Energy
Ann Arbor developers create solar neighborhood
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Each home will have all-electric appliances powered by solar panels. They will be built with sustainably harvested wood.
Energy
Crops grown under solar panels and pollinator habitats could be wave of the future
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A new report about combining solar power and farming practices has advocates saying the practice could take hold in Michigan, boosting productivity while providing much needed refuge for bees and other pollinators.
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
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.
Energy
Churches see the (solar) light
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Interest in powering Catholic parishes, schools and missions with the sun is surging in the wake of a large solar deal recently announced in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Energy
Energy alternatives on the rise in Michigan–slowly
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The number of Michiganders producing some of their own electricity from solar, wind and water power jumped 35 percent in 2017. That helped offset some of their power costs, but it still amounts to a tiny bit of the state’s electricity needs, according to a recent report by the Public Service Commission.
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State energy bill could increase costs for solar users
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Charging for the cost of moving solar power over the utility grid discourages investment. And advocates say such costs are offset by producing cheap power instead of using high-cost generators to meet peak demand.
Energy
Advocates face roadblocks while pursuing community solar in Detroit
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The Michigan city is learning that developing community solar largely comes down to whether the local utility is willing to participate.
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Advocates say policy changes could stunt Michigan’s solar job growth
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Smaller, distributed projects have largely fueled Michigan’s solar growth until now. Analysts project the next wave will come from utility-sale projects.
Energy
Large solar dawns in Michigan, but residential incentives may sunset
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Michigan may soon see a 50-megawatt solar panel installation, but residential incentives may be in jeopardy.