Those who follow the energy transition seem perpetually pitched between elation and despair. For every fragment of positive news — surging Chinese EV sales; record-low prices for solar panels and batteries — there is a…

Iola City Council members made quick business of a short meeting Monday evening, approving several items. Among these were a solar power allocation and revisions to the city’s transient/temporary business ordinance. Starting off the meeting,…

City administration will present Iola City Council members with documents for the final approval of a 3-megawatt solar allocation at their 6 p.m. meeting Monday.  At the Nov. 12 meeting, council members agreed to diversify…

It is 70 years since AT&T’s Bell Labs unveiled a new technology for turning sunlight into power. The phone company hoped it could replace the batteries that run equipment in out-of-the-way places.  It also realized…

The Iola City Council approved changes Monday to its municipal code for electric customers who take advantage of parallel generation, like solar or wind power. Moving forward, utility customers will be limited to installing systems…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming, Congress hopes to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly irresistible.…

Iola City Council members said thanks, but no thanks, once again to a potential solar farm to supplement the city’s energy portfolio. Council members voted, 5-3, to reject overtures from Priority Power and POW Solar…

Iola City Council members will continue to weigh the pros and cons of adding solar power to the city’s energy portfolio. Members spent the better part of two hours Monday debating a proposal from Priority…

Iola City Council members have two weeks to once again chew on a proposal that would integrate solar power into the city’s energy portfolio after hearing a proposal Monday for a 4-megawatt solar plant on…

The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is worried about its future — and rightfully so. During last week’s virtual global climate summit, President Joe Biden announced a goal of cutting greenhouse gas pollution in half…