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Wisconsin ratepayers see 1% increase from renewables
A wind farm near Dodgeville, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dave Hoefler via Creative Commons) Wisconsin utilities since 2007 have spent nearly $1.7 billion on wind farms and other renewable projects, and passed...
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Experts: Chicago aggregation could hurt renewable energy — unless the RPS is...
(Photo by Seth Anderson via Creative Commons) In November, Chicago residents will vote on whether to allow the city to break with utility ComEd and negotiate to buy electricity from alternative retail...
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Conservative group seeks to repeal state renewable standards
A wind farm near Dodgeville, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dave Hoefler via Creative Commons) A highly influential conservative policy group with strong ties to the fossil fuel industry plans to make repealing...
View ArticleMichigan rejects measure to expand renewable energy standard
A ballot measure to expand Michigan’s renewable energy standard was soundly defeated at the polls Tuesday, after a hard-fought battle in which the measure’s opponents outspent supporters by a...
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Will Wisconsin election results tip scales against renewables?
A wind farm near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Renewable energy advocates are expecting another challenge to the state’s wind siting rules. (Photo by Digidave via Creative Commons) Will changing political...
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Analysis: Why Michigan’s renewable energy amendment failed
A screen capture from an ad by the utility-backed Clean Affordable Renewable Energy for Michigan opposing Proposal 3. In September, a Lansing, Michigan, based polling firm surveyed the state’s...
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How Chicago’s municipal aggregation could be a boon for renewable energy
Solar panels at the University of Illinois, Chicago. (Photo by Adam Gimpert via Creative Commons) When Chicago voters approved municipal aggregation on Election Day, some celebrated the possibilities...
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Bills target renewable energy standards in three states
A bill in Missouri would allow energy from large hydro facilities, like the Table Rock Dam, to count toward the state’s renewable standard. (Photo by jeff brown via Creative Commons) Ohio’s energy...
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State renewable energy laws survive repeal attempts — so far
The Smoky Hills Wind Farm in Kansas, where farmers have become a strong constituency for renewable energy. (Photo by Brent Flanders via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with...
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Q&A: ALEC’s new tactics to weaken renewable laws
Gabriel Elsner is the director of the Checks and Balances Project The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continued its assault on state renewable portfolio standards (RPS) during its 40th...
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Lawsuit: Missouri defying voters on renewable energy law
Wind turbines near Rock Port, Missouri. (Photo by back stage via Creative Commons) Development of solar and wind energy in Missouri has been sluggish compared to much of the nation, despite the 2008...
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Report: Ohio renewable energy law cuts costs, emissions
The Wood County wind farm in Ohio. (Photo by Lucas County Choppers via Creative Commons) Five years after Ohio’s renewable energy standard took effect – and a few months before it will be challenged...
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Critics: Ohio energy bill boon for utilities, bad for consumers
Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz, seen in this 2011 file photo, has tried for several years to weaken the state’s renewable energy laws. (Associated Press) An Ohio lawmaker’s latest attempt to weaken the state’s...
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Commentary: Fact-checking ALEC’s attacks on Ohio’s clean energy law
Jeff Deyette is a senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists. Cross-posted from The Equation By Jeff Deyette Members of the Ohio Senate Public Utilities Committee heard testimony this...
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As ALEC shifts its RPS strategy, state laws favor renewables
Wind turbines in McLean County, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Lindenbaum via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from Greentech Media with permission By Chelsea Barnes and Justin Barnes Numerous schemes to scrap...
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In Kansas, renewable energy standard again under attack
Wind turbines in Butler County, Kansas. (Photo by Brent Danley via Creative Commons) ©2014 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jeffrey Tomich In Kansas, home of sprawling wind farms...
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Five years later, Missouri still grappling with renewable law
Ameren is currently meeting most of its share of Missouri’s renewable energy standard with electricity from this century-old dam in Iowa. (Photo by Ian Petchenik via Creative Commons) More than five...
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Study: Michigan could expand renewable energy at low cost
A wind turbine near Alma, Michigan. (Photo by Corey Seeman via Creative Commons) With Michigan’s renewable energy standard set to expire at the end of 2015, and a high-profile fight over the standard...
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Hearings begin today in latest push against Ohio energy laws
(Photo by Chris H. via Creative Commons) Hearings begin today on an Ohio bill that would cancel requirements for additional renewable energy and energy efficiency after 2014. Senate Bill 310 would...
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Ohio bill revives energy law freeze, but only temporarily
(Photo by Peggy Riley via Creative Commons) The debate over Ohio’s energy laws took another turn Tuesday, as Republican lawmakers introduced a substitute bill that threatens to destroy a compromise...
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