Building Indiana | Carla Dempsey, February 27 Indiana has become a hot spot for the clean and sustainable sector in recent years. Over the last months, energy efficiency, clean transportation, grid technologies and renewable energy projects have consistently been topping headlines throughout the state. Solar farms are flipping the switches to cleaner power. Companies areContinueContinue reading “Indiana’s Clean Energy Workforce Outpaces State’s Economy”
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The energy transition away from fossil fuels has many benefits, including for Greater Minnesota
Minnesota Reformer | Larry Barker, February 18, 2025 Even as we fear the worst from what’s happening in Washington, where fossil fuel lobbyists now have the upper hand, the transition from fossil fuels to non-carbon fuels is well under way here in Minnesota. The use of coal-fired electrical power plants has declined since 2020, noContinueContinue reading “The energy transition away from fossil fuels has many benefits, including for Greater Minnesota”
Iowa wind, solar power can revitalize us with more jobs and extra income | Opinion
Des Moines Register | Rand Fisher, February 16, 2025 It’s time for Iowa to commit to a ‘forward-focused, all-of-the-above energy strategy’ for the benefit of our economy, communities and one another. Iowa is an energy leader and has seized success by being proactive and evolving with new technology. As energy demand in the state increases,ContinueContinue reading “Iowa wind, solar power can revitalize us with more jobs and extra income | Opinion”
Why clean energy is playing a vital role in Michigan’s economy
Fast Company | Fastco Works, February 11, 2025 When it comes to issues surrounding climate change, people often fall into two camps: the doomers and the gloomers. In Michigan, however, leaders are working diligently to create a third pathway: optimists. In 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the Clean Energy & Jobs Act, a bipartisan legislative packageContinueContinue reading “Why clean energy is playing a vital role in Michigan’s economy”
Letter to the Editor: Wind powers Newton’s manufacturing industry
Newton News | Frank Liebl, January 31, 2025 This year is starting on a high note here in Newton. Thanks to the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s recent decision to aid TPI Composites with their reopening, Newton’s largest employer is set to start production in mid-May. The renewable energy industry has a way of providing forContinueContinue reading “Letter to the Editor: Wind powers Newton’s manufacturing industry”
In Iowa, clean energy results in property tax relief | Opinion
Des Moines Register | Waylon Brown, January 29, 2025 Gov. Kim Reynolds said it best during her Condition of the State address: “Iowa has always benefited from looking forward — to anticipating future needs and getting ahead of the curve. Energy is a clear example.” Our state’s demand for energy is significantly increasing as AI andContinueContinue reading “In Iowa, clean energy results in property tax relief | Opinion”
Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy
NRDC | Shelia Hu, January 16, 2025 In Cleveland, solar arrays are rising over former landfills. Down in the state’s rural Highland County, farmers are experimenting with agrovoltaics, blending sheep and energy production. And the largest solar project east of the Mississippi, built by Ohio labor unions, just came online as of the last few weeks.ContinueContinue reading “Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy”
Rural Minnesota counties work together to simplify clean energy development and maximize local benefits
Energy News Network | Frank Jossi, January 9, 2025 A long-running local government collaboration in southwestern Minnesota is helping to insulate the region from the kind of controversies and misinformation that have plagued rural clean energy projects in other states. The Rural Minnesota Energy Board has its origins in a regional task force that wasContinueContinue reading “Rural Minnesota counties work together to simplify clean energy development and maximize local benefits”
The US clean energy manufacturing revolution is real
Canary Media | Julian Spector, January 7, 2025 When President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. was still highly dependent on Asia to manufacture the key building blocks of a lower-carbon economy. Now, after four years of targeted industrial policy, the U.S. is producing record amounts of solar panels and batteries. Back in 2021, solar was theContinueContinue reading “The US clean energy manufacturing revolution is real”
US clean energy building boom fuels hiring spree
S&P Global | December 31, 2024 US clean energy developers ended 2024 with a bang, dominating annual capacity additions and pushing large volumes into construction to lock in Inflation Reduction Act tax credits before potential incentive cuts under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress. More than 73 GW of large-scale solar, wind and batteryContinueContinue reading “US clean energy building boom fuels hiring spree”