Evergy and Ameren Missouri are both rolling out optional time-of-use rates to customers as they install smart meters. Missouri’s two major electric utilities are introducing programs that give customers an incentive to save energy during peak hours when power is often dirtier and more expensive. Evergy and Ameren Missouri’s new time-of-use rates offer … [Read more...] about Smart meters giving Missouri customers incentive to save energy during peaks
Michigan can’t wait until 2050 to reach zero emissions, environmentalists say
A letter signed by representatives of 40 organizations says the state needs an accelerated timeline for phasing out carbon emissions. Though environmental groups applauded Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order this week as a first step in putting the state on a path to carbon neutrality by 2050, a coalition of Michigan environmental justice advocates say it doesn’t move the … [Read more...] about Michigan can’t wait until 2050 to reach zero emissions, environmentalists say
Michigan Gov. Whitmer vows state will be carbon neutral by 2050
Cjh1452000 / Wikimedia Commons Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. ©2020 E&E Publishing, LLCRepublished with permission Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order this week that targets 2050 as the deadline for her state to reach carbon neutrality. The goal aligns with the warnings of climate scientists, who say the world is running out of time to slash … [Read more...] about Michigan Gov. Whitmer vows state will be carbon neutral by 2050
Labor coalition joins the fray over Illinois clean energy legislation
Travis Stansel / Illinois Public Media / Flickr / Creative Commons The Illinois Statehouse in Springfield. Unions representing coal, nuclear and renewable workers, as well as engineers, ironworkers and janitors, put their weight behind a new energy bill. A coalition of labor unions has joined the negotiations over a new energy bill in Illinois, where stakeholders are hashing … [Read more...] about Labor coalition joins the fray over Illinois clean energy legislation
Maine company looks to tidal power as renewable energy’s next generation
ORPC / Courtesy A rendering shows the ORPC RivGen Power System device. After years of development, tidal and river energy supporters say the technology is on the cusp of wider commercial deployment, especially if it can win federal support. With much of New England’s attention on offshore wind, a Maine company hopes to put itself on the map with tidal energy. Portland, … [Read more...] about Maine company looks to tidal power as renewable energy’s next generation