Tom Perkins, Author at Energy News Network

A row of cattle eat hay in a barn.

Study finds biogas is no silver bullet in Michigan’s climate woes

by Tom Perkins January 11, 2023January 10, 2023

A state regulator said the fuel might still show promise in ‘hardest-to-decarbonize’ industrial applications.

A DTE employee cautions off a section of a backyard after a tree fell, hitting wires, in Dearborn Heights in August.

How decades of neglect left Detroit’s grid vulnerable to powerful storms

by Tom Perkins September 16, 2021September 15, 2021

The U.S. Capitol Building at sunrise.

Michigan activists say struggling utility customers need federal bailout

by Tom Perkins August 5, 2021August 5, 2021

A red-tailed hawk sits on a solar array in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Is it community solar if the utility — not community — owns the panels?

by Tom Perkins June 29, 2021January 26, 2022

Downtown Lansing, Michigan.

Michigan groups dispute claim that 100% renewable grid would be too expensive

by Tom Perkins May 6, 2021May 12, 2021