Advocates say community solar is in line with the conservative principles of free markets and individual property rights — and a recent survey out of deep-red Texas seems to agree. The poll, commissioned by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation, found more than 90% support protecting property owners’ rights to produce electricity on their land, including with … Continue reading “As clean vehicle rules face repeal, advocates urge states to stay strong”
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“Everything is built out to serve a couple days of peak energy each year,” said Vickash Mohanka, director of the Massachusetts chapter of the Sierra Club. “Everybody’s bills are paying for those peaks, and I think we need to see a lot more progress in flattening that consumption.” Energy efficiency and renewable energy progress can also mean cheaper … Continue reading “Cutting clean energy won't lower New England utility bills, advocates say”
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Utility Hoosier Energy announced plans to close the Merom coal plant in Indiana in 2023 but then sold it to a company called Hallador Energy that is keeping the plant open and reportedly making a deal with a data center developer. Experts note that ensuring data centers are actually using renewable energy around the clock is extremely difficult … Continue reading “Indiana advocates press for data center pause amid rising energy demand”
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One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without regulation. In fact, not only do the state’s largest dairies face no penalties for emitting methane, they can actually profit handsomely from those emissions. If the staff of the state’s air regulator get their way in an … Continue reading “California could lock in disastrous dairy methane rules, advocates warn”
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Taylor, a spokesman for the local group Our Water, Our Air, Our Rights, also questions the company’s business plan. He said he doubts other communities are going to want to give up the types of plastic waste that can more easily be recycled and have a higher commercial value. That would mean only the hardest-to-recycle, lowest-quality plastic … Continue reading “Advocates push back on DOE-funded plan to make steel with plastic-based fuel”