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HYDROELECTRIC: Aging dams across Minnesota, including many that no longer produce power, are getting a closer look at being removed as safety concerns grow. (MPR News)
PIPELINES:
- North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum could play a key role in deciding whether a carbon pipeline can move forward, as his political profile rises and he balances donor influence and landowner opposition. (CNN)
- The Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline developer hopes permits in North Dakota and South Dakota will be approved this year and allow the multi-state project to move forward. (Brownfield Ag News)
- One county in Iowa, where the Summit project has been approved, is determining its next legal steps for challenging the pipeline. (KCHA)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Michigan opens what’s believed to be the nation’s first network of chargers for electric off-road vehicles. (Bridge)
CLEAN ENERGY: A Nebraska clean energy group will use a $3 million grant to grow renewable energy development in four states. (World-Herald, subscription)
SOLAR:
- Local officials prepare for construction on a 26-acre solar project in western Wisconsin that will reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels. (WEAU)
- Advocates say community solar is helping a growing number of ComEd customers in Evanston, Illinois, reduce their electricity bill. (Evanston RoundTable)
STORAGE: A national clean energy group releases a model ordinance for local governments to use for regulating the permitting, siting, safety and decommissioning of energy storage systems. (Utility Dive)
OIL & GAS: North Dakota’s longtime director of mineral resources retires and reflects on 26 years of overseeing the state’s oil and gas industry. (Inforum, subscription)
COMMENTARY: Minnesota clean energy advocates applaud a new state law that provides incentives to local governments for adopting an automated permitting app that can speed up residents’ solar installations. (Star Tribune)
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