Emergency responders are readying for Lake Superior oil shipping proposals.
Energy
Michigan lawmakers look at more solar panels for homeowners, businesses
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Solar rooftop programs have been growing in Michigan, but they’ve hit a cap on customer participation.
Energy
Smart meters, solar panels could improve energy reliability amid climate change
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Energy experts say Michigan can make its energy infrastructure more reliable against the effects of climate change by increasing the state’s energy storage capabilities and improving technologies that detect power outages.
Catch of the Day
Frank Kelley had a lasting impact on Michigan’s environment – and on me
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Longtime Michigan crusader earned his nickname.
Energy
Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again
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State electricity experts hope former Gov. Jennifer Granholm advances Michigan’s interest in improved transmssion, electric vehicles, wind and solar power.
Energy
Michigan homeowners take part in national solar tour
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This year solar energy newcomers and aficionados alike can tour solar powered homes virtually in Michigan and across the nation.
Energy
Cutting-edge heating and cooling technology, 21st century style, returns to state Capitol
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A room beneath the Michigan state Capitol, once the nerve center of cutting-edge heating and cooling technology of the late 19th century, will soon be the nerve center of cutting-edge heating and cooling technology of the early 21st century.
Energy
COVID-19 pandemic revealed underlying energy justice crises, study finds
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed preexisting energy justice crises like costly utility bills and the dangers of energy pollution, which may not have gained attention otherwise, according to a recent study.
Energy
Michigan pushed to push harder for electric vehicles
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Advocates are pushing the Whitmer Administration for more state government action to promote electric vehicles. The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor and the Institute for Energy Innovation in Lansing both issued recent reports on the issue.
Energy
New grants promote Michigan beers, ciders, wines and spirits
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The Michigan Craft Beverage Council handed out more than $400,000 for research projects to benefit the state’s wine, beer, cider and distilling industry. Projects include the effects of climate change on crops, pest and disease management, and development of new varieties of hops, barley, fruits and
rye for use in brewing.
Energy
Michigan lawmakers weigh renewable energy expansion
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Solar supporters want to remove cap on how much juice they sell to utilities. But utilities say what they cannot recover the true cost of that energy.