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Improved forecasts for wind farms could save billions

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Posted 06 October 2011 † Dan § Cleantech § Energy § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

States find new ways to make energy efficiency pay for utilities

(Midwest Energy News, July 26, 2011)—Imagine pulling into a gas station and being offered a complimentary tune-up to improve your car’s fuel efficiency. You’d probably wonder: what’s the catch? So how about when your electric utility gives you a free compact fluorescent light bulb? Or your gas company offers to help pay for new windows [...]

Posted 26 July 2011 † Dan § Energy ‡ Comments (0) °

Minnesota wind farm drama may be entering final act

June 28, 2011, Midwest Energy News —  Two fronts have collided before Minnesota utility regulators, and now, observers on both sides are waiting to see which way the wind will blow in what’s been the state’s highest-profile and hardest-fought battle over wind turbine placement. The proposed $179 million, 78-megawatt Goodhue Wind project would consist of [...]

Posted 28 June 2011 † Dan § Cleantech § Energy § Environment § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) °

Are renewable standards driving up utility rates?

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Posted 19 May 2011 † Dan § Energy § Environment § Minnesota ‡ Comments (0) °

Star Tribune picks up Iron Range “clean coal” story

The Star Tribune ran my Iron Range “clean coal” story today on the back page of the business section. It might be a dying medium, but I still get a little thrill from seeing something I wrote published on newsprint!

Posted 08 April 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Iron Range § Self-Promotion § Star Tribune ‡ Comments (0) °

10 years, $41 million later, ‘clean coal’ plant still vapor

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Posted 05 April 2011 † Dan § Business § Energy § Environment § Iron Range § Minnesota § Politics ‡ Comments (0) °