Vilsack brainstorms plans to unify agriculture
US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has voiced commitment to making USDA programs and US agriculture more inclusive. “We can do this as a single community, not as a divided community where we are pinning one against the...
Glick, Chatterjee clash on RTO expansion incentive as FERC announces transmission initiatives
Commission staff projected that consumers will eventually save $350 million annually without the incentive, but Commissioner Neil Chatterjee called the move "short-sighted" and said it delays needed reforms....
GoodWe receives top inverter classification from EUPD Research
Chinese inverter company GoodWe announced it has been listed as a top inverter brand in six countries by EUPD Research. According to the survey, GoodWe is the preferred rooftop inverter brand in the Netherlands, Australia, Poland,...
Solar News
ConEd, other utilities with biggest decarbonization targets have seen the most progress: SEPA
A Smart Electric Power Alliance survey of 135 utilities found that those with the most ambitious, detailed decarbonization commitments have made the most progress toward their goals....
Mississippi Power building 1.5-MW solar, 5-MWh energy storage combo site
State utility regulators have approved plans by Mississippi Power to develop and build its first-ever stand-alone solar energy and battery storage system. The Mississippi Public Service Commission signed off on the utility’s project to construct and...
California puts PG&E under enhanced oversight due to wildfire prevention work lapses
The process involves additional reporting requirements and the possibility, down the line, of revoking PG&E's operational certificate....
Gas is failing California. It’s time to move on
Even a state like California can waver in its progress towards clean energy if we let fear take over, the authors write....
FERC clarifies how it will treat carbon pricing in organized wholesale markets
Wholesale market rules incorporating a state-determined carbon price can fall within the Commission’s jurisdiction ...
Agriculture News
Infrastructure proposal potential effect on estate tax
An Ohio State University ag economist says President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal could affect estate tax rates. Carl Zulauf tells Brownfield it’s not hard to see the final cost of the infrastructure plan setting the table...
As pork markets continue higher, risk management is key
The hog market has been on fire recently, but a livestock economist says that could all change very quickly. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says he doesn’t know how long this will last. “There is risk in...
White House releases state needs in infrastructure plan
President Joe Biden met with bipartisan lawmakers Monday to start negotiations on his infrastructure plans. “I think everyone acknowledges we need significant increase in infrastructure. It’s going to get down to what we call infrastructure,” he says. Biden...
Pig farmers concerned about possible capital gains tax reform
There are increasing concerns among farm families about potential tax law changes. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley recently traveled to more than 20 Iowa counties and says a lot of pork producers wanted to discuss some members of...
ASA economist: potential flaws for ag capital gains
American Soybean Association economist Scott Gerlt says the agriculture industry can’t be looked at the same way as others when it comes to capital gains tax. Gerlt tells Brownfield agriculture is about three times more asset driven...
