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Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Union of Concerned Scientists

However the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the Midwest’s regional grid manager, has stepped up to approve long-awaited upgrades that will improve the reliability of the electricity system across the region, including Minnesota as well as Illinois and Michigan. That’s not a Minnesota utility…is it?

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Local Officials Tour Burkholder's Country Market Solar Energy Project In Spring Mills, Centre County

PA Environment Daily

In 2019, Burkholders Country Market worked with SunDirected to install a 581 kW solar carport system with over 1,200 panels. The carport system also powers free electric vehicle charging stations available for market customers. Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power.

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North Carolina’s New Climate Legislation

Legal Planet

Regarding solar power, at least 55% must come from utility-owned facilities, while up to 45% can be purchased from small third-party generators. Perhaps the most controversial portion of the bill changes the mechanism for setting electricity rates. There are also specific provisions for specific sources of generation.

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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage.

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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Latest UN, IEA, WMO Climate Reports Show Global Emissions Dangerously High, Emergency Action Required

Union of Concerned Scientists

At the same time, 2021 was also a year when renewable electricity generation reached a record high globally. Under this scenario (which the IEA calls the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 or NZE scenario), renewables reach 60% of global electricity generation in 2030 and no new conventional coal plants are needed.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.2.25

PA Environment Daily

22 How To Run For Local Public Office Training Webinar , 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. -- Warren Times: Electric Vehicle Debate Creates Spark In State -- Horn Farm Center Ecological Gardening 16-Week Training Program Starts Feb.