Newsy | 8KPAX April 22, 2022 For farmers across America, planting season is well underway. “In this in this area, I’ve had some mint here, you know, peppermint, seed corn, commercial corn, soybeans,” said Indiana landowner Norman Welker. But rather than seeds, a group of farmers in Northwest Indiana is putting steel piles into theirContinueContinue reading “Farming’s next frontier: Solar energy”
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Minnesota solar firms, including Eden Prairie’s EVS, are growing at a hot pace
Neal St. Anthony | Star Tribune April 28, 2022 President Andy Kim of Eden Prairie and his solar engineering company EVS are riding the renewable energy wave. EVS, which does much of its business in huge, sunny Texas, has grown from 50 to 120 workers since 2019. The company just expanded its headquarters by 40%ContinueContinue reading “Minnesota solar firms, including Eden Prairie’s EVS, are growing at a hot pace”
Marshall County landfill goes solar
Robert Maharry | Times-Republican April 28, 2022 Visitors to the Marshall County Landfill will likely notice a few large, shiny new additions on the property the next time they come by, and before long, these solar arrays will be producing enough electricity to power the entire facility. Don Ballalatak, the manager at the landfill, saidContinueContinue reading “Marshall County landfill goes solar”
‘A lot of dollars’
By Elisabeth Waldon | Greenville Daily News April 29, 2022 GREENVILLE — A study done by the Kalamazoo-based W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research estimates a wind turbine project proposed for multiple local townships would be a $776 million investment over its 30-year lifetime, making the project Montcalm County’s single largest taxpayer. Upjohn’s economic impact analysis ofContinueContinue reading “‘A lot of dollars’”
Regulators approve second phase of Alliant Energy’s $1.5 billion clean energy plan
Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal Apr 28, 2022 Wisconsin regulators have approved the second piece of Alliant Energy’s plans to spend more than $1.5 billion to replace its coal-fired plants with solar energy. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to authorize Alliant to buy or build six solar farms at a cost ofContinueContinue reading “Regulators approve second phase of Alliant Energy’s $1.5 billion clean energy plan”
BCSE Releases Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook
The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced annually for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF — provides valuable year-over-year data and insights on the American energy transformation and progress of energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy sectors.Business Council for Sustainable Energy The Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook provides an in-depth look at the trends in the energy sector,ContinueContinue reading “BCSE Releases Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook”
ACP Releases Clean Power Quarterly Report Q4 2021
The U.S. clean energy industry installed 27,723 MW of wind, solar, and energy storage capacity in 2021, trailing 2020 installations by three percent.American Clean Power Association State Highlights Illinois In 2021, 1,083 MW of clean power were installed in Illinois, including 580 MW wind and more than 502 MW solar. Indiana Indiana has 1,218 MWContinueContinue reading “ACP Releases Clean Power Quarterly Report Q4 2021”
Solar Power Energizes the Illinois Economy
Click the sources below to learn more. Illinois landowners receive about $3.3 million in annual land lease payments from 621 MW of installed utility-scale solar.American Clean Power Association The solar industry has invested a total of $2 billion in the state of Illinois.Solar Energy Industries Association Illinois renewable energy grew rapidly in the past fewContinueContinue reading “Solar Power Energizes the Illinois Economy”