Great Plains Institute

01/03/2022

Happy New Year from all of us at GPI!

As a non-partisan, non-profit organization, the Great Plains Institute takes a pragmatic approach to energy and climate change challenges -- working with div...

12/29/2021

Year in review: Check out GPI's stories of 2021!
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12/28/2021

Congratulations to Northfield, MN for receiving the silver designation for their progress in adopting energy!

GPI is proud to support Northfield and SolSmart in advancing affordable and reliable solar energy.

Northfield designated “SolSmart Silver” for advancing solar energy growth

12/27/2021

GPI's Moaz Uddin shares how the newly passed infrastructure bill provides significant funding for state and local governments to support deployment and infrastructure.
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12/22/2021

Congratulations to GPI's Matt Fry on being named to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Utilization, Infrastructure, Markets, Research, and Development! https://buff.ly/3FlhpLU

11/30/2021

Earlier this month, global leaders agreed to make tangible steps to slow change. That change often begins at local levels. And that’s where we work—in states and local communities across the country.

Your gifts bring people from divergent viewpoints to find solutions that begin at local levels and serve as models for other cities, states, and communities to improve quality of life. https://buff.ly/3Cv3bpT

11/29/2021

GPI's Emma Pierson worked with our partners at SolSmart to develop the Solar Ready Home certification, recently adopted by the City of La Crescent.

Read more about the first local government-level ready home certification in the midwest. Congratulations to La Crescent for their work on this!

What is a Solar Ready Home Certification? This Solar Ready Home Certification is offered by the City of La Crescent, MN to recognize newly developed homes as being Solar Ready. Developers can complete the items on this checklist throughout the build process to allow for easy solar installation in th...

11/23/2021

Natural clusters of production and fossil fuel demand could serve as launch points for deploying clean hydrogen.

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Clusters of hydrogen, industrial, and power facilities in the US could serve as launch points for deploying clean hydrogen, a versatile decarbonization solution for numerous sectors.

11/19/2021

Thank you to everyone who donated to GPI for !

We will continue to make strides toward for a better world with supporters such as you.

11/18/2021

Your support of GPI allows us to work with communities to navigate barriers to addressing climate change. We help find the resources they need for success and create the tools to address them.

Your donation supports the Great Plains Institute’s (GPI’s) transformation of the energy system to benefit the economy and the environment.

11/12/2021

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American Wind Wildlife Institute, “Solar Power and Wildlife/Natural Resources Symposium,” December 1-2, virtual. GPI Vice President Brian Ross will be on a panel, “Large-scale Solar Development: Water Quality Risk, or Green Infrastructure? The PV-SMaRT project.”