WASHINGTON — A new rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could improve Virginia's electric grid transmission capacity. It requires utilities and…
By Taylor Kate Brown for Grist.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Alaska News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration When Kira Roberts moved to Juneau, Alaska, last summer, she immediately noticed how the town of 31,000 changes when the cruise ships dock each morning. Thousands of people pour in, only to vanish by evening. As the season winds down in fall, the parade of buses driving through her neighborhood slows, and the trails near her home and the vast Mendenhall Glacier no longer teem with tourists. .
In the future, clean energy projects in Minnesota might come together more quickly, since state lawmakers have advanced a permitting reform measure. The policy effort gained steam throughout the legislative session, with final negotiations playing out late last week. Researchers say Minnesota s current permitting process for solar projects used to take an average of 300 days - now it s nearly 550. .
A new rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could improve Virginia electric grid transmission capacityIt requires utilities and grid operators to plan 20 years ahead to
Missouri homes and businesses have installed enough solar energy to power 68,000 homes each year. A new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association showed more than half of all solar installations in the United States have come online since 2020, with more than 25% installed since the Inflation Reduction Act passed almost two years ago. Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the association, noted for Missouri farmers and rural residents, the most significant expense is power, needed for pumps, heating grow houses and running equipment. .