clean energy jobs
Auto, manufacturing help drive clean energy job growth in the Midwest
States with weaker policies are still seeing clean energy job growth thanks to changes within traditional industries.
agriculture
Michigan revisits policy that limits solar development on farmland
A task force is examining whether participants in a farmland preservation program should be allowed to add solar panels.
Michigan
Michigan researchers say state’s utilities ‘manipulate’ system to their advantage
A research paper says Michigan utilities use political power to deter distributed generation — and regulators let them.
Consumers Energy
Michigan utility reaches deal over long-term clean energy plan
A proposed settlement between Consumers Energy and stakeholder groups was filed with regulators March 23.
microgrids
Microgrid boosters hope Michigan ‘energy district’ will spur more interest
Consumers Energy plans to combine solar and storage in a 4-square-block project in Jackson, Michigan.