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For a third year in a row, zero-carbon sources accounted for the majority of electricity generated in Minnesota, according to the latest edition of an annual report measuring the state s clean-energy transition. The findings are issued by the group Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, which said the industry shift toward these sources is now "locked in" around the state. It showed in 2022, 55% of the state s power came from carbon-free sources, well above the national share of 41%. .
Wisconsin regulators are being asked to take another look at previously approved plans for a proposed natural gas plant. An environmental group says changes in the energy sector and the evolving climate crisis are hard to ignore. In 2020, the Public Service Commission granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior, which is still navigating the permitting process. .
Clean-energy and environmental advocates aren t pleased with a bill in the Nevada Legislature that they say would commit the state to using fossil fuels long-term. Senate Bill 116 would allow the utility Southwest Gas to replace thousands of miles of existing gas distribution infrastructure with what conservation groups warn would be minimal oversight from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. At the Nevada Conservation League, Deputy Director Christi Cabrera-Georgeson said in the past few years, the state has made progress toward climate goals and taken steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. .
A new report by a prominent national research center said America s houses of worship lag in alternative energy investment. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found fewer than 2% have installed photo-voltaic energy systems, partly because of cost. Investing in solar energy can be expensive on the front end. .