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Iowa Utilities Board updates net-metering policy to promote renewable energy
The Iowa Utilities Board updated its net metering policy on Tuesday to require the state’s largest investor-owned utilities to file new bet neterubg tariffs that will support the state’s initiative to encourage customers to adopt renewable energy. Under the new order, the MidAmerican Energy ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/yK7X8Kbk-300x300.jpg)
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Challenges remain for Buffalo Billion project featuring major SolarCity factory
New York’s efforts to recharge its upstate manufacturing sector by investing in a new SolarCity facility, planned to be the largest in the Western Hemisphere when it opens next year, remain under a cloud from federal and state investigations. Some western New York state lawmakers have called fo... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_114289948-300x260.jpg)
Wisconsin’s largest solar facility now operational
The Rock River solar facility, located in the town of Beloit, opened its doors on Monday, and will provide 500 residential Alliant Energy customers with solar energy as part of the utility’s effort to provide more clean energy solutions for Wisconsin. "Investments in clean energy have been cen... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_226073734-300x200.jpg)
Research and recovery organizations praise carbon capture legislation
Following the introduction of the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Act in the U.S. Senate last week, the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative (NEORI) and the Coal Utilization Research Council (CURC) praised U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) for their work in ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_215016115-300x202.jpg)
Massachusetts’ newest community solar project reaches completion with 100 percent subscription
Addressing issues of space and aesthetics for potential residential solar customers, NRG Energy recently announced the completion of a community solar facility in Massachusetts that will provide clean energy to 170 homes. “Going solar has never been easier or more affordable,” Drew Warshaw, v... Read More »Arizona Public Service Company implements innovative storage, efficiency programs for improved peak-time load management
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) recently approved new programs being rolled out by the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) as a part of its new targets for energy efficiency, including Smart Thermostat programs and a residential battery storage program. “Energy storage is the Holy Gra... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_107512259-300x200.jpg)
Conversion of non-powered dams poised to spike hydroelectric generation
Plans are underway for major additions to U.S. hydroelectric generating capacity in 2016 - not from new construction projects, but from the conversion of non-powered dams (NPDs) to electricity-generating dams. The expected total power generation from NPD conversions in 2016 is approximately 320 m... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_311443718-300x200.jpg)
Toledo Edison’s underground improvements boost downtown service reliability
Customers of Toledo Edison can expect enhanced service reliability in the near future, following the completion of the installation of two new underground transformers, two additional control boxes and other improvement projects. The projects are a part of a major investment by the FirstEnergy Co... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_114289948-300x260.jpg)