Renters short–changed in Ohio case, consumer advocate says

ADVOCACY: Ohio’s consumer advocate wants the state Supreme Court to overturn a decision that prevented it from representing apartment residents in a case involving a submetering company. (Energy News Network)

‍

ALSO: A Sierra Club lobbyist says Kansas lawmakers lack a cohesive energy policy strategy, with ongoing debate about whether the state should support renewable energy. (Kansas Reflector)

‍

GRID:

• Clean energy advocates question Xcel Energy’s long-term strategy to build new generation to ensure reliability and limit its purchases on the wholesale market. (Star Tribune)
• Michigan regulators approve a Consumers Energy pilot project that will bury about 10 miles of power lines in six counties to help improve reliability. (Detroit Free Press)

‍

PIPELINES:

• Summit Carbon Solutions partners with the world’s second-largest ethanol producer to potentially connect eight ethanol plants to a proposed multi-state carbon pipeline. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
• A photojournalist loses her case against North Dakota officials that claimed her First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated while covering Dakota Access pipeline protests in 2017. (Bloomberg Law)

‍

UTILITIES: The former ComEd CEO convicted of bribery conspiracy asks a judge to delay the U.S. SEC’s civil case against her. (Center Square)

‍

OIL & GAS: DTE Energy is among U.S. gas utilities passing on the costs of purchasing “responsible gas” to customers, a process that critics say has questionable climate benefits. (DeSmog)

‍

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Indiana officials leading an economic development trade trip to South Korea this week aim to attract more electric vehicle investments. (Indianapolis Business Journal)

‍

CLIMATE: Kansas City is embarking on an aggressive tree-planting strategy to help address heat islands in older, poorer sections of the city. (Flatland)

‍

BATTERIES: A Michigan startup developing technology to double the range and capacity of conventional batteries cuts 37 jobs to reduce operating expenses. (Crain’s Detroit Business, subscription)

‍

COMMENTARY: A top ranking Ohio Democrat says federal prosecutors need to further investigate what Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration knew about details of FirstEnergy’s corruption scheme. (Columbus Dispatch)

‍