Energy
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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
Jul 03, 2025 10:57 am - As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits were going to hurt.
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Kane County considers request for solar farm near ElginJun 30, 2025 8:51 pm - A landowner is asking Kane County for permission to install a community solar electric facility on farmland near Elgin.
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State’s gasoline tax hike goes into effect Tuesday; here’s what it could cost youJun 30, 2025 4:29 pm - The state’s motor fuel tax is increasing by nearly 3% beginning Tuesday, bringing the state’s gasoline tax rate to 48.3 cents a gallon and costing the average driver an estimated $6 more a year.
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ComEd expanding Elk Grove substation to power data center boomJun 27, 2025 6:08 pm - ComEd is expanding its substation in Elk Grove Village to accommodate the growing demand for electricity from data centers in the area.
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Trump wants oil producers to pump more crude amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane
Jun 23, 2025 3:02 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday called for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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How big batteries could prevent summer power blackouts
Jun 23, 2025 8:53 am - This summer will be an energy doozy in the U.S. as climate change exacerbates heat waves and a rash of new data centers and crypto mines come online. But these new power vacuums arrive in concert with a stack of big batteries.
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How long will it take for U.S. gas prices to react to Middle East conflict?Jun 16, 2025 3:52 pm - The conflict between Israel and Iran has the potential to considerably disrupt global energy markets, with each nation attacking the other’s oil and gas infrastructure. I...
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
Jun 16, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies.
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How ComEd is planning to help customers who are struggling to pay electric billsJun 12, 2025 7:34 am - Financially struggling ComEd customers can get grants of up to $500 to pay their energy bills under a new program.
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UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site
Jun 12, 2025 6:28 am - The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year.