-
ENN
Q&A: Legal expert on Line 5, treaty rights and the public trust
The Energy News Network spoke with the architect of a legal argument designed to force government action on climate change.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Michigan utilities have a $7 billion plan to modernize state’s power grid
Critics say the plans lack spending accountability and advanced technologies to support distributed generation.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Residents divided over wind energy plan for 'pristine Upper Peninsula wilderness'
While wind energy is seeing pushback in other parts of Michigan, a project in the Upper Peninsula — largely benefiting a single landowner — could prove even more challenging.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
School buses first priority in Michigan Volkswagen settlement plan
Michigan’s first priority in distributing settlement funds from the 2015 Volkswagen emissions scandal is to replace aging, polluting diesel school buses.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Midwest researchers tap into low-cost, long-duration energy storage
The test projects involve using cheap materials to store energy as heat and convert it to electricity when needed.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Michigan PURPA rulings a ‘mixed bag’ for independent power producers
Independent power producers say recent rulings by Michigan regulators provide short-term development opportunities but also more uncertainty in the coming years as they negotiate contracts with a major utility.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
'We were here first': Tribes say Line 5 pipeline tunnel ignores treaty rights
Michigan officials have spent the past year pursuing a plan to tunnel an oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac while ignoring the 182-year-old treaty rights of Native Americans, multiple tribal leaders say.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Michigan utility’s long-term energy plan in jeopardy over power contracts
Consumers Energy says its announced shift from coal to solar would be compromised without changes to PURPA rates.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Michigan utilities upgrade pumped storage plant ahead of renewable push
The Ludington Pumped Storage Plant along Lake Michigan could play a bigger role on the grid as utilities use more variable renewables.By Andy Balaskovitz .
-
ENN
Michigan utility moves forward with gas plant amid legal challenge
As DTE Energy prepares the site for a new $1 billion natural gas power plant near Detroit, several questions remain for the contested project.By Andy Balaskovitz .
Sponsored