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Three new EV charging stations installed in Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji, Minnesota, residents now have access to three electric vehicle charging stations across the city, two of which are free to use. “While there might not be many electric vehicles around right now, we know that the number of electric vehicles is increasing every day,” Bemidji Mayor Rita... Read More »EIA discussion paper calls for expanded research into CHP cycle implementation
A recent discussion paper published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) compiled survey data on electricity generators to assess the state of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) cycles used by generators to reduce wasted heat and increase energy efficiency. The EIA paper distinguish... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_108664646-300x225.jpg)
Industry experts debate positives, drawbacks of net metering
While some have called net metering - allowing consumers who generate their own electricity to use that electricity at any time, not just when it is generated - a relic of a previous energy era, Dr. Charles Cicchetti of the Pacific Economics Group contends that distributed energy resources (DER) are... Read More »New EIA platform gives approximate real-time energy data
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new U.S. Electric System Operating Data platform now gives approximate real-time data for the first time, including hourly updates regarding supply, demand, energy analyses and visualizations. The tool gives data pertinent to national and regi... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shutterstock_108664646-300x225.jpg)
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)
Robert Ortt
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_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)