energy transition Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/energy-transition/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-new-PRN-favicon-32x32.png energy transition Archives - Prairie Rivers Network https://prairierivers.org/tag/energy-transition/ 32 32 114651131 Energy Democracy in Action: Inside a Rural Co-op Election https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2025/09/energy-democracy-in-action-inside-a-rural-co-op-election/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:00:10 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47719 September 4, 2025 | Blog Post
Voting for the board of your local electric cooperative is a social affair, where voting is performed in-person at the co-op’s annual meeting...

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]]> 47719 Act Now to support a renewable energy future for all of Illinois! https://prairierivers.org/action-items/2025/03/act-now-to-support-a-renewable-energy-future-for-all-of-illinois/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 20:05:56 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=47269 March 4, 2025 | Action Alert Take action and ask your state legislators to  cosponsor the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act and the Solar Bill of Rights.

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]]> 47269 Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunities https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/10/green-infrastructure-grant-opportunities/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:22:35 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=46963 October 25, 2024 | Blog post
As climate change continues to intensify, communities across Illinois and the country are facing increased risks of flooding, pollution, and habitat loss...

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]]> 46963 Southern Illinois Communities Awarded Department of Energy’s Energizing Rural Communities Prize https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/09/southern-illinois-communities-awarded-department-of-energys-energizing-rural-communities-prize/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:29:24 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=46835 September 19, 2024 | Press Release
Two projects from Southern Illinois have been awarded an “Energizing Rural Communities Prize,” the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations announced Wednesday.

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]]> 46835 Ten Ways the Inflation Reduction Act is Delivering Results in Illinois https://prairierivers.org/front-page/2024/08/ten-ways-the-inflation-reduction-act-is-delivering-results-in-illinois/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:34:40 +0000 https://prairierivers.org/?p=46658 August 15, 2024 | Blog Post
Two years ago, on August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the largest investment in climate action and clean energy in American history...

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