Want tax incentives in Des Moines? Be ready to meet higher energy efficiency bar
Midwest cities including Des Moines, Iowa, are increasingly linking tax-increment financing to sustainability requirements as they look for every tool possible to make progress on...
Kansas utilities are getting a new tool to retire coal plants. Will they use it?
A coal securitization bill passed its final legislative hurdle this week with large bipartisan majorities in both chambers. The governor is widely expected to sign,...State energy plans show how process can match final product in impact
The experience in Iowa and Missouri shows how drafting an energy plan can help shape a state’s energy direction, even if policymakers don’t always follow...Proposals to prohibit natural gas bans may threaten cities’ clean energy goals
In Kansas and Missouri, critics say the “energy choice” legislation is in direct conflict with cities’ commitments to transition from fossil fuels.After Kansas court rejected solar fee, utility seeks new ‘grid access’ charge
Solar advocates say Evergy’s proposed substitute is as discriminatory as one thrown out by the state’s high court.