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The greening of red-state America, well underway in the Sun Belt, is now accelerating in the Midwest. Ohio and Indiana -- two Republican-led U.S. states long dependent on coal power -- are on the verge of solar-farm booms so staggering that their respective buildouts between now and 2027 may vie with Nevada's and trail only those of California and Texas.
From Bloomberg: Ohio and Indiana — two states long dependent on coal power — are on the verge of solar-farm booms so staggering that their respective buildouts between now and 2027 may vie with Nevada's and trail only those of California and Texas.
Solar power bill heads to Governor DeWine's desk Alexa Helwig, WKRC © Provided by WKRC Cincinnati HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) – Ohio counties could soon have control over the development of large-scale solar and wind farms. A bill that gives commissioners the ability to create restrictions is waiting to be signed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Cincinnati recently broke ground on the nation's largest city-led solar project. 1,000 acres of solar arrays will go up in Highland County, but local Dave Gingerich said it’s not the only project in the works. “Within just a smal...
Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times).
The DePaulia Jackson Healy, Contributing Writer|April 12, 2021 The answer is blowing in the wind. On March 29, the Biden administration announced a comprehensive plan to jumpstart offshore wind energy projects along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico. Details of the plan include accelerating the permitting of oceanic wind projects and investing in the infrastructure, research and development necessary for construction and maintenance of the projects. Through this plan, the administration hopes to provide enough clean energy to power 10 million homes yearly, av...