois to reboot low-income solar program - Energy News Network
WEBJul 28, 2022 · This year so far, 157 houses and smaller buildings moved forward with Illinois Solar for All installations. Two larger buildings have also participated, for a total of about 1.3 MW worth of solar. The new plan increases the program’s total budget to $66.5 million, and increases the annual allocation for residential distributed solar from $8.1 ...
Ky. center retrains coal workers for high-tech manufacturing
WEBJun 8, 2021 · PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A high-tech manufacturing training center in this eastern Kentucky town is widely regarded as a singular success story of federal support for revitalizing Appalachian coal country. The 40,000-square-foot training center here in Johnson County, shaded by the 80-foot highwall of …
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WEBKen Paulman. Ken is the director of the Energy News Network at Fresh Energy, and has led the project from its inception as Midwest Energy News in 2009. Prior to joining Fresh Energy, he was the managing editor for online news at Minnesota Public Radio. He started his journalism career in 2002 as a copy editor for the Duluth News Tribune before ...
Maine farms could be ideal match for solar agrivoltaics | Energy …
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Maine may be uniquely positioned for this emerging field, known as agrivoltaics or dual-use solar. Nationally, most successful projects so far have involved extras like solar grazing or pollinator habitat alongside panels at small farms with low-lying, hand-harvested crops — precisely the type of farms that dominate much of Maine’s ...
Midwest Energy News
WEBIndiana’s dependence on coal is costing ratepayers millions and holding back clean energy growth. Uneconomic coal plants are costing ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and curbing renewable development nationwide. The problem is especially bad in coal-heavy, vertically-integrated Indiana. by Kari Lydersen August 5, 2024.
Maine energy efficiency plan puts priority on equity, electrification
WEBJun 17, 2022 · The direct outreach model can help overcome those barriers, she said. Another $6.8 million will be directed into electric vehicle initiatives. The plan will continue to fund point-of-sale electric vehicle rebates — $2,000 for a new battery-electric car, $5,500 for a new car purchased by a low-income buyer, and $2,500 for a used vehicle for a ...
Xcel’s plan faces pushback over peaking plants - Energy News …
WEBJan 21, 2022 · Xcel’s long-range plan faces pushback over role of fossil peaking plants. The utility’s integrated resource plan in Minnesota relies on natural gas peaking plants to help balance intermittent renewables and meet peak demands. Clean energy groups argue that better alternatives exist. by Frank Jossi January 21, 2022.
Mass. building code draft renews push for gas bans - Energy News …
WEBFeb 21, 2022 · A proposed building code update in Massachusetts would allow an option for continued use of fossil fuels in new construction, prompting cities and towns to renew a push for legal authority to prohibit new natural gas hookups. by Sarah Shemkus February 21, 2022. Brookline, Massachusetts.
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